We speak with Dr. Georgia Konstantinidou and Dr. Chiara Pozzato from University of Bern about their recent pre-clinical research investigating a new potential treatment approach for KRAS driven cancers. The conversation explores the role of FAK signalling in KRAS driven NSCLC and potential approaches to bypass drug resistance against FAK inhibitors from the molecular mechanisms involved to the impact of their study for the wider cancer research community.

This study has been published in EMBO Molecular Medicine and was included in the EACR's Highlights in Cancer Research, a summary of the most interesting and impactful recent papers in cancer research.

🔗 Read more about the publication: https://magazine.eacr.org/highlights-in-cancer-research-december-2024/7/

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In this insightful and honest conversation, award winners Karin de Visser, Ido Amit and Marta Kovatcheva talk about their research, career journeys, and excitement for the future of cancer research. From curiosity and scientific breakthroughs to diversity and balancing life in the lab, they reflect on what it really means to be a researcher today.

This episode explores the evolution of the cancer field and why optimism is more important than ever in science. The episode ends with a look ahead to the EACR 2025 Congress in Lisbon, where they’ll join fellow scientists from across the globe to share research and shape the future of cancer science.

• Karin de Visser is winner of the Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award
• Ido Amit is winner of the Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Translational Cancer Research Award
• Marta  Kovatcheva is winner of the EACR-Mark Foundation-Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award

🔗 Find out more about the EACR Congress at eacr.org/congress

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In this episode of The Cancer Researcher Podcast we interview Professor Charlie Swanton, Deputy Clinical Director of the Francis Crick Institute and Chief Clinician at Cancer Research UK on his research interests, the evolution of the field and how he turned round his failing PhD. Charlie also shares with us what he’s looking forward to at the EACR Congress ahead of his Keynote Lecture and gives some excellent advice to early-career researchers on how to break away from the shyness that could hold some back from asking questions and networking at conferences.

🔗 Access transcripts for all our episodes at magazine.eacr.org/podcast.

🔗 Find out more about the EACR Congress at eacr.org/congress