Special guest: Dr. Moshe Szyf
Dr. Szyf is speaking at Epigenetics 2009, the Australian Epialliance Conference.
Moshe Szyf studied Jewish Philosophy and Political Sciences at Bar Ilan University and obtained his Ph. D. in Biochemistry from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1985. Following postdoctoral training in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School in Boston from 1985-1989 he was appointed as an assistant professor of pharmacology at McGill University in Montreal in 1989. Dr Szyf is a full professor of pharmacology at McGill Medical School since 2000 and was awarded a James McGill professorship in 2003 and a GlaxoSmitKline professorship in 2009. Szyf’s research is focused on understanding the basic principles of the DNA methylation machinery and its involvement in cancer as well as applying this research towards identifying novel anticancer drug targets and anticancer drugs. Szyf has expanded this line of research to new areas of human health and behavior and introduced the concept that the methylome is dynamic and responsive to the social environment as well as the physical environment.
Other segments:
Kitchen Professor – Dr Andi describes some science tricks for Christmas fun
Wayne Gerdtz – Paleontology enthusiast and Curator of the Science and Life Gallery at Museum Victoria
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