Thursday, May 15, 2008
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Cancer Center Research Building (CCRB)

The Ninth Annual Spring Poster Session and Symposium is sponsored by the Cancer Center Core Facilities (Shared Resources). Lunch will be provided.

Oral Presentations

11 a.m.-noon, 450 CCRB

Moderator

John Kersey, M.D.,
Founding Director Emeritus, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Speakers

Eric Rahrmann, laboratory of David Largaespada, Ph.D.
"Systematic approach for prostate cancer gene identification"

Amy Skubitz, Ph.D.
"Discovery and validation of ovarian cancer biomarkers using Tissue Procurement Facilities samples"

Ashish Kumar, M.D., Ph.D.
"MEIS1 is a promising new target for leukemia therapy"

Poster Presentations and Lunch

Noon-1:30 p.m.

2008 Poster Presentations and Locations (PDF)

Students, staff, post-docs and PIs have been invited to present posters displaying research that involved the use of a Cancer Center Cores Facility. The registration deadline for presenting a poster was May 2, 2008.

For more information, call Sabine Fritz at 4-7151 or fritz017@umn.edu.