Global Symposium on Head and Neck Cancer

Joint Awareness Conference - Day Events

Oral Cancer Research Centre, INDIA and Carcinogenesis Foundation, USA conducted An International Joint Awareness Conference to Commemorate Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month conducted on 9th April 2021. E-poster competition, Essay competition and photography challenge competitions were conducted for UG, PG and Staff Categories. An overwhelming response of over 300 participants was observed from all over India. After rigorous initial review the selected entries were chosen for the award round adjudged by subject experts. The prize winners were given certificates and cash awards.

Essay Competition

Photography Challenge

e-Poster Presentation

Collaborative International Webinar

The Oral Cancer Research Centre, INDIA and Carcinogenesis Foundation, USA also conducted a Collaborative International Webinar on 9th April 2021 with active involvement of 190 participants. Lectures were delivered by Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy, Professor, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, Dr. SVS Deo, Professor & Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, BRA-IRCH & National Cancer Institute, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Head - Delhi Cancer Registry, Dr. Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Professor, Cancer Biology Laboratory & DBT-AIST International Center for Translational and Environmental Research (DAICENTER), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Dr. Jon Michael Chan, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Program director, Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship Program, Department of Head and Neck/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Buffalo, New York, USA and Dr. Dominic Augustine, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru. The webinar was directed by Prof. Gopala Kovvali, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Carcinogenesis; Founder President, Carcinogenesis Foundation; Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UTHealth-McGovern Medical School and UT Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA and Dr. Sowmya SV, Head of Dept, Oral Pathology & Microbiology and Oral Cancer Research Centre, FDS, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, India.

Webinar Directors

• Dr. Sowmya SV, Head of Dept, Oral Pathology & Microbiology and Oral Cancer Research Centre, FDS, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, India
• Prof. Gopala Kovvali, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Carcinogenesis; Founder President, Carcinogenesis Foundation; Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UTHealth-McGovern Medical School and UT Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA

Over 430 registrations were received for the International webinar making it a huge success