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Events
- January 2012
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January 10, 2012
“Combining Simplified Markov Random Fields with Simulated Evolution Improves
Remote Homology Detection for Beta-Structural Proteins Into the Twilight Zone”
Lenore Cowen, PhD
Professor, Computer Science Department; Tufts University
4:00pm / Stearns 704C (Biochemistry Conference Room)
Sponsored by Structural and Chemical Biology Program
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January 11, 2012
“Phase I clinical trial of prostate cancer T cell gene therapy:
Lessons from an engraftment protocol to suggest a crucial role for interleukin 2”
Richard P. Junghans, PhD, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Medicine; Boston University School of Medicine
8:00 am / Grossman Conference Room, 7 North
Sponsored by Hematologic Malignancies Program
“Disease-Associated and Beneficial Gut Microbiota in Colitis and Colorectal Cancer”
Wendy Garrett MD PhD
Harvard School of Public Health
Noon / 150 Harrison Avenue
Sponsored by Immunology Program at Sackler
"Mixed function of Mixed Lineage Kinase-3"
Ajay Rana, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology, Loyola University Medical Center
1:30 pm (refreshments will be provided) / Stearns Auditorium, Farnsworth 1
Sponsored by Cancer Biology Program
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January 12, 2012
CMDB Seminar Series
Irene Georgakoudi, PhD
Lisa Barber, DVM, Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences, Oncology; TCSVM
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Tufts University
4:00 pm / Stearns Auditorium, Farnsworth
Sponsored by Program in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology Seminar Series
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January 20, 2012
“Histopathology of canine lymphomas and clinical decision making”
Grand Rounds
Barbara Davis, VMD, PhD, Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Pathology
Lisa Barber, DVM, Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences, Oncology; TCSVM
12:00pm / Pathology Conference Room - TCSVM
Sponsored by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
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January 23, 2012
“Stressing the ends: Alternative polyadenylation in tumors and other stressed cells”
Joel Graber, PhD
Associate Professor; The Jackson Laboratory
Noon (lunch will be provided at 11:30) / Grossman Conference Room, 7 North
Sponsored by Cancer Biology and Hematologic Malignancies Programs
“Examining The Role of Endogenous Retroviruses in Breast Cancer"
Ravi Subramanian - Postdoctoral Fellow John Coffin, PhD’s Laboratory Tufts U.
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
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January 25, 2012
“Update on Clinical Trials of Cellular Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia”
Mark Iafrati, MD
Chief, Vascular Surgery - Tufts Medical Center
8:00 am / Grossman Conference Room, 7 North
Sponsored by Hematologic Malignancies Program
- February 2012
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February 8, 2012
“2011 ASH Myeloma Update”
Raymond Comenzo, MD
Director, Tufts MC Blood Bank & Stem Cell Processing Lab
8:00 am / Grossman Conference Room, 7 North
Sponsored by Hematologic Malignancies Program
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February 16, 2012
"Tumor microenvironment controls the rate of cancer progression and metastasis"
Dr. Raghu Kalluri
Division of Matrix Biology, Department of Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
3:00 p.m. / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Cancer Biology Program and MORI
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February 17, 2012
“Deciphering the genetic basis of canine disease: will genetics help guide treatment options?”
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Ph.D.
Professor, Comparative Genomics, Science for Life Laboratory, Department of
Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology Uppsala University
Scientific Director of Vertebrate Genome Biology, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Noon/ Varis Lecture Hall, TCSVM
Sponsored by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
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February 22, 2012
“Novel Therapeutics for Lymphoid Malignancies”
Owen O’Connor, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Irving Cancer Research Center
8:00 am / Grossman Conference Room, 7 North
Sponsored by Hematologic Malignancies Program
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February 27, 2012
“Endogenous bioelectrical controls of pattern formation and its carcinogenic disruption”
Michael Levin, PhD
Professor and Director of Tufts Center for Regenerative and
Developmental Biology; Tufts University
Noon (Lunch will be provided) / 75 Kneeland Street, MORI 12th Fl Conf Rm
Sponsored by Cancer Biology Program
“Epigenetics, diet, and cancer prevention”
Roderick Dashwood, PhD
Oregon State University; Linus Pauling Institute
Noon / HNRC Auditorium
Sponsored by HNRC and Nutrition & Cancer Program
"Defining the Cellular Origins of Human Breast Cancers"
“Adipocyte Remodeling Promotes Vasculogenesis and Drives Tumor Growth”
Patty Keller and Jessica McCready – Postdoctoral Fellows
Charlotte Kuperwasser, PhD’s Laboratory
Tufts Medical Center - Molecular Oncology Research Institute
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
- March 2012
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March 6, 2012
“Suppression of the tumor suppressor p53 protein by mitochondrial dysfunction”
Nagendra Yadava, Ph.D.
John Adams Investigator; Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute
12:00 p.m. / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by MORI Seminar Series
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March 7, 2012
“Cancer Metabolomics”
James D. Baleja, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biochemistry; Tufts University
4:00 pm / Stearns 704C
Sponsored by Structural and Chemical Biology Program
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March 12, 2012
Oncomine Tutorial
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
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March 14, 2012
Title TBD
Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD
Director, Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center
8:00 am / Grossman Conference Room, 7 North
Sponsored by Hematologic Malignancies Program
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March 16, 2012
“Exploiting the canine genome: Discovery of novel mutations in lymphoma“
Noriko Tonomura, B.VSc., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences, TCSVM
Associated Researcher, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Noon / Varis Lecture Hall, TCSVM
Sponsored by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
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March 26, 2012
Title TBD
Ana Soto, MD
Professor of Anatomy and Cellular Biology; Tufts U.
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
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March 29, 2012
Asian Breast Cancer Project – Celebration of Love, Laughter and Life Event
6:00 pm / Wolff Auditorium
For more information and to RSVP: http://abc12.eventbrite.com
Hosted by the Cancer Center
- April 2012
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April 2, 2012
"Translational Nano-Medicine: From Cancer Diagnosis to Targeted Therapy"
Mansoor M. Amiji, PhD, RPh
Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University
4:00 pm / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Structural and Chemical Biology Program
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April 19, 2012
Title TBD
Nelson Brown, MD
Phil Hinds, PhD’s Laboratory
Tufts Medical Center - Molecular Oncology Research Institute
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
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April 20, 2012
“Title TBD”
J. Carl Barrett, Ph.D.
VP Translational Science
Oncology Innovative Medicine
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Noon / Varis Lecture Hall, TCSVM
Sponsored by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
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April 23, 2012
Title TBD
David Walt, PhD’s Laboratory
Department of Chemistry; Tufts University
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
- May 2012
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May 7, 2012
“Energy Balance and Cancer Prevention: Mechanistic Insights from Transdisciplinary Studies”
Steven Hursting, PhD
University of Texas-Austin
Noon / HNRC Auditorium
Sponsored by HNRC and Nutrition & Cancer Program
“Diagnostic imaging and optical mammography”
Sergio Fantini, PhD, Roger Graham, MD, Marc Homer, MD,
Misha Kilmer, PhD, Eric Miller, PhD and Angelo Sassaroli, PhD
Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
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May 18, 2012
“Targeting tumor vasculature: Can cats help where mice have failed?”
Elizabeth McNiel, DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences, Oncology, TCSVM
Noon / Varis Lecture Hall, TCSVM
Sponsored by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
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May 21, 2012
Title TBD
Jonathan Garlick, DDS, PhD
Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; Tufts U.
4:00 pm (refreshments starting at 3:30) / Jaharis 508
Sponsored by Breast Health Program In-Development
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