AICRI participates in the ITI 25th Anniversary event at the US Institute of Peace
As part of St Patrick's Week events in Washington DC, AICRI Co-leads Prof William Gallagher (UCD) and Prof Mark Lawler (QUB) spoke at the InterTradeIreland 25th Anniversary event in the US Institute of Peace.
Speaking about the impact of the Ireland – Northern Ireland – U.S. National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium. Prof Gallagher said: “I am delighted to have participated in this event and highlighted how the work of the last 25 years is acting as a springboard for the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI). This unique collaboration of 10 universities across the island of Ireland, along with other key stakeholders, is dedicated to delivering high-quality cancer research and innovation. Through our work, we will gain a better understanding of cancer, develop more personalised treatments, ease suffering and save lives.”
Prof Lawler said: “While we have achieved a lot in the last 25 years, there is much work still to be done. We have an unrivalled opportunity to work together on an all-island basis for cancer patients. We need to be bold; we need to be ambitious and, most of all, we need to cooperate to address one of the greatest challenges in human health. We need to compete, not against each other, but against our common enemy - cancer.”
Pictured above: Dr Rosemarie Gannon, Project Manager at All Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI); Richard Kennedy Chair of InterTradeIreland; Margaret Hearty CEO of InterTradeIreland; Professor Mark Lawler, Professor of Digital Health at Queen's University Belfast and Co-Lead of AICRI; Professor William Gallagher, Professor of Cancer Biology at University College Dublin and Co-lead of AICRI; Dr Stephen Chanock. Chief Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute, USA.
Margaret Hearty, CEO of InterTradeIreland who hosted the event said: “We were keen to showcase the progress of the Cancer Consortium at our 25th anniversary event today, it’s a great example of how real progress often requires collaboration. InterTradeIreland’s Synergy programme is working with Professors Lawler and Gallagher through the All-Island Cancer Research Institute to map precision oncology across the island, as a first step towards developing an all-island oncology innovation cluster. InterTradeIreland’s work is testament to the fact that collaboration is a vital foundation for the construction of a better future."