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Cancer Center Auditorium

January 2009  

Recognition Reception
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Oncology Institute Annual Report     2007- click to view

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Recent Grant Awards - click on researcher name to view abstract

Carol Bier-Laning, MD
Genetic instability initiated by apoptotic DNA cleavage in cancer cells.
American Cancer Society - Illinois Division

Loss of heterozygosity initiated by apoptotic DNA cleavage in head & neck cancer.
Triological Society


Maurizio Bocchetta, PhD
Targeting Notch-1 in adenocarcinoma of the lung: New therapeutic strategies.
Riviera Country Club and Sports Center

Rutao Cui, MD, PhD
Signaling pathways for UV-induced melanogenic response and its mimicking

American Cancer Society

The Role of Pheomelanin in DNA Damage and Repair.
American Cancer Society- Illinois Division

Transactivation of POMC/MSH in suntan response and skin cancer prevention.
Pardee Foundation

Andrew Dingwall, PhD
Developmental functions of SNR1 and the BRM chromatin remodeling complex in drosophila
National Science Foundation

Kimberly Foreman, PhD
Targeting Notch signaling and hepatocyte growth factor in breast cancer.
Ticket for a Cure Program, Illinois Department of Public Health

Targeting Notch signaling in breast tumor initiating cells
American Cancer Society – Illinois Division

Targeting Notch signaling and hepatocyte growth factor in breast cancer.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Charles Hemenway, MD, PhD
Disrupting the AF4-AF9 protein complex in MLL leukemias.
National Cancer Institute

Caroline Le Poole, PhD
Chemopreventive treatment of familial melanoma.
National Cancer Institute

Targeting HSP70 in autoimmune vitiligo
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Lucio Miele, MD,PhD.
PKC Alpha as a Marker for Logical Therapeutic Approaches to Breast Cancer.
National Cancer Institute/University of Illinois/Chicago

Clodia Osipo, PhD
ErbB-2 inhibition activates Notch-1: A novel therapeutic combination
American Cancer Society - Illinois Division

Paola Rizzo, PhD
Targeting breast cancer through the cross talk between estrogen and Notch.
Ticket for a Cure Program, Illinois Department of Public Health

Jiwang Zhang, MD, PhD
The role of C-MYC in the pathogenesis of leukemia initiation, progression and relapse
Leukemia Research Foundation

The role of PTEN in c-terminal phosphorylation on leukemogenesis.
American Cancer Society – Illinois Division

 



Journal Club
 
No journal club scheduled - New Year's Day

 
 
Thursday

12 Noon
Clinical & Translational Seminar Series
Thao P. Dang, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and
Cancer Biology
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, TN
Topic: Notch 3 Pathway in Lung Cancer- From Bedside to Bench
  Thursday
8th
12 Noon
Basic Science Seminar Series
Paul Nghiem
Associate Professor
Dermatology, Medicine and Pathology
University of Washington
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Topic: ATR in the cell cycle of normal and cancer cells: An Achilles heel for cancer?
  Tuesday
20th
12 Noon
 
Faculty Lecture Series
Clodia Osipo, PhD
  Thursday
15th
12:00pm  
 
Journal Club
Miguel Cerejo, DO
Mitchell Denning, PhD
  Thursday
22nd
12:00pm

 
   
Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Conference
Breast Cancer
  Thursday
28th
12 Noon

February 2009


Journal Club
Elise Hattersley, MD
Laura Michaelis, MD
  Thursday
5th
12 Noon
 
Clinical & Translational Seminar Series
Frank L. Meyskens, Jr., MD, FACP
The Daniel G. Aldrich Jr. Endowed Chair
Professor of Medicine and Biological
Chemistry Director, Chao Family
Comprehensive Cancer Center and Associate
Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences College of
Health Sciences
University of California/Irvine
Topic: Human Melanoma: UV or not UV --
Metals, the Answer?

  Thursday
12th
12 Noon
 
Basic Science Seminar Series
Linheng Li, PhD
Stowers Institute

 
  Tuesday
17th
12 Noon
   
Faculty Lecture Series

 
  Thursday
19th
12Noon

 
   
Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Conference
Gynecologic Oncology

  Wednesday
25th
7:30am

 

 
Journal Club
Shefali Shah, MD
Ameet Kini, MD
  Thursday
26th
12:00pm
 

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