Cancer Biology Seminar Series (CBIO596h)
Arizona Cancer Center, Kiewit Auditorium, rm 2951 Monday, 9-10am, refreshments
Fall Course Coordinator: Georg Wondrak, PhD
Spring Course Coordinator: Joyce Schroeder, PhD
August 24 John DiGiovanni, PhD, (Hosts: Tim Bowden and Serrine Lau) “The Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway as a Target for Prevention of Epithelial Cancer” Broadcast to Phoenix COM room 1353. Seminar will not be archived for future viewing. First day of classes. New student orientation to follow seminar.
August 31 Randy Burd, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona “Tumor Sensitization to Conventional Therapies by Modification of Tumor Cell Metabolism”
September 7 Labor Day holiday, no seminar
September 14 Ian Robey, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, Respiratory Sciences, "pH-altering approaches in breast cancer treatment"
September 21 Giovanni Bosco, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Arizona “Structure and Finction of Chromosomes and Spatial Organization of Genes: Implications for Cancer and Aging”
September 28 Robert W. Walters, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Duke University (Host: Myron Jacobson) "GPR109A and beta-arrestin mediated signaling in health and disease".
October 5 Steve Stratton, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona. "Selenium and Prostate Cancer"
October 12 Terry Matsunaga, Pharm D, PhD, Research Professor, Radiology Research, University of Arizona. "Microbubbles, Nanodrops and Ultrasound-mediated Therapeutic Strategies"
October 19 Natarajan Raghunand, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Radiology; Director of Translational Cancer Imaging. "Development of MRI Biomarkers of Therapeutic Response in Tumors"
October 26 Alex Toker, PhD, Associate Profesor of Pathology, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School "The PI- 3-Kinase and Akt Signaling Pathway in Cancrer Progression". Host: Emmanuelle Meuillet.
November 2 Tracy Brooks, PhD, Research Assistant Scientist, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona. "Optimizing Molecular Therapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Targeting the c-myc G-quadruplex"
November 9 Donato Romagnolo, PhD, Professor, Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona. "TBA"
November 16 Thomas M. Ruenger, MD, PhD, Professor and Vice-Chair of Dermatology, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Medical Center (Host: Clara Curiel). "Role of longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) in the pathogenesis of malignant melanoma". Seminar will not be archived for future viewing.
November 23 Durga Cherukuri, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, BIO5, University of Arizona. (Host: Tom Doetschman)
November 30 Davide Ruggero, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco (Host: Jiaqi Shi) “TBA”
December 7 Elsa R. Flores, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Sponsored by NSF UA ADVANCE, Host: Kirsten Limesand “p63 Plays Critical Roles in Stem Cells, Aging and Cancer”
December 9 last day of classes
Seminars may be videoconferenced to Phoenix COM, TGen, Arizona Cancer Center Greater Phoenix Area (Scottsdale Healthcare/Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center), Ventana Medical Systems and Northern Arizona University only if we have received a request for broadcast. You may access the presentation live or archival at http://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/. Contact: Rick Collins rcollins@biocom.arizona.edu or Anne Cione acione@azcc.arizona.edu 626-7479.