Keynote Speakers

Professor Sir David Lane is the Scientific Director, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and the Chief Scientist of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Director of the p53 Laboratory. Professor Lane is one of the scientists credited with the landmark discovery of p53 gene in 1979. Known as the “Guardian of the genome”, p53 is considered the most significant of all the genes altered in cancer cells because mutations of the gene cause almost 50% of all human cancers. In recognition of Professor Lane’s outstanding contributions and achievements in cancer research, he was awarded the prestigious Royal Society’s Buchanan Medal in 2004 and the Cancer Research UK’s “2012 Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Prize”.