The Jack Birch Unit welcome Johns Hopkins Professor
The Jack Birch Unit were visited by Dr David McConkey, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute and Professor in the Department of Urology at Johns Hopkins Medical School.
Research in Dr. McConkey’s laboratory is focused on using genomics to define the molecular mechanisms involved in bladder cancer progression and developing novel therapies for muscle-invasive and metastatic disease. His mission is to make the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute a hub of an international community of researchers who share a commitment to advancing the scientific understanding of bladder cancer and improving its treatment. On Wednesday 10th April 2024, David participated in a workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning run by the York Biomedical Research Institute, where Vlad Ungureanu of the Jack Birch Unit presented his PhD research on bladder cancer. David then attended the JBU's weekly lab meeting on Thursday 11th April 2024 to discuss areas of collaboration in bladder cancer research and followed by a wrap-up session on the Friday 12th April, including a tour of the JBU laboratories. The aim of David's visit was to foster collaborations between the two institutes.