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Cancer Biology Research Club

Held every Friday
3:30-4:30 p.m.
450 CCRB
(unless otherwise noted)

The Cancer Biology Research Club provides a forum to learn about the latest laboratory-based research being conducted by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees at the Masonic Cancer Center. It is a program organized jointly by the Cancer Biology Research Grant and faculty in the Cancer Biology track of the Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Graduate Program.

Next Meeting: Friday, May 2, 2008

Catching the boomerang in cancer research. From bedside to bench and back

Special seminar on cancer patient treatment and care/translational research
Denis Clohisy, M.D. Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery University of Minnesota

DATE TOPIC SPEAKER
09/28/07 Cancer and immune networks: Tumor mediated regulation of antigen presentation by DC dictates T cell responses Mike Gerner, Cancer Biology Traning Grant predoctoral fellow
Mescher lab
10/05/07 Antigen uptake in dendritic cell subsets Faimola Guerrero, Cancer Biology Training Grant predoctoral fellow
Pennell lab
10/12/07 Why are cancer deaths decreasing? Lessons from breast cancer

Special seminar on cancer patient treatment and care/translational research

Doug Yee, M.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine
Director, Masonic Cancer Center
Tickle Family Chair in Breast Cancer Research
10/19/07
Note room change:
6-101 NHH
The APOBEC paradox: can DNA-mutating enzymes safely prevent cancer?" Mark Stenglein
Cancer Biology Training Grant predoctoral fellow, Harris lab
10/26/07 Validation of nectin-4 as a biomarker for ovarian cancer Lissa DeRycke
Skubitz lab
11/02/07 Rectal cancer (Special seminar on cancer patient treatment and care/translational research) David Rothenberger, M.D.
Deputy Chairman and Professor
Department of Surgery
Associate Director for Clinical Research and Programs
Masonic Cancer Center
11/09/07 Exploring the regulation and role of breast tumor kinase (Brk/PTK6) in normal and neoplastic contexts Nancy Castro, Cancer Biology Training Grant predoctoral fellow
Lange lab
11/16/07 Role of translational repressor 4E-BP in NNK induced lung carcinogenesis Yong Y. Kim
Bitterman lab
11/23/07 University holiday  
11/30/07 A systematic approach for prostate cancer gene identificaton Eric Rahrmann, Cancer Biology Training Grant predoctoral fellow
Marker lab
12/07/07 No meeting (ASH meeting)  
12/14/07 Why T cells tolerate cancer Tom McCaughtry
Hogquist lab
12/21/07 Holiday break  
12/28/07 Holiday break  
01/04/08 No meeting  
01/11/08 No meeting  
01/18/08

NK cell immunotherapy: The role of NK cells in cancer and transplantation

Special seminar on cancer patient treatment and care/translational research

Jeffrey Miller, M.D.
Professor
Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Department of Medicine
University of Minnesota
01/25/08 Consequences of IL-7R expression in human B lymphopoiesis Sonja Johnson, Cancer Biology Training Grant predoctoral fellow
LeBien lab
02/01/08 Graduate student recruiting day  
02/08/08 Graduate student recruiting day  
02/15/08 Graduate student recruiting day  
02/22/08 Graduate student recruiting day  
02/29/08 Discovery of cancer chemotherapeutics with anti-HIV properties Christine Clouser, Ph.D.
Cancer Biology Training Grant postdoctoral fellow
Mansky lab
03/07/08 Graduate student recruiting day  
03/14/08 The generation of CD4+ T cell memory Marion Pepper Pew, Ph.D.
Cancer Biology Training Grant postdoctoral fellow
Jenkins lab
03/21/08 Spring break  
03/28/08 The role of Dmrt1 in testicular germ cell tumors Tony Krentz
Bardwell lab
04/04/08 TCR "inside-out" signaling to beta1 integrins Jason Mitchell, Ph.D.
Cancer Biology Training Grant postdoctoral fellow
Shimizu lab
04/11/08 No meeting - AACR meeting  
04/18/08 Breaking and entering: Cell entry by the oncolytic reoviruses Rachel Nygaard
Schiff lab
04/25/08 Meeting canceled  
05/02/08 Catching the boomerang in cancer research. From bedside to bench and back (Special seminar on cancer patient treatment and care/translational research) Denis Clohisy, M.D.
Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
University of Minnesota

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