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Cancer Center Seminar Series

November 11, 2009
Christopher Willey, M.D., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Kinase Signal Transduction and Ionizing Radiation: Identifying and Developing New Targets for Cancer Therapy
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)
*Lunch will be provided.

October 14, 2009
Alan Cantor, Ph.D.,
Professor, Division of Preventative Medicine; Director, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Facility, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Role of Parametric Models (Especially Cure Models) in Survival Analysis
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

September 16, 2009
Lucio Miele, M.D., Ph.D.,
Director, University of Mississippi Cancer Institute; Ergon Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Designing Rational Combinations to Target Notch in Breast Cancer
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

September 14, 2009
Veena Rao, Ph.D.,
Professor and Co-Director, Cancer Biology Program, GCC Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence
How BRCA1 Dysfunction Can Result in ER-Negative/Positive Breast Cancers
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

June 8, 2009
Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., MPH,
Associate Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine
Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Latina Immigrants
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

May 11, 2009
Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D.,
Director, Division of Hematology-Oncology; Martha Ann and David L. May Chair in Cancer Research; Associate Director for Translational Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Treatment in the Digital Age: Amplitude-Modulated Electromagnetic Fields
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

April 13, 2009
Rosa Serra, Ph.D.,
Professor of Cell Biology
TGF-beta, Wnt5a and Regulation of the Mammary Stem Cell Population
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

March 9, 2009
Scott Blume, M.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine; Division of Hematology-Oncology; Associate Scientist, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gene-Specific Translational Regulation: Implications for Cancer Cell Biology
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

February 9, 2009
Eva Sevick, Ph.D.,
Professor and Cullen Chair in Molecular Medicine, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine; Director, Center for Molecular Imaging, NCI Network for Translational Research, University of Texas Health Center Science - Houston
Nodal Staging with Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Tomography
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., North Pavilion 2532 (Cancer Center Board Room)

January 12, 2009
Karen Meneses, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN,
Professor, Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
Challenges in Cancer Survivorship Research
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., West Pavilion, Classroom E

December 12, 2008
Davide Ruggero, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, University of California-San Francisco
Dynamics of Translational Control in Gene Expression, Cancer and Disease
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion, Classroom E

November 14, 2008
Juan Pablo Arnoletti, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Surgery
Targeted Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer: Lost in Translation
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion, Classroom E

October 3, 2008
Warner Huh, M.D.,
Associate Professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
A Synopsis of the Johns Hopkins University-UAB Cervical SPORE
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion, Classroom E

September 12, 2008
Isao Eto, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences
Obesogenic and Leptogenic Nutrient Sensing Pathways of p27Kip1: Implication in Breast Cancer
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion, Classroom E

June 13, 2008
Louise T. Chow, Ph.D.,
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Finally, An Efficient ex vivo System to Study Human Papillomavirus Biology, Infection, and Interventions
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion, Classroom E

June 3, 2008
Meredith Kilgore, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Health Care Organization & Policy
Administrative Data in Health Services Research: New Resources Available to UAB Investigators
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., West Pavilion, Classroom E

May 16, 2008
Timothy R. Church, Ph.D.,
Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota
Effect of Removing Polyps on Colorectal Cancer Incidence
Noon-1:00 p.m., Cancer Center Board Room, North Pavilion 2532

May 12, 2008
Nicolas F. Schlecht, Ph.D., M.Sc.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
HPV in Cervical and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Carcinogenesis
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Wallace Tumor Institute, Room 214

May 9, 2008
Thomas E. Shenk, Ph.D.
, James A. Elkins Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
How Human Cytomegalovirus Deals with Stress: Proteomic and Metabolomic Studies
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion Classroom E

April 28, 2008
Xiaofeng Zhou, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Center for Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Dentistry
Combinational Genomics in Oral Cancer Research
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., West Pavilion Board Room

April 14, 2008
Jonathan B. Chaires, Ph.D.
, James Graham Brown Endowed Chair in Biophysics; Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Director, Biophysics Core Facility; James Graham Brown Cancer Center; University of Louisville
Calorimetry Outside the Box: A New Window into the Plasma Proteome
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., West Pavilion Board Room

April 11, 2008
Edward E. Partridge, M.D.;
Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor of Gynecologic Oncology; Evalina B. Spencer Chair in Oncology; and Martin J. Heslin, M.D.; Associate Director for Clinical Programs; Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor of Surgery; Chief, Section on Surgical Oncology
Integrated Multidisciplinary Clinical Care Program: Planning and Implementation
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion Classroom E

March 14, 2008
Mohammad Athar, Ph.D.,
Professor of Dermatology; Co-Director, Skin Disease Research Center, Department of Dermatology
Mutant p53 as a Target for Skin Cancer Chemoprevention
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., West Pavilion Classroom E

March 7, 2008
Surinder K. Batra, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair of Graduate Studies; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molecular Characterization, Diagnostic Potentials and Functions of MUC4 Mucin in Pancreatic Cancer
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., West Pavilion Classroom E

February 25, 2008
Otoniel Martinez-Maza, Ph.D.,
Professor, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
HIV Infection-associated Immune Dysfunction: Role in the Development of B Cell Lymphoma
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Ryals School of Public Health; Room 407

February 18, 2008
Elizabeth A. Unger, Ph.D., M.D.,
Team Leader, Human Papillomavirus Program, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cervical Cancer Biomarkers: Screening for a Vaccine Preventable Disease
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Ryals School of Public Health; Room 407

February 8, 2008
Michael V. Seiden, M.D., Ph.D.,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Ovarian Cancer as a Platform for Translational Research
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., West Pavilion Classroom E

 
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