Victor is a doctoral student at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, studying cancer biology. We talk about his journey through academia, the state of cancer research, and topics in biology in general.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:28 - Journey through academia
19:03 - Mentorship
23:02 - The Cancer Science Institute of Singapore
25:34 - The “Cure for Cancer”
34:49 - What causes cancer?
46:00 - Evolution & adaptation
1:02:44 - Death
1:16:07 - “Fishing” in research
1:28:17 - Reproducibility
1:43:26 - Thoughts on career and the future
1:48:00 - RNA
1:54:30 - Why do science?
1:58:42 - Advice to your younger self
Victor’s Email: victor7.tong@gmail.com
Papers:
‘The Hallmarks of Cancer’
‘Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation’
‘1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility’
‘Reserve Capacity Hypothesis’
06 | Victor Tong | On Cancer Research