Scientific Seminars

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May 5 - May 11

Thursday, May 8
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thomas, Room D1-080/084 (Sze Conference Room)

FHCRC/UW Cancer Consortium Gastrointestinal Oncology Program Seminar Series
Sandy Markowitz, M.D., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
Title: Genes, fatty acids and colon cancer
Sponsor: FHCRC/UW Cancer Consortium Gastrointestinal Oncology Program
Info: Jennifer Blaesing, (206) 667-6777 or jblaesin@fhcrc.org

Thursday, May 8
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Weintraub, Pelton

FHCRC Lecture Notice
David Raulet, Ph.D. (University of California,, Berkeley)
Title: Tumorigenesis in vivo and the role of the NKG2D receptor in immunosurveillance
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division, Norman M. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Info: Kristine Griffith, (206) 667-3347

Friday, May 9
Noon - 1:00 p.m., SCCA rooms 1006/1008 **Videoconferenced to UWMC room 8121**

Breast Cancer Seminar Series
Diana Buist, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Group Health Center for Health Studies)
Title: What in the world is happening with breast cancer rates? The potential role of screening mammography by hormone therapy users before and after the Women's Health Initiative
Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Program
Info: Suzanne Lentz, (206) 667-1910 or srlentz@fhcrc.org

May 12 - May 18

Monday, May 12
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton **Videoconferenced to SCCA Rm 3100/3102, UWMC Rm 8121, CHRMC Rm R3478, VAPSHCS Bldg. 24, Rm 14**

Clinical Research Division Seminar Series
Hannah Linden, M.D. (UW) **Candidate for joint appointment to Associate Member in the Clinical Research Division, FHCRC**
Title: ER + Breast Cancer: Predicting Response to Therapy
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Jessica Fleenor, jfleenor@fhcrc.org

Monday, May 12
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Arnold, Room M5-C813/815

PHS Solid Tumor Affinity Group (STAG) meeting
Nicole Urban, Sc.D.; Martin (Mac) Cheever, M.D.; Christopher Li, M.D., Ph.D.; Mark Thornquist, Ph.D.
Title: Establishment of a Solid Tumor Shared Resource, where are we?
Sponsor: PHS
Info: Lauren Brown, lbrown@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, May 13
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Thomas, Sze E/W

Clinical Oncology Grand Rounds
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Melissa delaMerced, mmdelame@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, May 13
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton

Basic Sciences Seminar Series
Louis Reichardt
Title: Functions of Cadherin-Associated Proteins in Synapse Formation and Function
Sponsor: Basic Sciences, Jonathan Cooper, (206) 667-4454
Info: Lori Blake, lblake@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, May 13
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton

Perspectives in Science Seminar
Dr. Peter S. Kim, President, Merck Research Laboratories
Title: Improving Human Health Through Translational Research
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Michelle Mudrock, mmudrock@fhcrc.org

Thursday, May 15
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., Arnold, Room M1-A305/307

Faculty Candidate Seminar
Margaret Madeleine, Ph.D. **Candidate for the Faculty Position in the FHCRC Program of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences**
Title: The Epidemiology of Known Cofactors with HPV in Genital Cancers and HPV as a Potential Cofactor in Skin Cancer
Info: Melissa Delamerced, mmdelame@fhcrc.org

Thursday, May 15
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Thomas, Room D1-080 (Sze West Conference Room)

FHCRC/UW Cancer Consortium Gastrointestinal Oncology Program Seminar Series
C. max Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery and UW GSD faculty candidate)
Title: Pancreatic IPMN — Biomarkers of Malignancy and Oncologic Indications for Resection
Sponsor: FHCRC/UW Cancer Consortium Gastrointestinal Oncology Program
Info: Jennifer Blaesing, (206) 667-6777 or jblaesin@fhcrc.org

Friday, May 16
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Weintraub, Pelton

Hematology Division Grand Rounds
William H. Matsui, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD) **Candidate for UW Position**
Title: Translational biology of cancer stem cells
Info: Allan Dimaunahan, adimauna@fhcrc.org

May 19 - May 25

Tuesday, May 20
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Thomas, Sze E/W

Clinical Oncology Grand Rounds
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Melissa delaMerced, mmdelame@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, May 20
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton

Basic Sciences Seminar Series
Arturo Alvarez-Buylia
Title: Adult Neural Stem Cells are Heterogeneous
Sponsor: Human Biology, Valera Vasioukhin, (206) 667-1710
Info: Lori Blake, lblake@fhcrc.org

Friday, May 23
Noon - 1:00 p.m., SCCA rooms 1006/1008 **Videoconferenced to UWMC room 8121**

Breast Cancer Seminar Series
Georgianna Ellis, M.D. (UW)
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Program
Info: Suzanne Lentz, (206) 667-1910 or srlentz@fhcrc.org

Friday, May 23
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Arnold, Room M1-A303

Spring 2008 Joint Cancer Epidemiology/Prevention Seminar Series
Dr. Farin Kamangar (National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD)
Title: Investigating the Etiology of Esophageal Cancer in a High-Risk Area of Iran: Old and New Risk Factors
Sponsor: PHS, Cancer Prevention Program, Program in Epidemiology
Info: Ray Smiley, (206) 667-5134 or rsmiley@fhcrc.org

May 26 - June 1

Monday, May 26
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton **Videoconferenced to SCCA Rm 3100/3102, UWMC Rm 8121, CHRMC Rm R3478, VAPSHCS Bldg. 24, Rm 14**

