Invited Speakers:
Robert Tepper, M.D.
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Curtis Harris, M.D.
National Cancer Institute
Carlo Croce, M.D.
Kimmel Cancer Institute
Ramon Parsons, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University
Li Mao, M.D.
U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Takashi Takahashi, M.D.
Achi Cancer Center, Nagayo
Gerd Pfeifer, Ph.D.
Beckman Research Institute
Steve Belinsky, M.D.
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
Charles Powell, M.D.
Boston Univ. School of Medicine
Douglas Ball, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Mary Harper, Ph.D.
Introgen
Stanley Crooke, M.D., Ph.D.
ISIS Pharameuticals
John Murphy, Ph.D.
Boston Univ. School of Medicine
Wuan Ki Hong, M.D.
U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Program:
25 OCTOBER, SATURDAY
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Registration and Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Robert Tepper, M.D.
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Profiling the expression of cancer genes
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Curtis Harris, M.D.
National Cancer Institute
Molecular carcinogenesis and molecular epidemiology of lung cancer
3:30 - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
5:00 - 6:00
Cocktails
6:00 - 7:30 pm
New England Lobster /
Clam Bake
7:30 - 8:30 pm
Carlo Croce, M.D.
Kimmel Cancer Institute
Genetics of human lung cancer
8:30 - 9:30 pm
Ramon Parsons, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University
Positional Cloning of the Human P-TEN Tumor Suppressor Gene
26 OCTOBER, SUNDAY
7:00 - 8:00 am
Fifth Annual Woods Hole
5k Run/Walk along the shore
7:30 - 8:30am
breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 am
Li Mao, M.D.
U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Progression of genetic alteration in lung cancer
9:30 - 10:30 pm
Takashi Takahashi, M.D. Achi Cancer Center, Nagayo
TBA
10:30 - 11:30 am
Gerd Pfeifer
Beckman Research Institute
Cigarettes and DNA mutations: Methylation and p53
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Steve Belinsky, M.D.
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
Animal models of lung cancer: CpG methylation of tumor suppressor gene
12:30
Ferry to Martha's Vineyard:
Box Lunch and Biking
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Cocktails / Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm
Charles Powell, M.D.
Boston Univ. School of Medicine
Molecular diagnosis of lung cancer in patients
8:30 - 9:30
Douglas Ball, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Control of neuroendocrine differentiation in lung cancer
27 OCTOBER, MONDAY
7:30 - 8:30
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 am
Mary Harper, Ph.D.
Introgen
p53 gene therapy for treatment of lung cancer: Strategies and clinical results
9:30 - 10:30
Stanley Crooke, M.D., Ph.D.
ISIS Pharameuticals
Antisense applications in cancer therapy
10:30 - 11:30
John Murphy, Ph.D.
Boston Univ. School of Medicine
TBA
11:30 m - 12:30 pm
Wuan Ki Hong, M.D.
U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Genetic and molecular defects in bronchial airways: Implications for retinoid chemoprention
12:30 pm
Lunch
Registration :
$250.00 - registration fee
$250.00 - double room and board
(roommate will be assigned if not specified)
$300.00 - single room and board
(limited number of single rooms available)
Deadline for Abstracts: 10/1/97
Email for Requests and Registration: lkeys@bupula.bu.edu