Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

August 30, 2005

Cancer Center Update is sent to Cancer Center members and staff every Tuesday at 10 a.m. To submit an item for publication, send the information to Sandi Sherman by noon the Friday before publication.

In This Issue:

Today's Cancer Center Seminar

News

Events

Professional Education and Seminars

Grant Information & Announcements

Reminders



NEWS

THE SCIENCE CAREERS FORUM SERIES

(Supported by the Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Graduate Program)

August 31st — 3:00 PM, BSBE 2-101

“How a Scientist Becomes an Entrepreneur”

Dr. Colin Monks, Ph.D.

 

Please join us for an informal brief seminar and interactive question and discussion session about what it's really like to start and grow your own company working as a PhD/Scientist in the business world and how to you can get there. Refreshments will be provided – please RSVP to Louise Shand, MICaB office; 624-5947.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION DIVISION SEMINAR

Thursday, September 8, 9:00 a.m., 450 CCRB

 

“Novel Approaches for Hsp90 Inhibition in Breast Cancer”

David Potter, M.D., Ph.D., Faculty candidate

 

Dr. Potter is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana Cancer Research Institute

 

 

CANCER U: ASK THE EXPERTS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON LIVING AFTER CANCER, SEPT. 17

 

Cancer Center members Julie Ross, Ph.D., and Daniel Mulrooney, M.D., will discuss some of the common problems cancer survivors encounter at the next Cancer U: Ask The Experts program on living after cancer. Ross leads the Masonic Cancer Center 's Prevention and Etiology Program, and Mulrooney sees patients in the Long Term Follow-up Clinic.The outreach education program will be held 9-11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, in the Ski-U-Mah Room at the McNamara Alumni Center . There is no charge for the program, but pre-registration is requested. For more information and to make reservations, call the Masonic Cancer Center information line: 1-888-CANCERMN.

 

NCI NATIONAL MEETING ON “TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY RELATED TO CANCER” SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2005

 

The NCI Center for Cancer Research will sponsor a national meeting on “Translational Immunology Related to Cancer" in the Masur Auditorium, Clinical Center , NIH, Sept. 22-23, 2005.

This meeting will host the leaders in the field of cancer immunotherapy, and will also serve to highlight the Center of Excellence in Immunology at the CCR. The meeting will focus on novel immunotherapy strategies for the prevention and/or treatment of a range of human cancers. Topics will include the innovative uses of monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, cell-based therapies, vaccines, and transplantation in the prevention and therapy of human cancers.

For more information visit the web site http://web.ncifcrf.gov/events/tirc/ which contains the list of sessions and speakers. Both Drs. Von Eschenbach and Wiltrout will give introductory remarks highlighting the importance of this meeting. If you have other questions about the meeting, please contact Carlei O'Neal at carleioneal@adelphia.net, or 301-846-6333.

“TARGETING CARCINOGENESIS” COURSE TO BE HELD IN ROCHESTER, MN OCTOBER 6-7, 2005

The Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education and Hormel Institute/University of Minnesota will be jointly sponsoring an upcoming CME course, entitled "Targeting Carcinogenesis", which will be held in Rochester, MN on October 6-7, 2005. The course faculty includes 25 nationally- and internationally-renowned experts in cancer-related research. Course registrations and abstract submissions can be made on-line through the Mayo CME website. (http://www.hi.umn.edu/symposium.html).

 

ATTENTION BENEFITS ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES: UPLAN MEDICAL OPTIONS ARE CHANGING FOR 2006.

 

Employee Benefits is sponsoring informational sessions on your new UPlan medical options for 2006. Medica and HealthPartners will be the medical plan administrators for 2006 and will provide a comparable range of plan types from which to choose. Plan options from Medica will be the new low-cost plans throughout the state. RxAmerica will provide the prescription drug coverage for all the plan options.  Because the plan options and low-cost plans are new for 2006, you must make an online election during Open Enrollment in order to have medical coverage for the 2006 plan year.  The schedule for informational sessions can be viewed at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/eb/uplan/openenroll/forums.html .  Plan representatives from Medica, HealthPartners, and RxAmerica will be on hand to answer your questions. Delta Dental and HealthPartners Dental will also be represented at the sessions.

 

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

ADDENDUM TO PAR-05-042: SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (SPOREs) IN HUMAN CANCER FOR YEARS 2005-2006


This Notice is to indicate that NCI program announcement PAR-05-042 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-042.html) is amended.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-CA-05-027.html

AMENDMENT TO PA-05-015, “RESEARCH SUPPLEMENTS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH”

and

AMMENDMENT TO PA-04-126, “SUPPLEMENT TO PROMOTE RE-ENTRY INTO BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CAREERS”

This Notice is to inform the scientific community that the NCI is amending its participation in Program Announcements PA-05-015, entitled “Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research,” and PA-04-126, “ Supplements to Promote Re-entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-CA-05-028.html

To view all grants available through the Masonic Cancer Center, visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/grantopp.html

EDUCATION AND SEMINARS

CARCINOGENESIS AND CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAM & TRANSDISCIPLINARY TOBACCO USE RESEARCH CENTER

Friday, September 9, 2005, 12:00 Noon, 450 CCRB

 

Nicotine: Not a Carcinogen, But Maybe an Effector of Carcinogen Activation

Sharon Murphy, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics

 

For a complete schedule of the Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program monthly meetings visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/carcinogen.html

 

For a complete schedule of Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center seminars visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/tturclec.html

 

BMT CONFERENCE

Monday, September 5, 2005

 

Cancelled due to Labor Day holiday

 

For a complete schedule visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/bmtlect.html



REMINDERS

CHILDREN’S CANCER RESEARCH FUND (CCRF) ANNOUNCES DAWN OF A DREAM BENEFIT

The annual Children’s Cancer Research Fund’s Dawn of a Dream benefit is scheduled for Saturday, November 5, 2005 at the Depot in Minneapolis from 6:00 p.m. — 12:00 a.m. The featured entertainer for this year’s silver anniversary gala is Kenny Loggins. KS95 Morning Show hosts Cheryl Kaye and Greg Thunder will emcee the night. The CCRF has announced that one goal of the benefit is to raise $90,000 to completely outfit a lab for a new faculty member at the Masonic Cancer Center.

Advanced tickets for the event are on sale now at www.childrenscancer.org, or by calling the office at 952-893-9355. Individual ticket prices are $250 or $500 for premier seating. Table Sponsorships are also available starting at $5,000 (10 tickets).