Professor Chris Scott, Director, Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen’s University Belfast will give a brief introduction to the Centre and the research taking place.

Professor Mark Lawler, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics, Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen’s University Belfast, will give a short presentation entitled, ‘Time for an All-Island Cancer Moonshot?’

A panel discussion on cancer research will follow, chaired by Professor Emma Flynn, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise, Queen’s University Belfast. Participating will be:

• Dr William Dahut, Clinical Director, National Cancer Institute, USA.

• Professor Liam Gallagher, Director, Conway Institute for Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin.

• Dr Ruth Barrington, Board Member, Cancer Trials Ireland .

• Paula Bradshaw MLA, Chair of the All-Party Group on Cancer, Northern Ireland Assembly, will make a Pre-Recorded contribution.

Margaret Hearty, Designated Officer and Director of Business Services at InterTradeIreland will close the event.