Town Meeting and Networking Receptions

At the Annual Meeting and the Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, the chairperson discusses recent activities of the Steering Committee, invites discussion from the membership and frequently hosts a panel discussion or short guest talk on an issue relevant to the field. The meeting is followed by a networking reception.

On Monday evening, April 8, during the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, the MEG Town Hall featured Muin J. Khoury, Ph.D., director, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, speaking on Shaping the Future of Cancer Epidemiology: Opportunities and Challenges.

MEG Scholar-in-Training Awards

Established in 2003, the MEG Award for Student Excellence in Molecular Epidemiology is awarded each year to three early-career scientists -- graduate students, medical students and residents, and clinical and postdoctoral fellows -- whose abstract accepted for presentation at the AACR Annual Meeting has been highly rated by the Program Committee. The purpose of the award is to highlight the work being done by talented early-career scientists and to promote the importance of the field to others who may be considering a career in the growing discipline of molecular epidemiology. Awardees are recognized at the MEG Town Meeting, and receive a complimentary year of membership in the Working Group.

To be considered for the MEG Award, Associate Members should indicate that they wish to be considered for a Scholar-in-Training Award when submitting an abstract in the online abstract submitter. All eligible candidates will automatically be considered.

MEG Scholar-in-Training Award Recipients for 2013

Zaid Alirhayim, M.D.
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Clinical and economic burden of incidental findings suspicious for cancer on non contrast chest computed tomography performed during myocardial perfusion imaging

Bríd Mairéad Ryan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Interaction between DRD1 and childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke modulates lung cancer risk in smokers and never smokers,

Alan Fu, M.P.H.
Yale School of Public Health
Targetome profiling, pathway analysis and genetic association study implicate miR-618 in follicular lymphomagenesis

Previous AACR/MEG Special Conferences

Post-GWAS Horizons in Molecular Epidemiology: Digging Deeper into the Environment
November 11-14, 2012, Westin Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, FL

The Future of Molecular Epidemiology: New Tools, Biomarkers, and Opportunities
June 6-9, 2010, InterContinental Miami Hotel, Miami, FL

Candidate Pathways, Whole Genome Scans: Reconciling Results, Looking into the Future
Tuesday, May 20 - Friday, May 23, 2008, Carefree Resort & Villas, Carefree, AZ

Approaches to Complex Pathways in Molecular Epidemiology
Wednesday, May 30 – Saturday, June 2, 2007, Hyatt Regency Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo (Albuquerque), New Mexico

New Developments in the Epidemiology of Cancer Prognosis: Traditional and Molecular Predictors of Treatment Response and Survival
January 11-15, 2006, Charleston Place, Charleston, South Carolina

SNPs, Haplotypes and Cancer: Applications in Molecular Epidemiology
September 13-17, 2003, Sonesta Beach Resort Key Biscayne, Key Biscayne, Florida
Meeting Report: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2004 13: 681-687

Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer Workshop
Cosponsored with the Society of Toxicology
January 18-23, 2003, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, Hawaii