Invited Speakers:
Dr. David Araten, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Jacques Beckmann, Genethon, Paris, France
Dr. Raju Chaganti, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Jessica Davis, Cornell University Medical College, NY
Dr. Argiris Efstratiadis, Columbia University, NY
Dr. Nathan Ellis, New York Blood Center, NY
Dr. Hans Gerdes, MSKCC, NY
Dr. David Golde, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Alan Houghton, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Suresh Jhanwar, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Michelle Le Beau, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dr. Lucio Luzzatto, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Paul Marks, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Joan Massague, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Stephen Meyn, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Dr. Stephen Nimer, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Larry Norton, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Ken Offit, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Richard O'Reilly, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Harry Ostrer, New York University Medical Center, NY
Dr. Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Nikola Pavletich, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, Istituto Oncologico Europeo, Milano, Italy
Dr. Elizabeth Poynor, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Michel Sadelain, MSKCC, NY
Dr. Howard Scher, MSKCC, NY
Dr. David Sidransky, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Dimitris Thanos, Columbia University, NY
Dr. Robert Weinberg, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Andrew Zelenetz, MSKCC, NY
Program:
The aim of this course is to review recent advances in cancer genetics, based on the notion - now an established fact - that cancer is a genetic disorder of somatic cells. The course will focus particularly on the relative roles of inherited mutations and of somatic mutations in the pathogenesis of malignancy. In order to achieve its educational objectives, the course will comprise three parts: (1) foundations: concentrating on the structure of the genome, the function of genes, and the mechanism of oncogenesis; (2) methodologies: for analyzing the above, improving diagnosis of cancer by mutation analysis and for improving therapy by gene transfer; and (3) systematic review: reporting up-to-date knowledge on individual types of cancer.
Registration :
Pre-registration is preferred. The early registration fee is $250 for physicians (MDs, PhDs, DOs). The registration fee is $150 for residents*, fellows*, trainees*, students*, and technologists* and other healthcare professionals (*with a Letter of Introduction from the Program Director). In order to qualify for the discounted pre-registration fees, both the registration form and payment are to be received by the CME office by Monday, May 5.
For on-site registration, the fees for the course will be $300 for physicians (MDs, PhDs, DOs) and $200 for residents*, fellows*, trainees*, students*, and technologists* and other healthcare professionals(* with a Letter of Introduction from the Program Director).
Deadline for Abstracts: N/A
Email for Requests and Registration: v-charles@ski.mskcc.org