Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Cancer Center Seminars are on Tuesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. in Room 450, Masonic Cancer Research Building.
The following speakers have granted the Masonic Cancer Center permission in advance to record and publish their seminars. For more information, contact Robin Toy, 612-625-2159, ccsem@umn.edu.
| DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/15/09 | Developing potent new cancer immunotherapies |
Nicholas P. Restifo, M.D., Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD | Wynette M. Dietz, Ph.D. Candidate, Research Assistant |
| 10/20/09 | Role of quinones in estrogen carcinogenesis |
Judy Bolton, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy | Stephen Hecht, Ph.D. |
| DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/08 | Understanding basic mechanisms suggests novel therapeutic targets for MLL leukemia
[VIEW SEMINAR RECORDING] |
Nancy Zeleznik-Le, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
John Kersey, M.D. |
| 10/21/08 | 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 |
John Bishof, Ph.D. |
| 11/11/08 | Cell-cell contact regulation in the pancreas and pancreatic cancer | Markus M. Lerch, M.D. F.R.C.P. Professor and Chair Department of Medicine A. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald |
Ashok Saluja, Ph.D. |
| 11/25/08 | Nanotechnology for advanced diagnosis and therapy of cancer | Indrajit Roy, Ph.D. Deputy Director Biophotonics Division Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics Department of Chemistry. SUNY-Buffalo |
Jayanth Panyam, Ph.D. |
| 12/02/08 | Cancer prevention by tea: Molecular mechanisms and human relevance | Chung S. Yang, Ph.D. Chair Department of Chemical Biology John L. Colaizzi Chair in Pharmacy Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research Rutgers University |
Mindy Kurzer, Ph.D. |
| 12/16/08 | Genomics of sarcoma: Insights from microRNA and mRNA expression profiles | Subbaya Subramanian, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Lab Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota |
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| 02/10/09 | Stem cell issues in the prostate |
Wendy J. Huss, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Oncology Department of Urologic Oncology Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
Kaylee Schwertfeger, Ph.D. |
| 02/17/09 | A comparative approach towards metastasis biology and therapy |
Chand Khanna, DVM, Ph.D. Head Tumor and Metastasis Biology Section Senior Scientist Center for Cancer Research Pediatric Oncology Branch National Cancer Institute |
Cathy S. Carlson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate A.C.V.P. |
| 03/03/09 | 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 |
Jaime Modiano, V.M.D., Ph.D. |
| 03/31/09 | Comparative examination of human T-cell leukemia virus and human immunodeficiency virus: diverse strategies for retrovirus persistence and pathogenesis |
David Derse, Ph.D. Head, Retrovirus Gene Expression Section Senior Investigator National Cancer Institute | Louis Mansky, Ph.D. |
| 05/05/09 | Clinical and etiological importance of epigenetic profiles in bladder cancer |
Carmen Marsit, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Bio Med Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Brown University |
Heather Nelson, Ph.D. |
| 06/02/09 | Developing immunotherapies for pediatric cancers: progress and challenges |
Crystal L. Mackall, M.D. Branch Chief Pediatric Oncology Branch Head Immunology Section National Cancer Institute |
Xianzheng Zhou, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 06/23/09 | Transcription and chromatin: Nuclear receptors in action [VIEW SEMINAR RECORDING] |
Trevor K. Archer, Ph.D. Principal Investigator and Chief Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of Health |
Carol Lange, Ph.D. |