rogue cells, real hope: why we haven’t cured cancer (yet)

cancer isn’t one enemy. it’s hundreds of them, and they cheat.

we’re breaking down why “cancer” isn’t one disease but hundreds, each with its own rules, how tumors evolve to outsmart the very drugs designed to kill them, and how scientists are teaching the immune system to fight back. we’ll look at a real case where a once-deadly cancer became something people manage with a daily pill, explore where the next breakthroughs are actually coming from, and close with what “cured” will really look like.

leading the talk is dr. manead khin. dr. khin holds a phd in pharmaceutical sciences with a focus on analytical chemistry and cancer biology. she is the founder and host of petri dish perspectives, a biotech and pharma podcast built on turning dense molecular science into stories a general audience actually wants to hear.

here is how the night runs: enjoy drinks and food from swift while dr. khin opens with a 45 minute lecture, followed by 15 minutes of live q&a. then we break into small groups for 45 minutes of guided discussion, closing with a quick debrief to bring it all back together. stick around after for mingling, this crowd always has more to say.