Breast/Ovarian Cancer Group Meeting
Sponsored by: Tulane Cancer Center, School of Medicine, section of Hematology/Medical Oncology.
Location: 1324 Tulane Ave. J. Bennett Johnston Building, 4th floor Room 403
Dates: 2nd and 4th, Wed. of every month are research presentations
1st and 3rd Wed of every month are journal club presentations
Time: 11:00 am -12:00 pm
Organizers: Christopher Williams, Ph.D, TUHSC-SCB Organizer. cwillia0@tulane.edu
Melyssa Bratton, PhD, Co-organizer mbratton@tulane.edu
Refreshments: Lunch will be served
Description: These meetings (held in conjunction with the Tulane School of Medicine Hematology/Oncology section) are designed to bring together LCRC investigators, trainees, and clinical fellows with an interest in breast and ovarian cancer. The seminar format is a 1 hour informal meeting with presentations of ongoing or proposed research projects. Journal club presentations consist of the presentation of recent research articles pertinent to breast or ovarian cancer, with discussion among participants. The meetings provide trainees with additional insight into their projects, as well as a forum to hone prsesentation skills in a familiar environment. Principle investigators, trainees and fellows are encouraged to participate.
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2008 Schedule:
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Speaker |
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Jan 9 |
Journal Club |
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Jan 16 |
No meeting |
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Jan 23 |
Jornal Club |
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Jan 30 |
Steven Hill, Ph.D. |
"Receptor, Molecular, and Signal Transduction Mechanisms of Action of Melatonin in Human Breast Cancer" |
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Feb 6 |
Carolyn Marsden, Graduate Student, Rowan Lab |
"Isolation of Tumor Initiating Cells with Metastatic Potential from Human Primary Invasive Ductal Carcinoma" |
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Feb 13 |
Jornal Club |
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Feb 20 |
Shuang Liu, Ph.D. Postdoc, Dong Lab |
"Down-regulation of Telomerase by Selenium in Prostate Cancer Cells" |
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Feb 27 |
Zakaria Abdelmageed, Ph.D. Postdoc, Outit Lab |
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Mar 5 |
Chakravarity, Geetika, Ph.D. |
Rho GAP p190b: A common denominator in ductal development and Breast Cancer |
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Mar 12 |
Debbie Sullivan, Ph.D. |
Career Development Seminar |
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Mar 19 |
Tamika Duplessis, Graduate student, Rowan Lab |
Estrogen receptor phosphorylation and coactivator recruitment in breast cancer |
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Mar 26 |
No meeting, research days |
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Apr 2 |
Augusta Fernando, Ph.D. Hill Lab |
Journal Club |
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Apr 9 |
Eric Simpson, Ph.D., Postdoc, Mclachlan Lab |
Estrogen signaling in Uterine Fibroids |
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Apr 16 |
Jornal Club |
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Apr 23 |
Arthur Lustig, Ph.D. |
Strides to the Inhibition of Telomere- based Immortalization in Cancer |
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Apr 30 |
Lindsay Vanhoy Rhodes, Graduate student |
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Action on Tumorigenesis and Hormone Independence of Latent Breast Carcinoma Cells |
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May 7 |
Journal Club Syreeta Tilghman, Ph.D., Burow Lab |
Hematology/Oncology |
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May 14 |
Seminar ShuLin Xiang, Ph.D. Postdoc, Hill Lab |
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May 21 |
Erica Simpson, Ph.D. Mclachlin Lab |
Journal Club |
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May 28 |
Michael Bloch, Ph.D. Postdoc |
BD Pathway Imager and High Content Microscopy |
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2007 Schedule:
Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Jan 10 |
Christopher Williams, Ph.D., postdoc Dr. Rowan's lab, Tulane |
Novel Estrogen Receptor α (ERα) Phosphorylation Sites: Identification, Characterization, and the Impact on ERα Transcriptional Activity |
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Jan 24 |
No meeting |
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Feb 14 |
Allal Ouhtit, M Ph, Ph.D. Asst. Prof. Dept. Pathology, LSUHSC |
Role of CD44 and its downstream signaling in breast cancer Metastasis |
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Feb 28 |
Tulane Research Days-no meeting |
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Mar 14 |
Anjali Naresh, Ph.D. student, Dr. Frank Jones lab, Tulane |
Influence of ERBB4 on Endocrine Therapy of Breast Cancer |
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Mar 28 |
CANCELLED |
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Apr 11 |
Srikanta Dash, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, Tulane |
