2008 Summer Cancer Research Workshop
The Brigham Young University Cancer Research Center invites all interested students and faculty to attend this year’s Cancer Research Workshop. Faculty and students interested in applying for Cancer Research Center fellowships are particularly invited to attend. Tuition is free.
The Workshop will be held Thursdays at 10am in room C295 of the Eyring Science Center unless otherwise noted.
| Date |
Presenter | Topic | ||||
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| 1-May | Ray Merrill PhD, Department of Health Science |
Cancer- The Scope of the Problem |
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| 8-May |
Paul Urie MD, Department of Pathology UVRMC |
Cancers as Diseases |
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| 15-May | Marc Hansen PhD, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology |
Metastasis from a Basic Research Standpoint | ||||
| 22-May | Paul Urie MD, Department of Pathology UVRMC | Understanding Two of the Big Four: Breast and Prostate Cancers |
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| 30-May* | Paul Urie MD, Department of Pathology UVRMC | Understanding Two of the Big Four: Lung and Colon Cancers |
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| 6-June** | Paul Urie MD, Department of Pathology UVRMC | Understanding Mesodermal Tumors Including Leukemias and Lymphomas |
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| 12-June | Kenneth McDonald MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, the Mayo Clinic |
Radiation Oncology |
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| 19-June | Chin Yo-Lin PhD, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology |
Cancer Genomics |
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| 26-June | Merritt Andrus PhD, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Current Small Molecule Modalities for Cancer Treatment (Cancer Chemotherapy) | ||||
| 3-July | NO WORKSHOP INDEPENDENCE DAY |
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| 10-July | Merrill Christensen PhD, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science |
Genetics and Chemoprevention |
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| 17-July | Chin Yo-Lin PhD, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology |
Hormonal Carcinogenesis |
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| 24-July | NO WORKSHOP PIONEER DAY HOLIDAY |
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| 31-July | Greg Critchfield MD, President Myriad Genetics Laboratories, Inc. |
Myriad Genetics: Overview of a Biotechnology Company |
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| 12-Aug | Cancer Research Fellows |
Summer Research |
*Friday at 10am in room B190 of the Joseph F. Smith Building
**Friday at 4pm in room C295 of the Eyring Science Center
