Brosnan Lecture 2025-26: Dances of the Cure-abbean: Combatting Cancer Disparities in People of African Ancestry

Monday, March 9, 10-11:30 a.m.

CSF-1302

The Department of Human Biosciences, Faculty of Science, is hosting their 2025/26 Brosnan Lecture.

This year’s Brosnan lecturer Prof. Juliet Daniel is a Professor in the Department of Biology and the Associate Dean Research & External Relations in the Faculty of Science, McMaster University. Dr. Daniels’s lab and others have found a significant correlation between high expression of the transcription factor Kaiso, tumor spread (metastasis), poor prognosis and racial disparities in cancer incidence and mortality in people of African Ancestry. Their research goal is to determine how Kaiso promotes tumor spread and aggressiveness regardless of ethnicity, and how it contributes to the racial difference in cancer incidence and/or outcomes in Black people.

The Brosnan Lecture in Biochemistry was established through a generous gift from Dr. Sean Brosnan.

An accomplished educator and one of Memorial’s premier scientists and researchers, his gift enables the Department of Biochemistry to invite an eminent biochemist to deliver one or more lectures on biochemical research or on the history of biochemistry on an annual basis.

The lecture, Dances of the Cure-abbean: Combatting Cancer disparities in People of African Ancestry, takes place Monday, March. 9, at 10:00 a.m. in room CSF-1302, Core Science Facility.

All are welcome.

Presented by Department of Human Biosciences

Event Listing 2026-03-09 10:00:00 2026-03-09 11:30:00 America/St_Johns Brosnan Lecture 2025-26: Dances of the Cure-abbean: Combatting Cancer Disparities in People of African Ancestry The Department of Human Biosciences, Faculty of Science, is hosting their 2025/26 Brosnan Lecture. This year’s Brosnan lecturer Prof. Juliet Daniel is a Professor in the Department of Biology and the Associate Dean Research & External Relations in the Faculty of Science, McMaster University. Dr. Daniels’s lab and others have found a significant correlation between high expression of the transcription factor Kaiso, tumor spread (metastasis), poor prognosis and racial disparities in cancer incidence and mortality in people of African Ancestry. Their research goal is to determine how Kaiso promotes tumor spread and aggressiveness regardless of ethnicity, and how it contributes to the racial difference in cancer incidence and/or outcomes in Black people. The Brosnan Lecture in Biochemistry was established through a generous gift from Dr. Sean Brosnan. An accomplished educator and one of Memorial’s premier scientists and researchers, his gift enables the Department of Biochemistry to invite an eminent biochemist to deliver one or more lectures on biochemical research or on the history of biochemistry on an annual basis. The lecture, Dances of the Cure-abbean: Combatting Cancer disparities in People of African Ancestry, takes place Monday, March. 9, at 10:00 a.m. in room CSF-1302, Core Science Facility. All are welcome. CSF-1302 Department of Human Biosciences