Cancer Pharmacogenomics: Childhood ALL as a Model
Speaker
William E. Evans, B.S., PharmD.
Date
October 6, 2010, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Location
KCBD 1103
University of Chicago
Description
Biomedical Sciences Cluster
Committee on Cancer Biology Seminar Series
William E. Evans, B.S., PharmD.
Director and CEO
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
“Cancer Pharmacogenomics: Childhood ALL as a Model”
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
4:00 PM
KCBD 1103
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