American Association for Cancer Research

Annual Meeting 2012 Program: NCI/NIH-Sponsored Sessions

Sessions as of February 15

NCI/NIH-Sponsored Sessions

Beyond GWAS: Leveraging Large-Scale Cancer Genomics Datasets for Germline Discovery
Chairperson: Elizabeth M. Gillanders, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Laura D. Buccini, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • Matthew L. Freedman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
  • Simon A. Gayther, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Elizabeth M. Gillanders
  • Adam Kiezun, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA
  • Sharon E. Plon, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Kenna Shaw, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) – A Rapidly Expanding Community Resource: Status Review of Data Dissemination
Chairperson: Kenna Shaw, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Greg D. Eley, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • Raju Kucherlapti, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Brad Ozenberger, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • Kenna Shaw
  • Joshua M. Stuart, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

Coordination of Collaborative Translational Cancer Research in Europe: Towards Evidence-Based Therapies and Care
Chairperson: Jan-Willem Van de Loo, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

  • Jurgen Becker, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
  • Felix Beuschlein, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
  • Charles Swanton, Cancer Research UK, London, United Kingdom
  • Sabine Tejpar, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  • Jan-Willem Van de Loo
  • Arend Von Stackelberg, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany

Funding Opportunities for Cancer Research at Multiple NIH Institutes and Centers with NIH Experts
Chairperson: Phuong Kim Pham, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD

  • Rajeev K. Agarwal, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • Nancy C. Lohrey, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • Pamela Anne Marino, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MD
  • Kimberly A. McAllister, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
  • Phuong Kim Pham
  • Lambratu Rahman-Sesay, Center for Scientific Review, Bethesda, MD
  • Sundaresan Venkatachalam, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD

Funding Opportunities in Europe for Creative Minds from Anywhere in the World

  • Mohamed Bentires-Alj, Sr., Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland
  • Cedric Blanpain, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
  • Hans Clevers, Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Michele De Palma, The Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Sally A. Donaldson, European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium
  • Klaus Pantel, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • Eleni Zika, European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium

NCI Funding and Training Opportunities in Cancer Research
Co-Chairpersons: Jonathan S. Wiest, National Cancer Institute-Center for Cancer Training, Bethesda, MD; and Ming Lei, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD

  • Ming Lei
  • Jonathan S. Wiest

NCI SBIR and STTR: Advancing the Commercialization of New Cancer Innovations
Chairperson: Andrew J. Kurtz, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Gregory Evans, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • James M. Olson, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

The NCI Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET) Initiative: Using Large-Scale Genomics to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets for Childhood Cancers
Co-Chairpersons: Malcolm A. Smith, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; and Jaime M. Guidry Auvil, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Edward F. Attiyeh, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • Tanja M. Davidsen, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • Ching C. Lau, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, TX
  • Soheil Meshinchi, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
  • Charles G. Mullighan, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
  • Elizabeth Perlman, Children's Memorial Research Center, Chicago, IL

NCI’s Early Detection Research Network: Progress and Outlook
Chairperson: Sudhir Srivastava, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Arul M. Chinnaiyan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Sanford D. Markowitz, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
  • Pierre P. Massion, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

NCI’s Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory: How to Evaluate Novel Materials for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis
Chairperson: Piotr Grodzinski, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Neil A. Desai, Celgene Corp., Summit, NJ
  • Jeff Hrkach, BIND Biosciences, Inc., Cambridge, MA
  • Julia Y. Ljubimova, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Scott E. McNeil, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD

NCI’s Programs to Advance Cancer Research Utilizing Biospecimens
Chairperson: Benjamin Fombonne, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Anthony J. Dickherber, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
  • David Litwack, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
  • Jimmie B. Vaught, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

NIH Grants Session: Changes in Review, Funding, and Funding Opportunities at the NCI
Chairperson: Suresh Mohla, National Cancer Institute-Division of Cancer Biology, Rockville, MD

  • Suresh Mohla
  • Angela Y. Ng, Center for Scientific Review, Bethesda, MD

Parlaying the K Award into Your First R01: How Did They Do It?
Co-Chairpersons: Ming Lei, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; Sonia B. Jakowlew, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; and Nancy C. Lohrey, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • Paige McDonald, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
  • John A. Milner, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
  • Suresh Mohla, National Cancer Institute-Division of Cancer Biology, Rockville, MD
  • Christopher C. Quarles, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • Roy S. Wu, National Cancer Institute-Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Bethesda, MD
  • Youli Zu, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

Quantitative Imaging and Image-Guided Drug Delivery in Cancer
Chairperson: Keyvan Farahani, National Cancer Institute-Cancer Imaging Program, Bethesda, MD

  • Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • Keyvan Farahani
  • Thomas J. Meade, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property: Financial and Career Opportunities for Researchers
Chairperson: Phuong Kim Pham, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD

  • Joseph Contrera, Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer, Baltimore, MD
  • John De Kanel, Analytical Associates Inc., North Miami, FL
  • Robert Iannone, Merck and Co. Inc., North Wales, PA
  • Phuong Kim Pham


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