American Association for Cancer Research

Annual Meeting 2012 Program: Town Meetings

Sessions as of February 15

Town Meetings

The Cancer Immunology (CIMM) Working Group Town Meeting:
Cancer Immunotherapy: The View From The Private Sector
Co-Chairpersons: Olivera J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; and Elizabeth M. Jaffee, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

  • Hyam I. Levitsky, Hoffman-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ
  • Ira Mellman, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
  • Jon M. Wigginton, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Princeton, NJ

The Chemistry in Cancer Research (CICR) Working Group Town Meeting
Co-Chairpersons: Stephen Neidle, University of London School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom; and Billy W. Day, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA

The Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) Town Meeting
Chairperson: Levi A. Garraway, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

The Molecular Epidemiology (MEG) Working Group Town Meeting:
Update on Cancer Survivorship
Co-Chairpersons: Kathy J. Helzlsouer, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; and James R. Cerhan, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN

  • Joanne L. Elena, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

The Tumor Microenvironment (TME) Working Group Town Meeting:
Drug Targets in the Tumor Microenvironment
Co-Chairpersons: Kornelia Polyak, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and M. Celeste Simon, Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  • Rebecca G. Bagley. Genzyme Corp., Framingham, MA
  • Giovanni Melillo, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Princeton, NJ
  • Hegde Priti, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA


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