TSB-iCAN series Ep1 - Can we beat cancer? - w/ Tomàs, Eleanna & Prof. Tomi Mäkelä

The Science Basement Podcast

The TSB Podcast is back with a new Mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today, on the World Cancer Day we have the pleasure of interviewing Prof. Tomi Makelä MD PhD, asking the questions that are on everyone’s mind: What really is cancer? And importantly, can we defeat it? Full transcript of the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-AaVZfHJiaGrrNUSwAC-6XV8jY_gu2ND/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106655879995290261316&rtpof=true&sd=true iCAN website https://ican.fi Mäkelä is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is an EMBO Member, and member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and acts on the Board of EU Mission Cancer. Mäkelä is recognized for his work on cell growth signaling and its deregulation in cancer, He is is Executive Officer of the iCAN Digital Precision Cancer Medicine Flagship project - a public-private partnership aiming for discoveries and improved treatments at the intersection of molecular and digital health. As Scientific Director of the Finnish Cancer Institute, Mäkelä has been instrumental in establishing the Finnish National Cancer Center FICAN. Your hosts this week are Tomás Garnier Artiñano & Eleanna Asvestari. Editing by Cecilia Cannarozzo. Episode cover by Katja Kaurinkoski. TSB Podcast logo by Tomás Garnier Artiñano. Jingle by Havelocke. thisishavelocke.bandcamp.com Follow The Science Basement: Homepage: www.thesciencebasement.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScienceBasement Instagram: @sciencebasement Twitter: @ScienceBasement Email: [e-mail]