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Cancer Center Update
May 2, 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
Genes, vaccines, and immune checkpoints: How the molecular revolution is changing tumor immunology and immunotherapy
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D., Professor of Oncology, Immunology, and Cell and Molecular Medicine, The Dana and Albert Broccoli Professor of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University
Host: Xianzheng Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.
A peek at next week's seminar:
Women's hormones: Breast cancer growth and metastasis
Kathryn B. Horwitz, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Host: Carol Lange , Ph.D.
For a complete schedule visit
http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/aboutus/date.html
CANCER CENTER MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Daniel Mulrooney, M.D., wrote an article about late effects of pediatric cancers, published in the April issue of Minnesota Physician.
RECRUITMENT SEMINARS
Monday, May 8, 2006, 10-11 a.m., 450 CCRB
Genomic Functions of Membrane Tyrosine Kinase Receptors
Shao-Chun Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Wang is a candidate for a faculty position in the Breast Cancer Program.
Monday, May 8, 2006, 10-11 a.m., 142 WBOB
Vitamin D Intake and the Risk for Pancreatic Cancer in Two Cohorts
Halcyon Skinner, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School
Dr. Skinner is a candidate for a faculty position in Cancer Genetic Epidemiology.
ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER/VA CLINICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES
Friday, May 5, 8-9 a.m., 1-450G Moos Tower
Colon Cancer in Persons Undergoing Serial Colonoscopy for Colon Cancer Surveillance
Mandeep Sawhney, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Friday, May 19, 8-9 a.m., 2-101 Hasselmo Hall (aka BSBE)
Deciphering Summary Statements: K23 Award Applications
Elizabeth Seaquist, M.D., Professor of Medicine
Contact Sue Jackson ( sjackson@umn.edu ) for more information.
"WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT PUBLIC SMOKING" WILL BE NEXT SATURDAY'S CANCER U PROGRAM
Cancer Center members Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D., Stephen Hecht, Ph.D., and Deborah Hennrikus, Ph.D., will lead a discussion about the impact of secondhand smoke at next Saturday's Cancer U: Ask The Experts program. The free program will be held from 9-11 a.m. at the Radisson University Hotel. Encourage family or friends to attend. For more information and to register visit www.cancer.umn.edu , or call 612-624-2620 or 1-888-CANCERMN (1-888-226-2376).
About 60 people attended last Saturday's Cancer U program on skin cancer, presented by Cancer Center members DeAnn Lazovich, Ph.D., Julie Cronk, M.D., and Arek Dudek, M.D. Lazovich, Cronk and Marva Bohen, outreach education director, were quoted in a Minnesota Daily article about skin cancer and the program. Read the article at http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/05/01/68288 .
SLIDE FOR A CAUSE TO BENEFIT CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND
Slide for a Cause, a special event to benefit the Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF), will be held May 18 th at the world's largest indoor water park, Water Park of America at the Mall of America. A portion of the admission price will be donated to the CCRF. Visit http://www.childrenscancer.org/news_details_events_wpoa.html for additional details.
Also, if your summer plans involve a visit to the Mall of America, consider making a stop at the water park Anyone who visits The Water Park of America and presents a coupon — May 15th through September 1st — will generate a donation to Children's Cancer Research Fund. The coupon is available at http://www.childrenscancer.org/news_details_events_wpoa.html.
IMMUNOLOGY PROGRAM SEMINAR
Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 6-101 NHH
Protection of mice from lethal viral infection by CD8 T-cells expressing virus-specific innate immune receptor
Koho Iizuka, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Click here for a complete schedule.
TRANSDISCIPLINARY TOBACCO USE RESEARCH CENTER SEMINAR
Friday, May 5, 12-1 p.m., 450 CCRB
Tobacco Use Among Alaska Natives
Christi Patten, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Click here for a complete schedule.
TTURC Course
Friday, May 5, 2006, 1:15-2 p.m., 450 CCRB
Tobacco carcinogens; implications for science and policy
Steve Hecht, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Lab Medicine & Pathology
Click here for a complete schedule.
CANCER BIOLOGY RESEARCH CLUB
Friday, May 5, 2006, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 450 CCRB
A common haplotype of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) regulates splicing and expression and is associated with increased risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Chieko Kyogoku and Jason Bauer , Behrens Lab
Click here for a complete schedule.
BMT CONFERENCE
Monday, May 8, 2006, 1:15-2:15 p.m., 450 CCRB
Catheter infections
Arne Slungaard, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation
University of Minnesota
-and-
Jo-Anne van Burik, M.D.
Associate Professor of
Medicine, Division of Infectious
Diseases & International Medicine
University of Minnesota
Click to see a complete schedule.
GRANT INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
SEED GRANT PROGRAM FOR GENOMICS AND GENOTYPING
The University of Minnesota's BioMedical Genomics Center announces the availability of a new competitive seed grants program to fund research that utilizes genomics and genotyping related technologies. Deadlines are rolling through December 1, 2006.
IN VIVO CANCER IMAGING EXPLORATORY/ DEVELOPMENTAL GRANTS (R21)
National Cancer Institute
RUTH L. KIRSCHSTEIN NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS (NRSA) FOR INDIVIDUAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS (F32)
Postdoctoral fellowship awards are available through the following agencies:
National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Research Resources, National Eye Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, Office of Dietary Supplements
THE 15TH ANNUAL MARK E. NESBIT LECTURESHIP IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY
Friday, May 12, 2006, Noon, 450 Cancer Center Research Building
“Curing Childhood and Adolescent AML at the Half-Way Point”
William G. Woods, M.D., Director and Chief Medical Officer, Daniel P. Amos Children's Chair for the Aflac Cancer Center, and Blood Disorders Service, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant, Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
For more information contact Linda S. DeVoe, 612-626-2778.
UNIVERSITY CHEMICAL-BIOLOGY INITIATIVE WORKSHOP MAY 17, 2006
Frontiers of Drug Discovery: Chemical Library Development and Screening
May 17, 2006, Coffman Memorial Union Theater
The aim of the workshop is to inform biomedical, pharmacological, medicinal, computational and chemical researchers at the University of Minnesota of recent advances in chemical library design and screening. An outstanding faculty has been assembled to present the latest cutting-edge chemical genetics research. Time will be made available during the workshop for questions and discussion, with the goal of fostering interdisciplinary research projects harnessing these techniques. Please join us! Click here to find out more and to register.
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY INTERFACE SYMPOSIUM JUNE 1, 2006
Registration and program information is now available for the Chemical Biology Interface Symposium, Thursday, June 1 at the St. Paul campus. This symposium will focus on cutting-edge science which combines different disciplinary approaches in chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, etc. Guest speakers include scientists from Harvard Medical School , Genentech, University of Wisconsin- School of Pharmacy and the University of Minnesota . Two poster sessions also will be held, so be sure to register to present your research. For registration and program information, visit Symposium 2006.
CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND 4 TH ANNUAL TIME TO FLY WALK/RUN JUNE 24
Help win the race against childhood cancer by participating in the Time to Fly Walk/Run on Harriet Island . The fourth annual event benefiting Children's Cancer Research Fund features something for everyone: competitive runners, recreational runners and walkers, and kids of all ages. Events include a 5K walk, 10K and 5K runs, and 1K and 2K Kids' Fun Runs. Both the 10K and 5K events are certified courses. Proceeds support childhood cancer research at the University of Minnesota .
Visit the Children's Cancer Research Fund web site to learn more about the event and how you can help support Children's Cancer Research Fund as part of the new Team Challenge .