Bosch Distinguished Seminar - May 2007

The second Bosch Distinguished Seminar in the 2006/2007 series was held on Friday 18 May in the Anderson Stuart Seminar Room. The presentation entitled "An Iron Key for unlocking the treatment of Cancer and neurodegenerative disease" was attended by 119 members and students of the Institute.

Presenter Des Richardson is a Professor and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow in the Discipline of Pathology, University of Sydney. Des has also recently accepted the role of Research Theme Leader for the Cancer, Cell Biology and Development Research Theme of the Bosch Institute.

Des's areas of interest include the design, synthesis and characterisation of chelators for the treatment of disease and the examination of the metabolism of iron in normal and neoplastic cells. Following his presentation a number of Bosch researchers were keen to pursue the opportunity for collaborations with Des's group.

Executive Director of the Bosch Institute Professor Nicholas Hunt commented that "one of the key objectives of the Bosch Institute was to enhance research activities and outputs through collaboration and sharing of infrastructure and expertise".