The Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), in collaboration with Temple University’s College of Science and Technology, the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), and the Giovan Giacomo Giordano Foundation will host the Medical Conference titled “Italian and American Perspectives on Cancer Care” on Saturday October 29th at 9:00 AM at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. 

The conference will focus on oncological research collaborations between Italy and the United States and the challenges for providing cancer care to underprivileged communities. It will feature an introduction by SHRO’s President Dr. Antonio Giordano, the Director of Temple’s Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center for Biotechnology, and Dr. Andrea Morrione, who directs the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Signal Transduction Program in the Institute.