The Gairdner Foundation 50th Anniversary Edmonton Symposium: Cancer Prevention Biology and Treatment

May 20-21

Time: May 20, 2009 9AM Eastern Time (GMT-05:00) → May 21, 2009 5PM Eastern Time (GMT-05:00) Export
Summary: Gairdner 50th Anniversary Symposium on Cancer Prevention Biology and Treatment

Content:

Co-Chairs: Lorne Tyrrell and Cyril Kay, University of Alberta and Cy Frank, University of Calgary

9:00 - 9:15 - Introduction and Greetings - Dr. John Dirks and Dr. Cyril Kay

Tumor Suppressor Genes and Oncogenes

	Chair: Dr. Tony Fields
9:15 - 10:00	Dr. J. Michael Bishop - Plenary Lecturer "From Bench to Bedside with Proto-Oncogenes"
10:00 - 10:35	Dr. William Kaelin "The von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Gene: Insights Into Oxygen Sensing and Cancer"
10:35 - 10:55	20-minute Refeshment Brea

Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy

	Chair: Dr. Lorne Tyrrell
10:55 - 11:30	Dr. Jacques Banchereau "Harnessing Dendritic Cells for Better Human Health"
11:30 - 12:05	Dr. Chris Bleackley "Understanding Cytotoxic Lymphocytes with a View to Immunotherapy"
12:05 - 1:25	Lunch break

New Emerging Targets and Imaging Techniques

	Chair: Dr. Carol Cass
1:25 - 2:00	Dr. John Dick "Cancer Stem Cell Concepts Renewed"
2:00 - 2:35	Dr. Carlo Croce "The Role of MicoRNAs in Human Cancer"
2:35 - 3:10	Dr. Graham Colditz "Epidemiology of Breast Cancer Defined by Molecular Phenotypes"
3:10 - 3:45	Dr. Aaron Fenster "Advances in Image Guided Prostate Cancer Intervention"

Molecular Profiling for Guiding Therapeutic Decisions

	Chair: Dr. Greg Cairncross
9:00 - 9:35	Dr. Robert Kerbel "Preclinical Strategies for Improving the Impact of Antiangiogentic Therapies in Patients with Metastatic Disease"
9:35 - 10:10	Dr. Stephen Fesik "Bcl-2 Family Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancer"
10:10 - 10:45	Dr. Peter Forsyth "Oncolytic Viruses and Invasion"
10:45 - 11:05	20-minute refreshment break
11:05 - 11:40	Dr. Frank McCormick "Cancer Therapy Based on the Ras Pathway"
11:40 - 12:15	Dr. Dennis Slamon "Molecular Diversity of Human Breast Cancer: Clinical and Therapeutic Implications"
12:15 - 1:35	Lunch Break

DNA Damage and Repair Mechanisms in Cancer: From Causes to Cures

	Chair: Dr. Chris Brown
1:35 - 2:10	Dr. Susan Lees-Miller "Making Ends Meet: The Role of DNA-PK in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair"
2:10 - 2:45	Dr. Michael Hendzel "Regulation of Higher-Order Chromatin Structure at Sites of Double-Strand Breaks"
2:45 - 3:05	20-minute refreshment break

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