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Cancer Center Update
January 17, 2006
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:
Professional Education and Seminars
Grant Information & Announcements
Targeting of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase in cancer
Jason Chesney, MD., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville
Host: Alex Lange, Ph.D.
A peek at next week's seminar:
Convergence of the catenin p120ctn and the transcription factor Kaiso on target genes of the Wnt/Beta-catenin/TCF pathway
Juliet M. Daniel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Host: Jennifer Westendorf, Ph.D.
For a complete schedule visit: http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/date.html
RECRUITMENT SEMINAR
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, 12–1 p.m., 450 CCRB
Haojie Huang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Urology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
"Deregulation of Tumor Suppressors in the Progression of Prostate Cancer"
Dr. Huang is a candidate for a faculty position in the Cancer Progression and Metastasis Program,
CANCER CENTER MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Levi Downs, M.D., appeared on KARE-11 TV's morning show to discuss ovarian cancer and the recent recommendation by NCI that women with advanced ovarian cancer receive a combination of IV and IP chemotherapy after surgery. For more information on this treatment recommendation, read the NCI's press release at http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/news/OvarianCancerResearch.html .
Robert Kratzke, M.D., was interviewed by WCCO-TV on Jan. 13 about studies conducted at other cancer facilities on the "Diagnostic accuracy of canine scent detection in early and late stage lung and breast cancers."
SEEKING RECOGNITION AWARD NOMINATIONS
We are currently accepting nominations for the Masonic Cancer Center 's recognition award honoring outstanding contributors in Clinical Research and Experimental Therapeutics. Clinical Research/Experimental Therapeutics staff, as well as other staff and faculty contributing to the Masonic Cancer Center in these areas, are eligible for this award. Nominees do not need to be Cancer Center employees.
To submit a nomination online, go to http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/recogform.html.
Electronic or hard copies of the form may also be requested from cchr@umn.edu. A recognition event will be announced later this month.
No new grant announcements were submitted this week. Please check Reminders at the end of the newsletter for information about TTURC's pilot award program.
The Grant Opportunities web page is currently under construction. To view a list of cancer research funding resources and links to their web sites visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/grantopp.html .
CARCINOGENESIS AND CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAM MEETING
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, 4:15 p.m., 450 CCRB
Inhibition of PI3K/AKT signaling in cancer cells
Yulong Chen, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
For a complete schedule, visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/carcinogen.html .
CORE CURRICULUM SEMINAR
Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, 10 a.m., 450 CCRB
Neuro-oncology
Walter Hall, M.D.
For a complete schedule visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/coreseminar.html .
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY INTEREST GROUP
Friday, Jan. 20, 2005, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Mayo D327
An investigation of commercial asbestos exposure in Minnesota iron miners who developed mesothelioma — A community-based initiative
Alan Bender D.V.M., Ph.D., Section Chief, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health
Please RSVP to Logan Spector at spector@epi.umn.edu by 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 to reserve lunch.
For a complete schedule, visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/epi_sem.html
CANCER BIOLOGY RESEARCH CLUB
Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 450 CCRB
Sleeping Beauty-mediated gene therapy for colorectal cancer
Lalitha Belur, Ph.D., McIvor Lab
For a complete schedule, visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/grant7.html .
BMT CONFERENCE
Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, 1:15-2:15 p.m., 450 CCRB
Update on the BMT mycophenolate and fludarabine clinical pharmacology studies
Pamala Jacobson, Pharm.D. , Associate Professor, Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy , University of Minnesota
For a complete schedule, visit http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/bmtlect.html
QUITPLAN TOBACCO CESSATION CENTER TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE AT SMILEY'S CLINIC
Smiley's and Broadway Family Medicine Clinics will be the new sites of QUITPLAN Tobacco Cessation Centers. These centers are able to provide face-to-face counseling and appropriate pharmacotherapy to any resident of Minnesota . An open house to celebrate the addition of the centers will be held Thursday, Jan. 26, 3-6 p.m. at Smiley's Clinic ( 2615 E. Franklin Avenue , Minneapolis ). It is open to healthcare providers and community members. Smoking cessation counselors will be available to answer questions, and visitors can have the level of carbon monoxide in their breath measured. Refreshments, games, and giveaways will be available.
Please call 612-333-0770 for more information.
TTURC ANNOUNCES PILOT GRANT PROGRAM
The Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) is offering grants of up to $25,000 for one year to support pilot projects aimed at reducing the harm from tobacco dependence, or strategies to reduce tobacco use among populations that have been refractory to smoking cessation efforts. This funding may be used for direct costs only. Proposals may involve any level of inquiry, e.g. molecular, genetic, preclinical, clinical, epidemiologic or public policy.
Faculty at the University of Minnesota , or faculty at Hennepin County Medical Center/Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis Veteran's Administration Medical Center or Regions Hospital who have an adjunct appointment at the University of Minnesota are eligible to apply. The application deadline is March 1, 2006 with an anticipated funding date of April 1, 2006. Potential applicants must first contact the Pilot Projects Program Director (Paul Pentel, pentel@umn.edu 612-873-6426) to determine whether the proposed project is within the scope of the Center. Applications that have not been discussed will not be accepted. A full program announcement and application form is available in .pdf format at http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/docs/TTURC_Pilot.pdf .
HOSPITAL LOBBY RENOVATION BEGINS; STAFF SHOULD USE MAYO, DIEHL ENTRANCES BEGINNING FEB. 1
Construction crews began work last week to renovate the 20-year-old University campus hospital lobby. The five-month project will close parts of the lobby starting January 9, but traffic will still be allowed through it, thanks to modifications recently made in the construction project timeline.
Beginning February 1, however, the entire lobby will be closed until late spring. For more information about the closure and areas that will affected by the renovation, a pdf file can be accessed at http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/docs/lobby_closure.pdf .