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June 19, 2009
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, Michigan
In 1859, Charles Darwin published the Origin of Species that has since been recognized not only as a seminal scientific work, but also a landmark of modern thought that has far-reaching consequences. For cancer researchers, the principle of Natural Selection in which variation that confers a survival advantage will be inherited by offspring has itself been adapted to explain the dynamic cellular changes that occur during tumor progression.
To mark the sesquicentennial of the publication of Origin of Species, the Foundation of Advanced Cancer Studies has organized a one-day symposium that will bring together medical and research experts from around the world to discuss the Origins of Cancer. Specific forums will include Genetic Instability, Cellular Pathways, Environmental Factors (Radiation, Diet, and Exercise), Infectious Agents, Clonal Transmission, Non-coding RNAs, and Sporadic Mutations.
The symposium is organized by Drs. Nick Duesbery and Jeffrey MacKeigan from Van Andel Research Institute.
The online registration for this event is closed as of June 15, 2009. If you have any questions about the conference please contact Laura Holman at 616-234-5749 or via e-mail.
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7:30 a.m. |
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Breakfast (a continental breakfast will be provided) |
8:00 a.m. |
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Opening Remarks |
8:15 a.m. |
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Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D.
City of Hope National Medical Center, Beckman Research Institute
Title: “Identifying population-based approaches to breast cancer risk and prognosis” |
9:00 a.m. |
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Professor Sir Dillwyn Williams
Strangeways Research Laboratories
Title: "Radiation carcinogenesis: lessons from Chernobyl" |
9:45 a.m. |
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Break |
10:00 a.m. |
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Elizabeth Murchison, Ph.D.
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Title: "Evolution of transmissible cancer in dogs and Tasmanian devils" |
10:45 a.m. |
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David S. Pellman, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Title: “Polyploidy, aneuploidy and genome stability" |
11:30 a.m. |
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Lunch (boxed lunches will be provided) |
12:30 p.m. |
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J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research,
National Institutes of Health
Title: “Kaposi’s Sarcoma and viral hijacking of G-protein signaling networks” |
1:15 p.m. |
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Brendan Manning, Ph.D.
Harvard University, School of Public Health
Title: "Oncogenic signaling pathways converge on mTOR" |
2:00 p.m. |
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Break |
2:15 p.m. |
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Frank Slack, Ph.D.
Yale University
Title: “MicroRNAs and cancer” |
3:00 p.m. |
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Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI)
Title: “Genomic approaches to novel molecular target identification and translation” |
3:45 p.m. |
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Closing Remarks |
4:00 p.m. |
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Departure |
Complimentary parking will be available at the Grand Rapids Community College Parking Ramp, located one block south of Van Andel Research Institute, on the corner of Bostwick and Lyon.
Attendees are responsible for securing their own hotel reservations. Recommended hotels include:
