96th AACR Annual Meeting • April 16-20, 2005
Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA
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Table of Contents (1 page)
Welcome
Committees and Supporters
2005 Program Committee
Officers and Directors
AACR Committees
AACR Members of 50 Years
Champions of the AACR
96th Annual Meeting Supporters
Sustaining Members
Special Conference and Workshop Supporters
Information and Maps (12 pages)
General Information
Map of Anaheim and Hotel Listings
Diagram of Anaheim Convention Center
Diagram of Marriott Anaheim Hotel
Diagram of Hilton Anaheim Hotel
MI/CCP Presidential Leadership Forum
Educational Sessions
Methods Workshops
Public Forum
Professional Advancement Series: Eighth Annual Associate Member Grant Writing Workshop
Professional Advancement Series: WICR Leadership Development Workshop
Professional Advancement Series: Three Steps to Obtaining Your Position in Cancer Research
Eighth Annual AACR-Women in Cancer Research-Charlotte Friend Memorial Lecture
Professional Advancement Series: Roundtable: Careers in Clinical and Translational Research
NCI/NIH-Sponsored Session: NIH Grants: Changes in Review and Funding Opportunities
Meet-the-Expert Sunrise Sessions
Opening Events
Plenary Session: The Impact of Scientific Discovery on Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Minisymposia and Poster Sessions (abstracts in these sessions are available online or in PDF)
Eighth Annual Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research Lecture
Fourth Annual Kirk A. Landon-AACR Prize for Basic Cancer Research
Forums
Roundtable: The Future of Oncologic Drugs in the New Era of Molecular Targeted Therapy
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: New Developments in Lymphoma
Associate Member Town Meeting
Fourth Annual Dorothy P. Landon-AACR Prize for Translational Cancer Research Lecture
Professional Advancement Series: Undergraduate Student Caucus
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: VEGF and p53 Targeted Therapies for Renal and Bladder Cancer
Symposia
Forty-fifth Annual AACR G.H.A. Clowes Memorial Award Lecture
MICR Town Meeting
Molecular Epidemiology Group
(MEG/AACR) Town Meeting and Reception
Professional Advancement Series: From Clinical Fellowship to Faculty
Professional Advancement Series: Roundtable: Navigating the Road to a Successful Career in Cancer Research
Meet-the-Expert Sunrise Sessions
Presidential Address
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Stem Cells, Metastasis, and Residual Disease: Integrating New Findings in Breast Cancer Research
Minisymposia and Poster Sessions (abstracts in these sessions are available online or in PDF)
Forums
Address by the NCI Director
Presentation of Lifetime Achievement
Award and Public Service Awards
MICR Forum: Genetic Heterogeneity and Race-Based Associations: How Can We Do Better?
Professional Advancement Series: Special Program for High School Students – The Conquest of Cancer: The Task of the Next Generation
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Embryonal Cancers of Childhood: New Insights on Tumor Initiation and Progression
Symposia
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Stomach and Esophageal Cancers: Recent Advances in Early Detection, Prevention, and Therapy
AACR Annual Business Meeting
NCI/NIH-Sponsored Session: The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, caBIG
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Lung Cancer
NCI/NIH-Sponsored Session: NCI Research Training and Career Development Opportunities
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: New Concepts in Brain Tumor Research
AACR-Irving Weinstein Foundation Distinguished Lecture
Professional Advancement Series: WICR Networking Reception and Caucus
Population Stratification: Trivial Pursuit or Serious Concern?
Town Meeting: Chemistry in Cancer Research
Town Meeting and Reception
Meet-the-Expert Sunrise Sessions
NCI/NIH-Sponsored Session: EDRN: Bringing Biomarkers from the Laboratory to the Bedside
In the Forefront of Advances in Cancer Research
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Thyroid Cancer: Cell Signaling and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Tumorigenesis and Progression
Late-Breaking Poster Sessions (abstracts in these sessions are available online)
Minisymposia and Poster Sessions (abstracts in these sessions are available online or in PDF)
NCI/NIH-Sponsored Session: The NIH Roadmap: Funding Opportunities for Cancer Researchers
Roundtable: Opportunities and Barriers in the Age of Team Science
Tenth Annual AACR-DeWitt S. Goodman Memorial Lecture
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Colon Cancer: Using Genetics to Predict Risk and Response to Treatment
Symposia
Twenty-ninth Annual AACR-Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award Lecture
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Ovarian Cancer: Updates from Bench and Bedside
Professional Advancement Series: Avenues of Funding for Chemists in Cancer Research
Public Forum: Science Policy and Legislative Affairs
AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research Lecture
Late-Breaking Oral Abstract Session
The Best of the Late-Breaking Abstracts: Spanning the Spectrum of Basic Science to the Clinic (abstracts in these sessions are available online)
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: New Molecular Targets in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Special Minisymposium: Contemporary Ethical/Human Considerations in Clinical Research
NCI/NIH-Sponsored Session: Tips on NIH Grant Process and Opportunities for Cancer Research: Funding at NIGMS, NIDCR, NIDDK, NHLBI, and Other NIH Institutes
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: Molecular Origins and Immunological Approaches to Human Melanoma
Twenty-fourth Annual AACR-Bruce F. Cain Memorial Award Lecture
Professional Advancement Series: A User’s Guide to the HapMap
Meet-the-Expert Sunrise Sessions
NIH-Sponsored Session: Patents for Scientists: A Presentation about Intellectual Property (IP) for Scientists in Academia and Industry
AACR-Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Career Development Award Lecture
Tenth Annual AACR-Joseph H. Burchenal Clinical Research Award Lecture
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: AML: Toward Effective Management of Pancreatic Cancer
Minisymposia and Poster Sessions (abstracts in these sessions are available online or in PDF)
Forums
Fourteenth Annual AACR-American Cancer Society Award Lecture on Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
New Concepts in Organ Site Research: State-of-the-Art of Myeloma Biology, Genetics, and Therapy
Symposia
Scholar Awards
Science Education Awards
Scholar-in-Training Awards
List of Exhibitors (45 pages)
Map of Exhibit Hall (1 page)
Exhibitor Product Categories (11 pages)
Subject Guide to Abstract Presentations (5 pages)
Abstract Author Index (65 pages)
Guide to Program by Session Type (6 pages)
Invited Speaker Index (5 pages)
Membership Information and Forms (3 pages)