Research Programs

Frontiers in Oncology Seminars

2008-2009 Seminars | 2007-2008 Seminars

2009 Frontiers in Oncology Seminars

The Frontiers in Oncology lecture series brings outstanding investigators involved in cancer research to the UMGCC campus each month. The series is designed to educate and provide exposure to the latest developments in cancer biology, treatment and diagnosis. It will be of interest to faculty members, oncologists, medical interns, nurses, pharmacologists, and research fellows.

When:	Second Wednesday of every month (except July and August), 8 a.m.
Where:	UM Health Science Facility II (HSF II) Auditorium 20 S. Penn Street, Baltimore, MD
CME Credit:	One (1)
Contact:	410-328-7516 Note: If you would like to meet with the speaker, please contact Florence Wade.

2008-2009 Seminar Schedule
*September 3, 2008*	Richard Schlegel, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chair; Dept. of Pathology Georgetown University Medical School Washington, DC "HPV and Cancer: New Approaches for Prevention and Treatment" *At right: Dr. Marvin Reitz (sponsor), Dr. Richard Schlegel, and Dr. Kevin Cullen, cancer center director*
*October 8, 2008*	Chawnshang Chang, Ph.D. Director, George H. Whipple Laboratory for Cancer Research, Urology Research Center Distinguished Professor, Departments of Pathology, Urology and Radiation Oncology University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY "Androgen Receptor is Suppressor and Proliferator for Prostate Cancer" *At right: Dr. Chawnshang Chang and Dr. Yuexing Zhang (sponsor)*
*November 12, 2008*	Elizabeth Jaffe, M.D. Professor of Oncology & Pathology Department of Oncology The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins "Genes, Vaccines, and Immune Checkpoints: An All Out Attack on Pancreatic Cancer" *At right: Dr. Scott Strome (sponsor), Dr. Elizabeth Jaffe, and Dr. Kevin Cullen*
*December 10, 2008*	John H.J. Petrini, Ph.D. Molecular Biology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY 10065 "Genetic Analysis of Chromosome Break Metabolism" *At right: Dr. Alan Tomkinson (sponsor), Dr. John Petrini, and Dr. Kevin Cullen*
*January 14, 2009*	Ari Melnick, M.D. Division of Hematology/Oncology Dept. of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY "Therapeutic Targeting of B-cell Lymphomas" *At right: Dr. Ronald Gartenhaus (sponsor), Dr. Ari M. Melnick, and Dr. Kevin Cullen*
February 11, 2009	Andrew J. Dannenberg, M.D. Director, Cancer Center, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center Henry R. Erle, M.D.-Roberts Family Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell New York, NY "Prostaglandins, Cancer and the Clinic: From Bench to Bedside and Back" *At right: Dr. Amy Fulton (sponsor) and Dr. Andrew Dannenberg*
March 11, 2009	Joan Massague, Ph.D. Chairman, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program Memorial Sloan-Kettering Canter Center New York, NY "Deconstructing Metastasis" *At right: Dr. Angela Brodie (sponsor), Dr. Joan Massague and Dr. Kevin Cullen*
*April 8, 2009*	Robert J. Mayer, M.D. Vice Chair for Academic Affairs Department of Medical Oncology Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA "Systemic Therapy for Colon Cancer - Are We making Progress?" *At right: Dr. Edward Sausville (sponsor), Dr. Robert J. Mayer and Dr. Kevin Cullen*
*May 13, 2009*	Robert S. Kerbel, Ph.D. Professor, University of Toronto Molecular & Cellular Biology Research Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, Ontario "Mechanisms and Consequences (both good and bad) of Antiangiogenic Therapy for Metastatic Disease?" *At right: Dr. Kevin Cullen, Dr. Robert S. Kerbel and Dr. Tony Passaniti (sponsor).*
*June 10, 2009*	Margaret A. Goodell, Ph.D. Director, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (STaR) Center Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Professor, Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX "Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells" *At right: Dr. Douglas Ross (sponsor) and Dr. Margaret Goodell*

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