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Mark Kester Symposium Will Honor His Legacy as Researcher and National Expert

June 6, 2023 by jta6n@virginia.edu

Mark Kester

Mark Kester, PhD, former School of Medicine researcher and national expert in nanotechnologies for targeted drug delivery.

The UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center is hosting a symposium on June 27, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium honoring the life and accomplishments of researcher, professor and author Mark Kester, PhD — one of the nation’s top experts in nanotechnologies for targeted drug delivery.

Dr. Kester was director of UVA’s Institute for Nanoscale and Quantum Scientific and Technological Advanced Research (NanoSTAR) as well as a longtime Cancer Center member. He was also a professor in the School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology for 8 years, with secondary appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Ophthalmology. Read more about Mark Kester’s legacy.

Event is sponsored by UVACCC’s Translational Orphan Blood Cancer Research Initiative.

Please register for the symposium at the UVACCC’s website.

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