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Cancer Center Update

July 18 , 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:

News

Events

Professional Education and Seminars

Grant Information & Announcements

Reminders

News

Downs, Bohen participate in "Make the Connection" campaign

Levi Downs, M.D., gynecologic oncologist and researcher, and Marva Bohen, R.N., director of outreach and education for the Masonic Cancer Center, joined an event last Thursday at Crystal Court, Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis as part of the "Make the Connection" public education campaign to raise awareness and understanding in the Twin Cities about the connection between cervical cancer and HPV. The event was sponsored by the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation (CRPF) and Step Up Women's Network with support from Merck. As part of the event, the campaign donated $10,000 to the Masonic Cancer Center in honor of Bohen to help provide cervical cancer education and screening to Twin Cities area women. Downs was interviewed by KARE-TV and WCCO-TV about the connection between cervical cancer and HPV.

Cancer Center members in the news

Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D., was interviewed on The Pat Miles Show on WCCO Radio about nicotine vaccine for helping smokers quit cigarettes.

Kola Okuyemi, M.D., appeared in a report about research that shows African American smokers show greater brain activations in smoking cues than Caucasian smokers, aired by TV news stations in Lincoln, Neb.; Amarillo, Texas; Erie, Pa.; Nashville, Tenn.; Las Vegas; and Grand Rapids, Mich.

Stephen Hecht, Ph.D., was quoted in Minnesota Health Care News about his recent study on carcinogens from secondhand smoke found in urine of infants.

Ashish Kumar, M.D., Ph.D., was featured in a Green Bay, Wis., TV news report about the development of the first mouse with the gene MLL-AF4 for infant ALL.

Stephen Hecht, Ph.D., Levi Downs, M.D., Beth Virnig, Ph.D., Jasjit Ahluwalia, M.D., James Swift, D.D.S., Nelson Rhodus, D.M.D., and Timothy Weidmann, Ph.D., are featured in the summer 2006 issue of AHC's Pictures of Health.

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Events

Population Sciences Recognition Event

Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 2 p.m., 450 CCRB
Please join us for a presentation, hosted by Julie Ross, Ph.D., Associate Director for Population Sciences, highlighting new activities in Population Sciences. Past recipients of Cancer Center pilot project funding will give a brief update on their work. Outstanding contributors to the Masonic Cancer Center mission will be recognized. Light refreshments will be provided.

Cancer Center Special Seminar

July 25, 2006, 12-1 p.m., 450 CCRB
Genomic approaches to hematologic malignancies
Benjamin Ebert, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor in Medicine, Division of Hematology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Golub Laboratory)
Dr. Ebert is a Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation Division faculty candidate.

6th Annual BioResearch Product Faire

Thursday, July 20, 2006, Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Exhibits will include production demonstrations, new research tools, troubleshooting skills, laboratory services and new techniques. A buffet and refreshments will be available, along with informative seminars and fun door prizes. For more information on participating exhibitors and seminars, visit the Web site.

Annual University of Minnesota Symposium in Developmental Biology

Gene networks in development: Lessons from C. elegans and beyond
September 26-27, 2006, Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus

Information about poster submissions, registration, and program can be found at the Developmental Biology Center Web site.

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Professional Education and Seminars

Cancer Epidemiology Interest Group

Friday, July 21, 2006, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Mayo D327
Antifolate pharmacogenetics in cancer treatment and survivorship: genes, drugs and the environment
Kim Robien, Ph.D., R.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

Please RSVP by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, to Logan Spector (612-624-3912, spect012@umn.edu) if you would like lunch.

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Grant Information and Announcements

Mechanisms of Immune Modulation (R01)

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date: December 12, 2006

Mechanisms of Immune Modulation (R21)

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date: December 12, 2006

The Role of Nuclear Receptors in Tissue and Organismal Aging (R21)

National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Reminders

Support Children's Cancer Research Fund by visiting the Water Park of America and save on admission

Anyone using a Water Park of America coupon will save $2 on admission per guest to the park through September 1. Each visitor using the coupon available online at the Children's Cancer Research Fund Web site (PDF) will also help generate 50 cents for Children's Cancer Research Fund, benefiting childhood cancer research at the University of Minnesota, and WAMSO, benefiting the Minnesota Orchestra.

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