The 4th International PhD Student Cancer Conference was held at the IFOM-IEO-Campus in Milan from 19–21 May 2010 http://www.semm.it/events_researchPast.php

The Conference covered many topics related to cancer, from basic biology to clinical aspects of the disease. All attendees presented their research, by either giving a talk or presenting a poster. This conference is an opportunity to introduce PhD students to top cancer research institutes across Europe.

The core participanting institutes included:

• European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM)—IFOM-IEO Campus, Milan
• Beatson Institute for Cancer Research (BICR), Glasgow
• Cambridge Research Institute (CRI), Cambridge, UK
• MRC Gray Institute of Radiation Biology (GIROB), Oxford
• London Research Institute (LRI), London
• Paterson Institute for Cancer Research (PICR), Manchester
• The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), Amsterdam