MICR at the 2013 Annual Meeting

MICR Professional Advancement Roundtable

"Navigating the Road to a Successful Career in Cancer Research"

Monday, April 8, 2013
6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom
Renaissance Washington Hotel

Co-Chairs: Drs. Rick A. Kittles and Miguel Villalona-Calero

This exciting Professional Advancement Session organized by the Minorities in Cancer Research provides a forum in which students, postdoctoral candidates and junior faculty can discuss important career development issues and survival skills with senior established scientists. This popular event includes a reception and mentored roundtable discussions facilitated by senior researchers from a variety of sectors in the cancer community, including academia, government and industry.

For AACR members, Professional Advancement Sessions are free with your Annual Meeting registration and are an added benefit of your membership. For nonmembers, there is an additional fee of $50 for attendance at each session to be paid on site. Participation for sessions is on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited.

2013 Roundtable Discussion Topics and Mentors:

How to Advance from Poster to Paper - Challenges of Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Ph.D., Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, D.C.

Grantsmanship: Junior Faculty
Pamela A. Marino, Ph.D., NIH-NIGMS, Bethesda, MD

Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Postdoctoral Level
Aguila H. Nelson, Ph.D., NCI-CRCHD, Rockville, MD

Careers in Cancer: Industry
Coleman K. Obasaju, M.D., Ph.D., Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Dominque Talbert, Ph.D., Quintiles Transnational Corporation, Westmont, IL

Career Transitioning: From Junior Faculty to Tenure
Electra D. Paskett, Ph.D., M.P.H., Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH

How to Set Up a Lab and Management of Resources and Personnel
Nathan A. Ellis, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Career Transitioning: From Fellow to Junior Faculty
Miguel A. Villalona-Calero, M.D., Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Career Transitioning: From Undergraduate to Medical
Carlos A. Treviño, M.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Career Transitioning: From Medical School to Careers in Research
A. William Blackstock, M.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC

What to Look for in a Good Mentor
Carlos A. Casiano, Ph.D., Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA

Survival Skills: Postdoctoral Level
Jessica Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., NCI, Bethesda, MD

The Physician/Scientist
Kevin Gardner, M.D., NCI-CCR, Bethesda, MD

How to Balance Work and Private Life
Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Ph.D., Medical University of SC Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC

Survival Skills: Junior Faculty
Beverly D. Lyn-Cook, Ph.D., FDA-NCTR, Jefferson, AR

Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Graduate Student Level
Carmen A. Moten, Ph.D., M.P.H., National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD

Survival Skills: Graduate Level
Marta Torroella-Kouri, Ph.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Effective Management, Communication and Negotiation Skills
John D. Carpten, Ph.D., TGen, Phoenix, AZ

Careers in Cancer: Government
James Doroshow, M.D., NCI-DCTD, Bethesda, MD
Antonio Fojo, M.D., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Career Transitioning: From Graduate School to Fellow
LaCreis Kidd, Ph.D., University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Careers in Cancer: Nontraditional
Arti P. Varanasi, Ph.D., Advancing Synergy, LLC, Clarksburg, MD

Career Objectives: Junior Faculty
Lisa L. Baumbach-Reardon, Ph.D., TGen, Phoenix, AZ

Careers in Cancer: Academia
K. Sean Kimbro, Ph.D., North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

Career Objectives: Clinical Fellow
Malcolm V. Brock, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD