Cuban researcher Dr. Agustín Lage-Dávila |
Talk: Cuban Medical Progress
7:30 pm
- Free Admission
Wednesday February 29, 2012
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil
Street (South of College, East of Spadina)
Canadian-Cuban Friendship
Association Toronto
For further information call (416) 654-7105
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Dr.
Agustín Lage-Dávila graduated in Medicine in 1972 and as specialist in
Biochemistry in 1974, immediately joined as a researcher at the National
Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology (INOR), working in research on the
biochemical changes in tumor cells.
Between
1976 and 1978 he studied at the Institute Pasteur in Paris and in 1979 he won
the Scientific Degree of Doctor in Medical Science with his thesis on the
plasma membrane alterations during neoplastic cell transformation. Between 1980
and 1985 he was Head of the Department of Biochemistry of INOR and directed
research projects on biochemical factors associated with breast cancer
prognosis.
Between
1985 and 1990 he was Deputy Director of Research of INOR and continued research
projects on control of cell proliferation and immune-toxins. Simultaneously he
assumed the coordination of the National Program to Reduce Cancer Mortality. He
is deputy to the Cuban National Assembly since 1993.
In
1990 he was appointed Director of the Center of Molecular Immunology of Cuba,
currently holding that responsibility. He is Professor of Biochemistry at the
Institute of Medical Sciences of Cuba. He received the "Academic
Merit" award of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba and the national Order
"Carlos J. Finlay ". He was a member of the Advisory Committee on
Health Research of the Pan American Health Organization.
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