Humsa Venkatesh
Assistant Professor of Neurology,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

From homeostasis to regeneration, the nervous system is responsible for the maintenance of each tissue and cell. It is therefore no surprise that neural activity is emerging as a critical regulator of cancer growth. The emerging field of cancer neuroscience emphasizes the electrical components of tumor pathophysiology and highlights the extent to which the neural activity controls and facilitate disease progression. The understanding of these co-opting mechanisms has led to novel strategies to broadly treat cancers by disabling their ability to electrically integrate into neural circuitry

Free and open to the public. Coffee and snacks will be served. We encourage all those who are able to join us in-person! However, if you can’t attend in person, a Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

A small group lunch with the speaker will follow this event. This lunch will be open to Harvard students and fellows.  Please indicate on the registration form if you are interested in attending.