Agilent Presents Thought Leader Award to Professor Diether Lambrechts
February 20 2019 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Belgian scientist recognized for his research
in cancer genomics
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that
Professor Diether Lambrechts has received an Agilent Thought Leader
Award in support of his research in cancer genomics.
Dr. Lambrechts directs the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer
Biology in Leuven, Belgium. He is also a professor of human
genetics at KU Leuven. Dr. Lambrechts lab focuses on the discovery
of genetic or epigenetic markers, either as susceptibility factors
for cancer treatment development, as prognostic markers to improve
the molecular genetic annotation of cancer, or as markers for
targeted cancer therapies.
“Agilent continues to support transformative research of leading
academic researchers—in this case, to advance our understanding of
the mechanisms of resistance of tumor cells to immunotherapy,” said
Kamni Vijay, Agilent vice president, and general manager of the
company’s Genomics Division. “Dr. Lambrechts’ research has the
potential to identify biomarkers as well as alternative drug
targets. He and his team may also be able to show the way toward
new companion diagnostics to help oncologists more accurately match
patients with the best available treatment.”
“I am thrilled to receive this award from Agilent. This kind of
support is essential to advance cancer research and discover novel
biomarkers for checkpoint immunotherapy in cancer patients,” said
Dr. Lambrechts. “Cancer immunotherapy has created a paradigm shift
in the treatment of advanced-stage cancers, but it only delivers
durable clinical responses in a relatively small fraction of cancer
patients. By applying a combination of single-cell profiling
methods we hope to have a major impact on patients receiving these
therapies.”
The Agilent Thought Leader Award promotes fundamental scientific
advances by contributing financial support, products, and expertise
to the research of influential thought leaders in the life
sciences, diagnostics and chemical analysis space. Information
about previous award recipients is available on the Agilent Thought
Leader Award webpage.
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