The La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) invites you to celebrate World Cancer Research Day 2025 with a special webinar featuring Professor Robert A. Weinberg (Director, Ludwig Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Best known for his groundbreaking discovery of the first human oncogene and the first tumour suppressor gene, Professor Weinberg has helped shape our fundamental understanding of cancer as a genetic disease and has opened new avenues the development of targeted therapies and precision medicine.

In this webinar, he will share insights from his remarkable career journey spanning the past four decades, and discuss emerging directions in cancer research and what he sees as the future of oncology research.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from a pioneer whose work continues to inform the global fight against cancer.

About Professor Robert A. Weinberg

Professor Weinberg is a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Director of the Ludwig Center at MIT, Professor of Biology at MIT and Associate Member of the Broad Institute. His research has been focused over the past four decades on the molecular and biochemical determinants of neoplastic cell transformation and led to the discovery of the first functionally validated human oncogene (Ras) during 1979-81 and the isolation of the first validated tumor suppressor gene (Rb) in 1986.

Find out more about Professor Weinberg and his research here.

Hosted by the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS).