Fall 2008
Cancer Center Seminar Series &
Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds
Fall 2008 Schedule
Fridays 12:30-1:30pm
McKim Hall Auditorium, unless otherwise noted
The UVA Cancer Center, in conjunction with the Division of Hematology/Oncology, presents this seminar series. Refreshments will be served outside McKim Auditorium beginning at 12:00.
Please note, neither the Seminar Series nor Grand Rounds are being offered for CME credit.
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Aug 1, 2008 |
Elaine
Fuchs, Ph.D., Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor of Mammalian Cell
Biology and Development at Rockefeller University Stem Cells, Morphogenesis and Cancer |
Host: Yi
Hao, |
Seminar |
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| Aug 22, 2008 | Geoffrey Weiss, M.D., Chief, Division of
Hem/Onc & Deputy Director, Cancer Center Prostate Cancer Prevention-Is It Worth the Wait? |
Grand Rounds (McKim Aud) |
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| Sept 12, 2008 | Fellow, Jason Boyd, M.D., Division
of Hematology/Oncology Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Case and Topic Review |
Grand Rounds (Cancer Center Conf Rm 6191) |
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| Sept 19, 2008 | Fellow, J. Mark Prichard, M.D.,
Division of Hematology/Oncology Myeloma, Initial Choice of Therapy and Timing of Bone Marrow Transplant |
Grand Rounds (Cancer Center Conf Rm 6191) |
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| Sept 23, 2008 |
Katherine Weilbaecher, M.D., Washington University School of
Medicine, Division of Molecular Oncology, St. Louis, MO The Problem of Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone: Targeted Therapy for the Skeleton |
Host: Paula Fracasso, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Hematology - Oncology |
Seminar |
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| Oct 3, 2008 |
Georg A. Bjarnason, M.D., Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,
Toronto, ON Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapy: Is Therapy Timing Important When the Target is Moving in Time? |
Host: Tyvin Rich, M.D., Dept of Radiation-Oncology |
Seminar Series (McKim Aud) |
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| Oct 10, 2008 | Steven Grant,
M.D., Associate Director for Translational Research, Co-Leader Cancer
Cell Biology Program, VCU Massey Cancer Center Bim-Dependent Interactions Between HDAC Inhibitors and Bcl-2 Antagonists in Hematologic Malignancies |
Host: John Bushweller, Ph.D., Dept of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics | Seminar Series (McKim Aud) |
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| Oct 17, 2008 | Craig H.
Moskowitz, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Can We Cure More Patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: A Clinical Researcher's View |
Host: Michael E. Williams, M.D., Division of Hematology-Oncology |
Grand Rounds (McKim Aud) |
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| Oct 24, 2008 | Josep
Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of
Neuro-Oncology, The Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences,
University of Pennsylvania The New Tumor-Induced Autoimmune Disorders Affecting Memory, Behavior and Psychosis |
Host: David Schiff, M.D., Dept of Neurology |
Seminar Series Co-Sponsor (Camp Heart, Noon) |
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| Oct 31, 2008 | David M.
Livingston, M.D., Emil Frei Professor of Genetics and Medicine,
Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Functional Analysis of the BRCA1 Gene Product |
Host: Michael Weber, Ph.D., Dept of Microbiology |
Seminar Series (McKim Aud) |
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| Nov 7, 2008 | Fellow, Tom Harris, M.D., Division
of Hematology/Oncology Venous Thromboembolic Complications in the Setting of Cancer, a Case Presentation and Discussion |
Grand Rounds (Cancer Center Conf Rm 6191) | |
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| Nov 14, 2008 | Christopher Y. Thomas, M.D., Division of
Hem-Onc Mechanisms of Tumor Resistance to EGFR Kinase Inhibitors |
Host: Sally
Parsons, Ph.D., Dept of Microbiology |
Seminar Series (McKim Aud) |
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| Nov 21, 2008 | Kornelia
Polyak, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine Department of
Medical Oncology - Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical
School Breast Tumor Evolution |
Host: Anindya Dutta, M.D., Ph.D., Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics | Seminar Series (McKim Aud) |
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| Dec 5, 2008 | Jeffrey W. Pollard,
Ph.D., Deputy Director, Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Director, Center
for the Study Study of Reproductive Biology and Women's Health, Albert
Enstein College of Medicine Macrophages Promote Tumor Progression and Metastasis |
Host: Amy Bouton, Ph.D., Dept of Microbiology | Seminar Series (McKim Aud) |
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| Dec 12, 2008 |
Tracey L. Krupski, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Duke Urology
of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC Quality of Care in Urology |
Host: Michael Weber, Ph.D., Dept of Microbiology | Seminar Series (Cancer Center Conf Rm 6191) |
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| Dec 19, 2008 | American
Society of Hematology Annual Meeting Highlights |
Grand Rounds (Cancer Center Conf Rm 6191) |
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