October 13-16, 2009
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina
San Diego, California
CHAIRPERSONS:
Carlos L. Arteaga, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
Lewis A. Chodosh, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Kornelia Polyak, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
This AACR Special Conference on Advances in Breast Cancer Research captured the latest discoveries in genetics, cell biology, and molecular biology that are relevant to mammary development, transformation, and breast cancer progression. Sessions included high-profile speakers in the areas of stem cell biology, genetics and breast cancer risk, mouse models for breast cancer, genomic and proteomic approaches to tumor profiling, metastasis and breast cancer progression, oncogene signaling, the influence of tumor microenvironment on breast carcinogenesis, as well as state-of-the-art imaging methods and the latest in molecular therapeutics for breast cancer. Also featured was a special presentation on The Love/Avon Army of Women program. Over 350 researchers from 25 different countries participated in the conference. In addition to the plenary sessions and keynote address, nearly 200 abstracts were presented in poster sessions.
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