Professor Tak Wah Mak is aninternationally renowned scientist. In addition to discovering human T cell receptor,he also made outstanding contributions to immunology, molecular biology, tumormetabolism, tumor genetics and the development of anticancer drugs. He ownsover 50 patents and published more than 950 research papers, among which 150appeared inNature,Science, andCell. His publications have been cited more than 100,000 times withan h-index of 160.
In his inspiringseminar, Professor Mak first talked about the history of cancer treatment and thenpresented his expert views on immune check-point therapy for cancer patients.He enthusiastically presented his unique perspectives on metaboliccharacteristics of tumor cells and immune cells. He vividly cited a Chinese saying "yin and yang balance,mutual coordination" to explain the in-depth exposition of the dialecticalrelationship between immunity and cancer. He pointed out that focusing on tumormetabolism, aneuploidy and immune responses may finding new strategies to treatcancer patients.
The auditorium and the hallways werepacked and all participants gained great insights into the forefront developmentof cancer drug development.
