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January 20 , 2009
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, January 20, 2009, 12-1 p.m., 450 MCRB
TP53 mutations as biomarkers in carcinogenesis
Pierre Hainaut, Ph.D., International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
Host: Simona Ognjanovic, Ph.D.
A peek at the next seminar:
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 12-1 p.m., 450 MCRB
A functional genomics approach to copy number variation: Dissecting 1p36 deletion in human cancer
Anindya Bagchi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
News
Members in the news
Levi Downs, M.D., co-leader of the Women's Cancer Research Program, authored the article "Cervical Cancer: what have we learned about the HPV vaccine?" published in the January 2009 issue of Minnesota Healthcare New.
Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D., associate director of population sciences, was quoted in a U.S. News & World Report article on the safety of "smokeless" substitutes for cigarettes.
Masonic Cancer Center members named 'Top Doctors'
Patricia Judson, M.D., Women's Cancer Research Program, is featured for her work in gynecologic oncology on the cover and article in the January 2009 "Top Doctors" issue of Mpls.St. Paul Magazine . The following additional cancer center members were among the 70 University of Minnesota Medical Center physicians listed: Peter Argenta, M.D., Linda Carson, M.D., Denis Clohisy, M.D., Kathryn Dusenbery, M.D., Melissa Geller, M.D., Edward Greeno, M.D., Richard King, M.D., Ph.D., Michael Maddaus, M.D., Robert Madoff, M.D., Joseph Neglia, M.D., M.P.H., Mark Reding, M.D., David Rothenberger, M.D., Daniel Saltzman, M.D., Ph.D., F. Glen Seidel, M.D., and Gregory Vercellotti, M.D.
Education and Events
Cancer Biology Journal Club
Wednesday, January 21, 2008, 12-1 p.m., 114 LHI/KE
Ameeta Kelekar, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, will present "Akt determines replicative senescence and oxidative or oncogenic premature senescence and sensitizes cells to oxidative apoptosis," Noguerira V, et al., Cancer Cell 2008;14:458-470.
The Cancer Biology Journal Club is held every Wednesday. For more information contact Sonja Johnson (john4368@umn.edu) or Rachel Bergerson (sapl0005@umn.edu).
State of the Masonic Cancer Center
Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 9 a.m., 450 MCRB
Douglas Yee, M.D., director, will present the annual State of the Masonic Cancer Center report and presentation of years of service awards for staff and faculty. Masons Steve Johnson and Neil Neddermeyer will present a history of the Masons and discuss the charitable focus of their organization.
School of Public Health Seminar
Friday, January 23, 2009, 10-11 a.m., 364 West Bank Office Building, 1300 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis
Patti E. Gravitt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Targeted Anticancer Therapies Symposium
March 23-25, 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the National Cancer Institute will be sponsoring TAT 2009: The 7th International Symposium on Targeted Anticancer Therapies. The all-plenary program, which is being organized by the NDDO Education Foundation, will include keynotes and reviews of emerging targeted agents for cancer therapy, as well as updates on recent early-phase clinical studies and translational research. Reduced fees are available for NCI employees and ESMO members.
The deadline for abstract submission is February 1, 2009. Accepted abstracts will be published in Annals of Oncology. Registration and abstract submission information.
More Upcoming Events
January 28, 2009: Department of Pediatric Hem/Onc/BMT Special Lecture
February 4-5, 2009: Annual Safety Refresher Training
February 4-5, 2009: Molecular Targets for Cancer Prevention Symposium
February 13-15, 2009: Genes, Dogs & Cancer: 5th International Canine Cancer Conference
February 28, 2009: Cancer and the Human Body Exhibit
April 4, 2009: Survivorship Series: Living Well After Cancer
Program Meetings
Women's Cancer Interest Group
Thursday, January 22, 2009, 10-11 a.m., 2-690 Moos Tower (Note room change)
FGFR1 and IL1B cooperate to create a permissive microenvironment during mammary tumorigenesis
Ronald P. Leon, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Lab Medicine & Pathology
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
BMT Program Conference
Monday, January 26, 2009, 1:15-2:15 p.m., 450 MCRB
Program meeting
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
Funding News and Opportunities
No funding opportunities were submitted this week.
Visit the Funding News & Opportunities Web page to see listings previously published in Update. Also, a list of organizations that provide funding for cancer research is provided on our Research Funding Resources page.