Spring 2011
Cancer Center Seminar Series
Spring 2011 Schedule
Fridays 12:30-1:30pm
McKim Hall Auditorium, unless otherwise noted
The UVA Cancer Center presents this seminar series. Refreshments will be served outside McKim Auditorium beginning at 12:00.
Please note, the Seminar Series is not being offered for CME credit.
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| 1/28/11 |
Erik Knudsen, PhD Deputy Director for Research, Kimmel Cancer Center, Professor of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University Tumor heterogeneity and therapeutic sensitivity: the RB-pathway in breast cancer |
David Brautigan,
PhD |
McKim Auditorium |
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| 2/4/11 |
Ian Macara, PhD Harrison Distinguished Professor of Microbiology Cell Polarity in Morphogenesis and Metastasis |
Sally
Parsons, PhD |
McKim Auditorium |
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| 2/11/11 | Amir Jazaeri, MD Associate Professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology Jennifer Scalici, MD Clinical Fellow, Division of Gynecologic Oncology Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Ovarian Carcinogenesis: Molecular Features and Clinical Applications |
Sally
Parsons, PhD |
McKim Auditorium |
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| 2/25/11 |
Mary Laughlin, MD Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology The Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying UCB Allogeneic Immune Tolerance |
Geoff Weiss,
MD |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 3/4/11 | Jill Slack-Davis, PhD Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Microbiology VCAM-1 and VLA-4: Mediators of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis |
Sally
Parsons, PhD |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 3/18/11 |
Tim Bender, PhD Professor, Department of Microbiology Amandeep Salhotra MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: New Tricks from an Old Dog |
Sally Parsons, PhD | McKim Auditorium | |
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| 3/25/11 | Willem Overwijk, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer vaccines as sinks and graveyards for tumor-specific killer T cells |
Craig Slingluff, MD |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 4/1/11 | Deborah Watkins Bruner, PhD, RN,
FAAN Independence Professor of Nursing Education, Director, Recruitment, Retention and Outreach Core (RROC) Facility, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Symptom Management: Intersection of NCI Cooperative Group Research with the NCI Translational Pathway Model |
Mary Ropka, PhD, RN,
FAAN |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 4/8/11 | Jacqueline Lees, PhD Ludwig Scholar, Professor of Biology and Associate Director, David H. Koch, Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT |
Anindya Dutta, MD,
PhD |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 4/15/11 | Paul Read, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Mitchell Macado, MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology Head & Neck Cancer and Human Papilloma Virus: What we know...and where do we go... |
Sally
Parsons, PhD |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 4/22/11 |
David James, PhD Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Berthold and Belle N. Guggenhime Endowed Chair, Associate Director and Principal Investigator, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco Mouse Models in Brain Tumor Research |
Roger Abounader, MD,
PhD |
McKim Auditorium |
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| 4/29/11 |
Marcus W. Bosenberg, MD,
PhD Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, Yale School of Medicine Malignant Melanoma: Modeling Tumor Heterogeneity in Mice |
Tim Bullock, PhD
and Daniel Gioeli,
PhD |
McKim Auditorium |
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| 5/6/11 | Lance Liotta, MD PhD Co-Director, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine Professor, George Mason University Chip Petricoin, PhD Co-Director, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine Professor, George Mason University Development and Clinical Implementation of Proteomic Technologies for Personalized Medicine |
Michael Weber,
PhD |
McKim Auditorium |
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| 5/13/11 |
Michael Dyer, PhD Co-Leader, Developmental Therapeutics for Solid Malignancies Program, Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Retinoblastoma: Bridging Developmental Neurobiology and Cancer Genetics |
Hui Li,
PhD |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 5/20/11 | Kevin Lynch, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacology Matthew Quesenberry MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology The Skinny on The Fat: Lysophosphatidic Acid and Cancer |
Sally
Parsons, PhD |
McKim Auditorium | |
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| 6/3/11 |
Mark Jameson, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Samhita Chakraborty MD Fellow, Hematology/Oncology |
Sally Parsons, PhD | McKim Auditorium | |
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| 6/10/11 | Elise Kohn, MD Head, Molecular Signaling Section, Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute |
Linda Duska, MD |
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