Research Programs

University of Maryland Health Science Facility II (HSF II) Auditorium
20 S. Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

(except November in Hosick Hall)

410-328-7516
Note: If you would like to meet with the speaker, please contact Florence Wade.

Kwok-Kin Wong, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

"The Use of Genetically Engineered Mouse Models for the Testing of Novel Therapeutics"

At right: Dr. Geoffrey Girnun (sponsor), Dr. Kwok-Kin Wong, and Dr. Kevin Cullen

Toren Finkel, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, Cardiology Branch
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

"Autophagy: Links to Cancer and Aging"

At right: Dr. Tony Passaniti, Dr. Toren Finkel, and Dr. Kevin Cullen

George Mutter, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
Brigham and Woman’s Hospital
Dana – Farber/Harvard Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

"Biomarkers for Early Epithelial Neoplasia. Surprises from the Endometrium"

At right: Dr. Olga Ioffe, Dr. George Mutter and Dr. Kevin Cullen

Kenneth Pienta, M.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine & Urology
Director, Urologic Oncology
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

"Cancer as an Ecosystem: Opportunities for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Therapy in the Bone Microenvironment"

At right: Dr. Doug Ross (sponsor), Dr. Kevin Cullen and Dr. Kenneth Pienta

Danilo Perrotti, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Molecular Virology, Immunology & Medical Genetics
860 Biomedical Research Tower
Columbus, OH

"The Tumor Suppressor PP2A as a Therapeutic Target for Eradication of TKI-resistant Ph+ Leukemic Stem Cells"

At right: Dr. Ronald Gartenhaus (sponsor), Dr. Danilo Perrotti, and Dr. Kevin Cullen

Jonathan Moss, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chairman
Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care
University of Chicago

"The Development of Peripheral Opiate Antagonists"

At right: Dr. Sara Temkin (sponsor), Dr. Jonathan Moss, and Dr. Kevin Cullen

Webster K. Cavenee, M.D.
Director, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Distinguished Professor
University of California at San Diego

"Intrinsic and Extrinsic Effects of Signaling on Tumor Cell Population Dynamics"

At right: Dr. Curt Civin (sponsor), Dr. Webster Cavenee and Dr. Kevin Cullen

Carlo Croce, M.D.
The John W. Wolfe Chair
Director, Institute of Genetics
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH

"Causes and Consequences of microRNA Dysregulation in Cancer"

At right: Dr. Kevin Cullen, Dr. Carlo Croce and Dr. Curt Civin (sponsor)

G. David Roodman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair for Research
Director of the Center for Bone Biology at UPMC
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

"Novel Targets for Myeloma Bone Disease"

At right: Dr. Ashraf Badros (sponsor), Dr. G. David Roodman, and Dr. Kevin Cullen

Shivendra Singh, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
University of Pittsburgh

"Cancer Prevention with Dietary Isothiocyanates"

At right: Dr. Richard Eckert (sponsor) and Dr. Shivendra V. Singh