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June 18, 2010
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.
The mission of the Foundation for Advanced Cancer Studies Inc. (FACS) is to accelerate and facilitate the flow of cancer research information from the laboratory to scientists, clinicians, and the public and to promote support for scientists working in basic cancer research laboratories.
Origins of Cancer is a one-day symposium sponsored by the Foundation for Advanced Cancer Studies and presented by the Van Andel Institute which brings together medical and research experts from around the country to discuss the origins of cancer. Specific forums include Cytogenetics of Cancer, Oncogenic Pathways, Environmental Factors, Infectious Agents, Cancer Stem Cells and Comparative Oncology.
The symposium is organized by Drs. Jennifer Bromberg-White and Brendan Looyenga of the Van Andel Research Institute.
Online registration is closed; if you have questions about the conference, please contact Beth Resau at 616-234-5373 or via email.
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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 - George Vande Woude, Ph.D. |
8:15 a.m. |
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Janet Rowley, M.D., University of Chicago
Title: “MicroRNA: the new kid on the block” |
9:00 a.m. |
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Pelayo Correa, M.D., Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Title: “The etiology of gastric cancer” |
9:45 a.m. |
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Break |
10:00 a.m. |
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Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., National Human Genome Research Institute
Title: “Genetics, genomes, model organisms, and cancer” |
10:45 a.m. |
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Martin McMahon, Ph.D., UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Title: “Tumor initiation by oncogenic KRAS or BRAF” |
11:30 a.m. |
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Lunch (boxed lunches will be provided) |
12:30 p.m. |
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Stuart Orkin, M.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Title: “Regulatory networks in stem cells and cancer” |
1:15 p.m. |
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Margaret R. Spitz, M.D. M.P.H., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Title: “Lung cancer risk and outcome: lessons learned from epidemiology” |
2:00 p.m. |
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Break |
2:15 p.m. |
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Janet S. Butel, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Title: “Polyomavirus SV40: an infectious agent of cancer” |
3:00 p.m. |
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Joe Gray, Ph.D., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Title: "A systems genomics approach to personalized cancer management" |
3:45 p.m. |
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Closing Remarks - Jennifer Bromberg-White, Ph.D., and Brendan Looyenga, Ph.D. |
4:00 p.m. |
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Departure |
Complimentary parking will be available at the Grand Rapids Community College Bostwick Parking Ramp, located one and a half blocks south of Van Andel Research Institute, accessible off Bostwick and Ransom Streets NE. (Map)
Attendees are responsible for securing their own hotel reservations. Recommended hotels include:
