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February 24 , 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
Shared Resources Spotlight: Health Survey Research Center
Funding News and Opportunities
Today's Seminar
Today's seminar is canceled.
A peek at the next seminar:
Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 12-1 p.m., 450 MCRB
The new kid on the block: 'Metabolomics' in cancer. Why do we need another omics?
Robert H. Weiss, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Cancer Center, Division of Nephrology Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, University of California, Davis
Host: Jaime Modiano, V.M.D., Ph.D.
For a complete schedule and to watch recorded seminars, visit the Web site.
Shared Resources Spotlight: Health Survey Research Center
The Health Survey Research Center (HSRC) serves the data collection and participant recruitment needs of health researchers from the Masonic Cancer Center, School of Public Health, the Academic Health Center, the wider University of Minnesota community, and beyond. HSRC collects and manages human self-reported research data for population-based research. Services include, but are not limited to: survey method consultation; survey instrument design and formatting; sample selection; data collection using mail, telephone, and Internet surveying; tracking study subjects lost to follow-up; data entry (key and verify); and study log/database design and management.
Learn more:
Shared Resources Seminar: Health Survey Research Center
Monday, March 2, 2009, 10-11 a.m., 450 MCRB
The HSRC's Eileen Harwood, Ph.D., faculty director, and Hannah Colón, M.P.H., research coordinator, will provide information and answer questions about HSRC services. Logan G. Spector, Ph.D., assistant professor, Division of Epidemiology/Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics and Masonic Cancer Center, will discuss research he has completed with the support of HSRC.Bulletin Boards
Bulletin boards highlighting the HSRC Shared Resource services are on display in the Masonic Cancer Research Building and on the second floor of Moos Tower, near Masonic Cancer Center faculty laboratories.On the Web
For more information about HSRC services, example projects, and requesting a cost estimate, visit the HSRC's main Web site available through the School of Public Health.
News
Collaborative cancer program with College of Veterinary Medicine announced
The College of Veterinary Medicine, in conjunction with the Masonic Cancer Center, recently announced the establishment of the Animal Cancer Care and Research (ACCR) program. "ACCR researchers are currently working to define breed- and disease-specific 'Achilles' heels' in dogs. These findings could then be translated into more effective and less toxic cancer treatments. The implications could reach far beyond dogs and veterinary medicine," said Jaime Modiano, V.M.D., Ph.D., director of the ACCR program and member of the Masonic Cancer Center's Genetic Mechanisms of Cancer and Immunology research programs. Masonic Cancer Center Director Douglas Yee, M.D., said, "We can learn more about cancer by working together. This program will advance our understanding of cancer in both animals and people." For more information, see the ACCR newsletter Synergy (PDF), or visit the ACCR Web site.
Cancer Center Safety Training available online
If you missed the Cancer Center Safety Training, you can watch it online at www.cancer.umn.edu/safetytraining. Please complete your training by Monday, March 2. A yearly safety refresher training is required for all Lab staff, students, and faculty. If you did your yearly refresher through a different department, please send Sabine Fritz, fritz017@umn.edu, 754A MCRB, your training records by Monday, March 2.
Education and Events
Cancer Biology Journal Club
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 12-1 p.m., 114 LHI/KE
Susan Rathe will discuss "Hedgehog signalling is essential for maintenance of cancer stem cells in myeloid leukaemia," Nature (25 Jan 2009).
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 and the Human Body exhibit
Saturday, February 28, 2009, 1-4 p.m., Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
The Masonic Cancer Center's ninth annual Cancer and the Human Body event at the Science Museum of Minnesota will include hands-on exhibits where visitors of all ages can learn about cancer and the research being done to understand the disease. Visitors will learn the basics of cancer biology; what normal cells look like compared to cancer cells; what cancer looks like in the body; and the importance of sun safety in preventing skin cancer. For more information, contact Sandra Rivera, river039@umn.edu, 612-625-4441.
Shared Resources Seminar: Health Survey Research Center
Monday, March 2, 2009, 10-11 a.m., 450 MCRB
The HSRC's Eileen Harwood, Ph.D., faculty director, and Hannah Colón, M.P.H., research coordinator, will provide information and answer questions about HSRC services. Logan G. Spector, Ph.D., assistant professor, Division of Epidemiology/Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics and Masonic Cancer Center, will discuss research he has completed with the support of HSRC. For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
Public Engagement Symposium: Meeting the Standards of Scientific Inquiry in Community-Engaged Research
Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 9 a.m.-noon, A.I. Johnson Room, McNamara Alumni Center
A panel of distinguished researchers and federal agency representatives will present their perspectives on how community engagement is viewed within the national funding agencies that support scientific research. Following their presentations, the panelists will respond to questions from the audience and participate in small-group roundtable discussions with audience members. The panel moderator is Dr. Judith Ramaley, president, Winona State University; panelists include Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy (National Science Foundation); Dr. Paul Targonski (National Institutes of Health); and Dr. Frances Lawrenz (University of Minnesota, Office of the Vice President for Research). Visit engagement.umn.edu for more information.
April 14-15, 2009, Mayo Memorial Auditorium and Hasselmo Hall
The Minnesota Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence will host three public lectures by Keela Herr, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., A.G.S.F., Professor and Chair of Adult and Gerontology Area of Study, University of Iowa College of Nursing. Dr. Herr is an international expert in evidence-based guidelines in pain management in older adults and in end-of-life curriculum. The lectures will include "Pain and Aging: Challenges and Barriers to Managing Pain in Older Adults"; "Pharmacologic Management for Persistent Pain: Update on the AGS Guidelines"; and "Recognizing and Assessing Pain in Cognitively Impaired Adults" (this public lecture and reception following is co-hosted by the University of Minnesota Center on Aging). For more information, visit the School of Nursing Web site.
Neuropathic Cancer Pain Symposium
April 27, 2009, Bethesda Marriott Pooks Hill, Bethesda, Maryland
The Neuropathic Cancer Pain Symposium, hosted by the National Cancer Institute and the NIH Pain Consortium will bring together a multi-disciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates to build upon our knowledge and understanding of the role of pain and pain management in cancer care. This symposium seeks to address the knowledge gap in the area of neuropathic pain associated with cancer, due to the underlying disease, as well as therapy. Planners aim to develop a symposium report, a synopsis of which could be published in a peer-review journal as a call-to-action to government, industry, clinicians, and others. The symposium will include plenary sessions, panel discussions, and opportunities for networking. Participants will explore several focus areas, including: defining pain through the patient's eyes; assessment and outcome measures of neuropathic pain; evidence-based treatments; behavioral research; emerging therapeutic models; and future research directions. For more information, visit www.regonline.com/neuropain.
More Upcoming Events
February 23-March 23: Mini Medical School Spring 2009: New Frontiers in Medicine
March 11: Masonic Cancer Center Recognition Program Awards
March 23-25: Targeted Anticancer Therapies Symposium
March 26: Living with Lymphoma: Healthy Nutrition for Lymphoma Patients During and After Chemotherapy
April 4: Survivorship Series: Living Well After Cancer
April 26: Cancer U: Curbing Cancer's Growth in the Body: Advances in Research and Treatment
Program Meetings
Women's Cancer Interest Group Seminar
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 10 a.m., 450 MCRB
Estrogen and Ovarian Cancer
Peter Argenta, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
Genetic Mechanisms of Cancer Program Seminar
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 4-5 p.m., 3-110 Moos Tower
Development of a multi-site family cancer registry at the University of Minnesota: The William C. Bernstein M.D. Family Cancer Registry
Robert Madoff, M.D., Professor, Department of Surgery; Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program Seminar
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 4:15 p.m., 450 MCRB
Cytochrome P450 2A Enzymes and Nicotine Metabolism
Linda von Weymarn, Ph.D., Research Associate, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship Research Seminar
Monday, March 2, 2009, 12-1 p.m., 2-118 Moos Tower
Cost-Effectiveness Modeling with Limited or No Evidence: Implications for the Adoption of HPV Vaccines
Shalini L. Kulasingam, Ph.D., M.P.H., A.B., Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health
Please R.S.V.P. to drei0022@umn.edu by Thursday, February 26.
BMT Program Conference
Monday, March 2, 2009, 1:15-2:15 p.m., 450 MCRB
Platelet transfusions and results of the PLADO
Sherrill J. Slichter, M.D., Director, Platelet Transfusion Research, Puget Sound Blood Center; Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
For a complete schedule, visit the Web site.
Funding News and Opportunities
NIH announcements:
Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm (R01)
(PA-09-046) - R01
(PA-09-047) - R21
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
Funding: Standard NIH R01 & R21 limits apply
This funding opportunity announcement issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), invites applications that propose multidisciplinary research on potential reduced-exposure tobacco products, both smoked and smokeless. The multidisciplinary studies can span basic, biological, behavioral, surveillance, and epidemiology research. The overarching goal of this FOA is to determine whether potential reduced-exposure tobacco products provide a truly, less-harmful alternative to conventional tobacco products, both at the individual and population level.
Other announcements:
Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program
Funding opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009 are now available. Visit cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.htm for a detailed list of awards with program announcements, application instructions, deadlines, and online pre-application forms (some pre-applications are due March 3, 2009).
2009 Planning Grants in Health Disparities Research Program
University of Minnesota Medical School
Application Receipt Date(s): Letter of Intent - March 31, 2009; Full Proposal - 8/21/2009
Funding: $10,000 - 20,000 (internal funding)
These grants are designed to encourage community-initiated research and foster sustainable long-term collaborative research between community-based organizations and academic researchers on research projects focused on eliminating health disparities.
Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Nomination Submission Deadline Date: April 30, 2009
Funding: $150,000 shared between three winners
The Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research recognizes outstanding young investigators (45 and younger) who have made significant contributions to increase the understanding of cancer or improve the treatment of the disease through basic or clinical research.
Stimulus funding information for U researchers
The Office of the Vice President for Research created a Web site and ListServ to provide up-to-date information about funding opportunities for University researchers through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Bill). Visit www.research.umn.edu/stimulus.html.
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.