The TYAN-YSN International Thematic Workshop on Cancer 2018

The second of TYAN’s series of international thematic workshops. These workshops aimed at improving knowledge in specific research areas serve as a platform to close the scientific gap between scientists in the developed and developing countries and to promote international and interdisciplinary collaborations to address global challenges. The TYAN-YSN International Thematic Workshop on Cancer 2018 was held in Malaysia from the 30th of October – 1st of November 2018 at the Higher Education Leadership Academy Malaysia. Forty-six participants (43% male, 57 female) from 14 countries (including 2 science- and technology-lagging countries) attended this cancer research-centric workshop consisting of 13 lectures, 34 poster presentations, 2 break-out session and 1 cancer research centre visit, to discuss scientific challenges and advancements in the areas of drug repurposing, precision medicine and digital technologies.