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October 21, 2008
Update is sent to Masonic Cancer Center members and staff every Tuesday morning. Please submit items to Sandi Sherman, sherm019@umn.edu, by noon the previous Friday.
In This Issue
Funding News and Opportunities
Today's Seminar
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 12-1 p.m., 450 MCRB
Temperature matters: Exploiting immunologic and vascular effects of hyperthermia to improve cancer therapy
Elizabeth A. Repasky, Ph.D., The Dr. William Huebsch Professor in Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Host: John Bishof, Ph.D.
A peek at next week's seminar:
Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 12-1 p.m., 450 MCRB
Cell junctions, communication, and migration
Gary S. Goldberg, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Host: Jian-Guo Geng, M.D., Ph.D.
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
News
Members in the news
Mukta Arora, M.D., Transplant Biology and Therapy Program, and Mark Kirstein, Pharm.D., Women's Cancer Program, were among three researchers recognized upon completion of the AHC Clinical Scholars Program, a pilot program that began in 2005 as a precursor to the NIH K12-funded CAPS program. The latest issue of Accelerate, the monthly newsletter of the Office of Clinical Research, reports on the recognition reception held September 18, 2008 at the Campus Club in Coffman Memorial Union. Read more.
Prevention and Etiology Program members Kristen Anderson, Ph.D., and Timothy Church, Ph.D., were recently featured on the School of Public Health's Public Health Moment, a weekly podcast featuring U of M public health experts. Anderson discusses breast cancer awareness and Church addresses prostate cancer screening. Listen to the segments.
Todd Tuttle, M.D., Women's Cancer Program member, is quoted in an article on Tennessean.com about the increase in breast cancer patients opting to have both breasts removed. Read more.
Masonic Cancer Center Web site contacts update
Congratulations to Web developer Tia Qi, who has accepted a new position with Student Union Activities. The primary Web developer for the Masonic Cancer Center is now Peter Fleck (fleck004@umn.edu). Please contact Peter regarding technical issues related to the Web site. Requests for projects requiring database or programming support should be sent to Cuong Nguyen (nguye107@umn.edu), manager of Biomedical Informatics Support. Requests for new pages or updated content on the Web site should be sent to Gina Kennedy (kenne069@umn.edu), Web editor, or Sandi Sherman (sherm019@umn.edu), Web communications coordinator.
Education and Events
Special Seminar
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 11 a.m., 3-125 Mayo
Polymorphisms and interaction with radiation-related breast cancer risk in the U.S. Radiologic Technologists (USRT) Cohort Study
Alice Sigurdson, Ph.D., Radiation Epidemiology Branch. Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
Cancer Biology Journal Club
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 12-1 p.m., 14 LHI/KE
Eric Rahrman, Largaespada lab, will discuss "A Short Nur77-Derived Peptide Coverts Bcl-2 from a Protector to a Killer," Cancer Cell 2008;14:285-298.
The Cancer Biology Journal Club is held every Wednesday. For more information contact Sonja Johnson (john4368@umn.edu) or Rachel Bergerson (sapl0005@umn.edu).
Cancer U: Emerging Trends in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 6-8 p.m., Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center
University of Minnesota urologic surgeon Joseph Lee, M.D., will present information and answer questions about prostate cancer. More information and registration.
Cancer Benefit Fund Couture for a Cure
Friday, October 25, 2008, 10:30 a.m., North Oaks Country Club, 54 East Oaks Road, North Oaks
The Cancer Benefit Fund's "Couture for a Cure" luncheon and style show will feature Twin Cities radio and TV personalities, as well as cancer survivors, modeling the latest fall, winter, and holiday fashions from Sonnie's. The social hour with cash bar begins at 10:30 a.m. and includes exciting raffles and auction items, followed by a delicious luncheon at noon, entertainment by the Grace Notes, and the style show. Proceeds from the event will go toward cancer research at the Masonic Cancer Center and to help provide wigs for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood. The cost is $60 per person. To reserve your table places, please call Carol Baumgartner, 651-464-6049. For more information about the Cancer Benefit Fund, visit www.cancerbenefitfund.com.
More Upcoming Events
October 30, 2008: Cancer U: Emerging Trends in Diagnosis and Treatment of Gynecological Cancers
November 1, 2008: Dawn of a Dream Gala benefiting Children's Cancer Research Fund
November 6, 2008: Cancer U: Emerging Trends in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
November 7, 2008: Fifth meeting of the Minnesota Chemoprevention Consortium
November 13, 2008: Cancer U: Emerging Trends in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Program Meetings
BMT Program Conference
Monday, October 27, 2008, 1:15-2:15 p.m., 450 MCRB
Campath-IH and stem cell transplant
Shakila Khan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Host: John Wagner, M.D.
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
Funding News and Opportunities
2008 Breast Cancer Research Program Breast Cancer Concept Award
Department of Defense
Deadline: Pre-Application: November 6, 2008; Proposal: November 20, 2008
Funding: $75,000 for direct costs/yr, plus indirect costs as appropriate. See announcement for details.
The Concept Award supports the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to breast cancer. The Concept Award is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project but, instead, supports high-risk studies that have the potential to reveal entirely new avenues for investigation. A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org. All proposals must be submitted through Grants.gov.
Extramural Opportunities Requiring Nomination
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OVPR) offers a database of externally funded grant opportunities that require University nomination because the sponsor has limited the number of applications an institution is allowed to submit. For a listing of opportunities and application instructions, visit the OVPR Web site. This database lists opportunities and describes the internal submission process required for each of the listings. If you encounter an opportunity that limits the number of submissions, this would be the first place to check for information about the University process.
Visit the Funding News & Opportunities Web page to see listings previously published in Update.