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SUMMARY:Etiologic studies of gastrointestinal cancers: opportunities &amp\
 ; implications - Dr Gwen Murphy\, Senior Research Fellow\, Cancer Screenin
 g and Prevention Research Group (CSPRG) in the Department of Surgery and C
 ancer at Imperial College\, London.
DTSTART:20231121T123000Z
DTEND:20231121T140000Z
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CONTACT:Catherine Atkins
DESCRIPTION:Speaker biography:\nDr Gwen Murphy is a Senior Research Fellow
  in the Cancer Screening and Prevention Research Group (CSPRG) in the Depa
 rtment of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College\, London.\n\nDr Murphy is
  a cancer epidemiologist whose research explores the role of hormones prod
 uced within the gastrointestinal tract in the etiology of gastrointestinal
  cancers. Her field work investigates risk factors for esophageal squamous
  cell carcinoma in east Africa and she has coordinated studies in Malawi a
 nd Kenya and is a founding member of the African oesophageal Cancer Consor
 tium (AfrECC). In recognition of her research\, Dr Murphy has received awa
 rds including the Cancer Prevention Research Training Merit Award\, Fellow
 s Award for Research Excellence\, Intramural Research Award and in 2019 sh
 e received an Outstanding Mentor Award from the US National Cancer Institu
 te.\n\nDr Gwen Murphy earned a PhD in Clinical Medicine from Trinity Colle
 ge Dublin\, Ireland\, and an MPH from University College Dublin. Dr Murphy
  joined the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the US Nationa
 l Cancer Institute in 2006\, where she remained until 2019. In 2019 she be
 came Executive Director of Epidemiology at LetsGetChecked\, Dublin\, befor
 e joining Imperial College in 2022.
LOCATION:Early Cancer Institute\, Adrian Way\, Cambridge Biomedical Campus
 \, Cambridge\, CB2 0XZ
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