January 16, 2008

new research on leukaemia stem cells as published in Science

Speakers:
Prof Tariq Enver, Director of Stem Cell Research, Oxford University and Medical Research Council Mol
Prof Mel Greaves, Professor of Cancer Biology, Institute of Cancer Research
Dr Phil Ancliff, Consultant in Paediatric Haematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital

Experts in the fields of stem cell research and leukaemia came to the Science Media Centre to speak to journalists about the recent discovery of a stem cell population that could be key to the development of better treatments for leukaemia and other cancers.