Clinical Research Division Seminar Series
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Jessica Fleenor, jfleenor@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, May 27
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Thomas, Sze E/W

Clinical Oncology Grand Rounds
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Melissa delaMerced, mmdelame@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, May 27
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton

Basic Sciences Seminar Series
Jeb Gaudet (University of Calgary)
Title: Specification of Cell Fate in the Pharynx of C. elegans
Sponsor: Basic Sciences, Marc Van Gilst, (206) 667-5223 (Assistant - Lori x. 4617)
Info: Lori Blake, lblake@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, May 27
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Arnold, Rooms M4-A805/817 (4th floor)

TREC Seminar
Mario Kratz, Ph.D.(FHCRC)
Title: Adipose Tissue Macrophage Infiltration and Inflammation
Sponsor: Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC)
Info: Jennifer Becker, (206) 667-7979

June 2 - June 8

Monday, June 2
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton **Videoconferenced to SCCA Rm 3100/3102, UWMC Rm 8121, CHRMC Rm R3478, VAPSHCS Bldg. 24, Rm 14**

Clinical Research Division Seminar Series
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Jessica Fleenor, jfleenor@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, June 3
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Thomas, Sze E/W

Clinical Oncology Grand Rounds
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Melissa delaMerced, mmdelame@fhcrc.org

Friday, June 6
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Weintraub, Pelton

Hematology Division Grand Rounds
Title: TBA
Info: Allan Dimaunahan, adimauna@fhcrc.org

Swturday, June 7
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton

Free Patient Conference
Anneclaire DeRoos, M.P.H., Ph.D. (FHCRC)(SCCA); Joachim Deeg, M.D. (FHCRC)(SCCA); Ruben Mesa, M.D. (Mayo Clinical College of Medicine); Aravind Ramakrishnan, M.D. (FHCRC)(SCCA); Kristine Doney, M.D. (FHCRC)(SCCA); Karen Syrjala, Ph.D. (FHCRC)(SCCA); Elihu Estey, M.D. (FHCRC)(SCCA); Bart Scott, M.D. (FHCRC)(SCCA)
Title: Current Management of Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myeloproliferative Disorders and Aplastic Anemia
Sponsors: FHCRC and Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc.
Info: To register or for More Information call (800) 747-2820

June 9 - June 15

Monday, June 9
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton **Videoconferenced to SCCA Rm 3100/3102, UWMC Rm 8121, CHRMC Rm R3478, VAPSHCS Bldg. 24, Rm 14**

Clinical Research Division Seminar Series
Vijayakrishna Gadi, M.D., Ph.D. (UW) **Candidate for joint appointment to Assistant Member in the Clinical Research Division, FHCRC**
Title: Fetal Microchimerism and Breast Cancer: Let's Just Stay in Bed
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Jessica Fleenor, jfleenor@fhcrc.org

Tuesday, June 10
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Thomas, Sze E/W

Clinical Oncology Grand Rounds
Title: TBA
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Melissa delaMerced, mmdelame@fhcrc.org

Friday, June 13
Noon - 1:00 p.m., SCCA rooms 1006/1008 **Videoconferenced to UWMC room 8121**

Breast Cancer Seminar Series
Brenda F. Kurland, Ph.D. (FHCRC)
Title: ER heterogeneity measured in vivo by FES PET
Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Program
Info: Suzanne Lentz, (206) 667-1910 or srlentz@fhcrc.org

June 16 - June 22

Monday, June 16
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton **Videoconferenced to SCCA Rm 3100/3102, UWMC Rm 8121, CHRMC Rm R3478, VAPSHCS Bldg. 24, Rm 14**

Clinical Research Division Seminar Series
Elizabeth D. Mellins, M.D. (Stanford University, CA)
Title: MHC Association with Autoimmunity: A New Hypothesis
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Jessica Fleenor, jfleenor@fhcrc.org

June 23 - June 29

Monday, June 23
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton **Videoconferenced to SCCA Rm 3100/3102, UWMC Rm 8121, CHRMC Rm R3478, VAPSHCS Bldg. 24, Rm 14**

Clinical Research Division Seminar Series
Rainer Storb, M.D. (FHCRC) **Member Five Year Review**
Title: TBD
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Jessica Fleenor, jfleenor@fhcrc.org

Friday, June 27
Noon - 1:00 p.m., SCCA rooms 1006/1008 **Videoconferenced to UWMC room 8121**

Breast Cancer Seminar Series
Julie Gralow, M.D.
Title: ASCO Update
Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Program
Info: Suzanne Lentz, (206) 667-1910 or srlentz@fhcrc.org

June 30 - July 6

Monday, June 30
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Weintraub, Pelton **Videoconferenced to SCCA Rm 3100/3102, UWMC Rm 8121, CHRMC Rm R3478, VAPSHCS Bldg. 24, Rm 14**

Clinical Research Division Seminar Series
Jerry Radich, M.D. (FHCRC) **Member Five Year Review**
Title: TBD
Sponsor: Clinical Research Division
Info: Jessica Fleenor, jfleenor@fhcrc.org

July 7 - July 13

Friday, July 11
Noon - 1:00 p.m., SCCA rooms 1006/1008 **Videoconferenced to UWMC room 8121**

Breast Cancer Seminar Series
Wendy DeMartini, M.D. (UW)
Title: A predictive model for breast MRI lesions using patient and imaging characteristics
Sponsor: Breast Cancer Research Program
Info: Suzanne Lentz, (206) 667-1910 or srlentz@fhcrc.org


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