Interaction of mammary carcinoma cells with liver and lung microvasculature |
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Apr 25 |
CANCELLED |
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May 9 |
Meera S. Ramayya, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, Tulane |
Steroidogenic Factor-1: A Putative Suppressor of Ovarian Cancer |
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May 23 |
Lulu Mao, Ph.D., postdoc Dr. Hill's lab, Tulane |
Anti-invasive action of melatonin in human breast cancer cells; A role for the p38 signaling pathway in melatonin action |
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June 13 |
Jerzy Rokicki, MD/Ph.D. student Dr. Jones' lab |
The Novel Estrogen Receptor Coactivator ERBB4/HER4 Harbors a Functional NR-Box and Regulates Estrogen Response in Breast Tumors |
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June 20 |
Christopher Williams, Ph.D., postdoc Dr. Rowan's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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June 27 |
Brian Barnett, M.D. Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Tulane |
FOXP3 predicts late recurrence and decreased survival in breast cancer patients |
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July 4 |
NO MEETING |
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July 11 |
Syreeta Tilghman, Ph.D., Postdoc Dr. Burow's lab, Tulane |
PI3K/AKT cross-talk with ER-beta signaling in breast cancer |
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July 18 |
Mike Macurrdy, Ph.D. student Dr. Hill's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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July 25 |
Carla Zimmerman, Ph.D. student Dr. Beckman's lab, Tulane |
Mechanisms of Anti-Proliferative Effects of Glyceollins in Estrogen-Dependent and -Independent Tumor Cells |
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Aug 1 |
Zengshan Li, Ph.D., M.D., Postdoc Dr. Rowan's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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Aug 8 |
Thomas E. Wiese, Ph.D. |
Novel in vitro estrogen activity of pesticide mixtures, isomers and enantiomers |
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Aug 15 |
Kamilah Jackson, Ph.D., Postdoc Dr. Dash's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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Aug 22 |
NO MEETING |
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Sept 5 |
Melyssa Bratton, Ph.D., Postdoc Dr. Burow's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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Sept 12 |
Brian Rowan, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., Steven Hill, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane |
How to get a job in academia |
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Sept 19 |
Yatrik Shah, Ph.D. ACS Postdoctoral Fellow in Frank Gonzalez lab, NIH-Bethesda |
PPARalpha-Dependent Regulation of miRNA expression and hepatocarcinogenesis |
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Sept 26 |
Tamika Tyler-Duplessis, |
Regulation of estrogen receptor function in breast cancer by HER2/neu signaling and herceptin |
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Oct 3 |
Yun Zhu, Ph.D. Res. Asst Prof. Dr. Burow's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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Oct 10 |
Arthur Lustig, Ph.D., Prof. of Biochemistry and Human Genetics, Tulane |
Strides to the Inhibition of Telomere-Based Immortalization in Cancer |
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Oct 17 |
Diana Cittelly, Ph.D. Postdoc, Dr. Jones' lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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Oct 24 |
Melyssa Bratton, Ph.D., Postdoc, Dr. Burow's lab, Tulane |
Research presentation: to be announced |
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Nov 7 |
Syretta Tilghman, Ph.D. Postdoc, Dr. Burow's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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Nov 14 |
Susan K. Steele, DNS, APRN, CNS, AOCN, Asst. Prof. of Nursing, LSUHSC School of Nursing |
Identifying Message Relevance of a Tailored Interactive DVD to Uninsured Women Non-Adherent with Mammography in the Greater New Orleans Area |
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Nov 21 |
Steven Hill, Ph.D. Prof. and Chair, Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane |
Melatonin and Breast Cancer |
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Nov 28 |
NO MEETING |
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Dec 5 |
Shulin Xiang, Ph.D. Postdoc Dr. Hill's lab, Tulane |
Journal Club |
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Dec 12 |
Jim Antoon, M.D./Ph.D. student, Dr. Beckman's lab, Tulane |
Evaluation of Sphingosine Kinase Inhibitors on Breast and Ovarian Cancers |
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Dec 19 |
Zakaria Abdelmageed, Ph.D., Postdoc, Dr. Ouhtit's lab, LSUHSC |
Function and identification of CD146-downstream target genes in breast tumor invasion |
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| Dec 26 | NO MEETING | |
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