Professional Advancement Reception and Roundtable: "Navigating the Road to a Successful Career in Cancer Research"
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom, Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
Chairperson
Jennifer J. Hu, Ph.D., University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL
This exciting session is a must for all individuals pursuing careers in cancer research or other biomedical sciences. It 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 event includes a keynote talk followed by mentored roundtable discussions facilitated by senior researchers from a variety of sectors in the cancer community, including academia, government, and industry.
To ensure your seat, pre-registration is encouraged. If space allows, registration will be accepted onsite. Please note that registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. AACR members may attend at no charge; non-members are required to pay a fee of $50. All Annual Meeting attendees, of any race or ethnicity, are welcome to attend. To register, go to http://myaacr.aacr.org, and click on Events, then select "101st AACR Annual Meeting Professional Advancement Series."
Topics and Facilitators for 2010:
Careers in Cancer: Academia
Samuel E. Adunyah, Ph.D., Chairman, Dept. of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Duane T. Smoot, M.D., Professor, Dept. Of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC
Careers in Cancer: Government
Beverly D. Lyn-Cook, Ph.D., Sr. Research Biologist, FDA-NCTR, Jefferson, AR
Worta McCaskill-Stevens, M.D., Prog. Director, Community Oncology & Prev. Trials Res. Group., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Careers in Cancer: Industry
Lydia Armstrong, Ph.D., Sr. Director, Global Scientific Affairs, Novartis, Florham Park, NJ
Jon Burrows, Ph.D., Vice President of R&D, Expression Pathology Inc., Rockville, MD
Careers in Cancer: Nontraditional
Ricardo J. Parker, Ph.D., Consultant, Exiqon Diagnostics, Tustin, CA
Career Objectives: Postdoctoral Fellows
KiTani A. Parker-Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Science, Xavier Univ. of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Career Objectives: Clinical Fellow
Manuel L. Penichet, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Career Objectives: Junior Faculty
Oliver Bögler, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Career Transitioning: From Undergraduate to Graduate/Medical
Brandi Brandon-Knight, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Hematology/Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Paul M. Weinberger, M.D., Resident, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Career Transitioning: From Graduate School to Fellow
Arti P. Varanasi, Ph.D., M.P.H., Sr. Study Director, Health Studies Sector, Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD
K. Sean Kimbro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Career Transitioning: From Medical School to Careers in Research
Sofia D. Merajver, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Career Transitioning: From Fellow to Junior Faculty
Cimona V. Hinton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ctr. for Cancer Res. & Therapeutic Development, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA
Career Transitioning: From Junior Faculty to Tenure
Electra D. Paskett, Ph.D., M.P.H, Associate Director for Population Science, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
Career Transitioning: From Researcher to Administrator
Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D., Consultant, Durham, NC
Effective Management, Communication, and Negotiation Skills
Rena J. Pasick, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comp. Cancer Ctr., San Francisco, CA
Effective Leadership, Communication, and Negotiation Skills
James W. Lillard, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, University of Louisville Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY
How to Get Your Papers Published in Journals with a High Impact Factor
Francis Ali-Osman, D.Sc., Associate Director & Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, NC
How to Advance from Poster to Paper - Challenges of Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Lisa L. Baumbach, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor, Pediatrics/Genetics, Univ. of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
How to Set Up a Lab and Management of Resources and Personnel
Wayne Bowen, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department Of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biotech., Brown University, Providence RI
Networking Professional Meetings Successfully
Miguel A. Villalona-Calero, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine & Pharmacology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Leisha A. Emens, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Networking for Personal and Scientific Development
Jean G. Ford, M.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Effective Oral Presentation Skills
Christopher I. Li, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
The Physician/Scientist
Marcia Cruz-Correa, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medicine & Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico Cancer Center, San Juan, PR
International Collaboration
Jorge Gomez, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Office of Latin American Cancer Program Development, Office of the Director, NCI, Bethesda, MD
Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Graduate School Level
Mary Ann Van Duyn, Ph.D., M.P.H., Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, NCI, Bethesda, MD
Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Postdoctoral Level
Pamela A. Marino, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Pharmacology, Physics, & Biochemistry, NIH-NIGMS, Bethesda, MD
Grantsmanship: Junior Faculty
Suresh Mohla, Ph.D., Associate Director, Division of Cancer Biology; Chief, Tumor Biology & Metastasis Branch, NCI, Rockville, MD
Survival Skills: Graduate Level
Laundette P. Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Cherié L. Butts, Ph.D., FDA-CDER, Bethesda, MD
Survival Skills: Postdoctoral Level
Antonio T. Baines, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Survival Skills: Junior Faculty
Adriana Baez, Ph.D., Professor, Pharmacology & Otolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery, University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus
Tenure Track-Research Track
LeeAnn Bailey, Ph.D., Program Director, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
The Role and Responsibilities of a Good Mentor
Shine Chang, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Cancer Prevention Education Program, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
What to Look for in a Good Mentor
Keith Dookeran, M.D., M.B.B.S., M.B.A., Chairman, Cancer Foundation for Minority and Underserved Populations, Chicago, IL
Carlos Casiano, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA