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BIT's Annual World Cancer Congress 2008
Full Program
Theme: From Basic Research to Therapeutics
Time: June 12-17, 2008
Venue: Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center (ECEC), Shanghai, China |
The scientific program for the conference has been developed by selecting abstracts for oral presentation and grouping these abstracts into pre-conference, main conference, satellite meeting. Poster sessions will be held through the whole congress.
LANGUAGE NOTE: This meeting will be conducted in English.
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Pre-Conference: Summit on Public Support Campaign
- Mobilize Public Health Support and Opportunities for Reducing the Burden of Cancer
Time |
Workshop |
June 11, 2008
Wednesday
14:00-15:30
Place:
No. 9 Room, 2F, ECEC |
| Workshop: Public Awareness/Prevention and Screening Program for Prevalence Carcinogenesis |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Connie Dresser, Program Director, Multimedia Technology, Health Communication SBIR/STTR Grants, Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, USA |
| 14:30-14:55 |
Title: NCI Obesity Research Objectives and Directions
Dr. Linda Nebeling, Chief, Health Promotion Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program (BRP), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute, USA |
14:55-15:20 |
Title: NCI Health Communication Technology Research Objectives and Directions
Dr. Connie Dresser, Program Director, Multimedia Technology, Health Communication SBIR/STTR Grants, Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, USA |
| 15:20-15:45 |
Title: Functional Characterization of TOPK in Lung Carcinogenesis
Dr. Jinmei Lai, Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan |
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Main Conference
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Forum
Time |
Activities |
June 12, 2008
Thursday
08:20-11:40
Place: Grand Ballroom |
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Forum |
08:20-08:40 |
Group Photo ㄗPlace: The Gate of ECECㄘ |
09:00-09:05 |
Chair's Opening Remark |
09:05-09:35 |
VIP's Address
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| Keynote Forum: Today's Science, Tomorrow's Healthy World |
09:40-10:10
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Title: Antagonists of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) in Cancer Therapy
Dr. Andrew V. Schally, Head of the Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Services (151) Miami , South Florida VA Foundation for Research and Education, The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977 |
10:10-10:40
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Title: The Application of Estrogen Receptor Measurement for Selection of Therapy in Breast Cancer
Dr. Elwood Jensen, Distinguished University Professor, Wile Chair for Cancer Research Department of Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2004 Lasker Medical Award Winner
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10:40-11:10 |
Title: A Novel Mechanism Regulating Transcription of Proto-oncogenes and Tumorigenesis
Dr. Alan Garen, Professor, Yale University; Member, National Academy of Sciences, USA |
11:10-11:40 |
Keynote Lecture Reserved for Domestic Expert in Cancer Research |
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Program Track 1: Basic Cancer Research Breakthroughs
- Improve Our Fundamental Knowledge of Cancers Leading to Novel Therapeutics
Time |
Sessions |
June 12, 2008
Thursday
13:30-16:45
Place:
No. 11 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Sessional Sponsorship : Affymetrix, Inc., USA
Session 1: Frontier of Basic Oncology Research: Leading Waves of Omics |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Toru Ouchi, Associate Professor and Program Leader, Systems Genome Biology Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Zhiheng Pei, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Physician, Pathology and Laboratory Service, Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, USA |
13:30-13:50 |
Title: Human Foregut Microbiome in Health and Disease
Dr. Zhiheng Pei, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Physician, Pathology and Laboratory Service, Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, USA |
13:50-14:10 |
Title: Identification of BRCA1-associated BAAT1 as a Regulatory Protein of ATM
Dr. Toru Ouchi, Associate Professor and Program Leader, Systems Genome Biology Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA |
14:10-14:30 |
Title: Genomics and Proteomics on Cancer Diagnosis
Dr. Can Atalay, Associate Professor of General Surgery, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Turkey
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14:30-14:50 |
Title: Proteins Involved in Angiogenesis and Metastasis are Regulated Structurally and Functionally by Post-translational Modifications
Dr. Kong-Joo Lee, Professor, College of Pharmacy & Division of Life & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Korea |
14:50-15:10 |
Title: Discovery of Breast Cancer Genes: an Integrated Approach
Dr. James G. Pan, Head of Drug Discovery and Development Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:25-15:45 |
Title: Rising Psa in Patients with Minor Luts without Evidence of Prostatic Carcinoma: a Missing Link?
Dr. Koenraad van Renterghem, Urologist, Virga Jesseziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium |
15:45-16:05 |
Title: Phosphate Affinity Gel Electrophoresis Using a Phos-tag Molecule for Phosphoproteome Study in Cancer Cells
Dr. Eiji Kinoshita, Associate Professor, Department of Functional Molecular Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan |
16:05-16:25 |
Title: Genome-wide Analysis Approach, how can It be Used to Improve Cancer Treatment?
Dr. Yong-Jie Lu, Senior Lecturer and Team Leader, Institute of Cancer, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary, University of London, UK |
16:25-16:45 |
Title: Integrated Genomics Approach for Cancer Research
Dr. Zuwei Qian, Associate Director of Scientific Affairs, Affymetrix. Inc, China
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June 12, 2008
Thursday
13:30-17:05
Place:
No. 8 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 2: Molecular & Cell Biology in Oncology (Part 1) ( Session speech opportunities are not available, please apply for the poster )
Due to so many speakers appyling for speech slots at this session, the organizing committee divides the session of Molecular & Cell Biology in Oncology into two parts. (Visit Part 2) |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Weihang Chai, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Pei Feng, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
13:30-13:50 |
Title: A Survey of DNA and mRNA Relationships Reveals a Complex Hierarchical Series of Relationships that may the Result of Widespread Selection in Cancer
Dr. Tao Xie, Senior Research Scientist, Rosetta Inpharmatics, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Merck and Co. Inc., USA |
13:50-14:10 |
Title: Mutations in the Wnt/b-catenin and Ras/Raf Signalling Pathways in a Panel of Colorectal Carcinoma Cell Lines: Correlations with Growth Characteristics and Potential for Signalling Therapies
Dr. Huihua Zhang, Senior Research Officer, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Branch, Australia
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14:10-14:30 |
Title: Targeting the Ends: a Promising Approach to End Tumor Growth
Dr. Weihang Chai, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, USA |
14:30-14:50 |
Title: Compartmental Signalling of c-Met Receptor
Dr. Stephanie Kermorgant, Lecturer, Department of Tumour Biology, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Bart's & The London; Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry, John Vane Science Centre, UK |
14:50-15:10 |
Title: Context-dependent Roles of Transforming Growth Factor b in Tumor Progression
Dr. Shizhen Emily Wang, Research Assistant Professor of Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA |
15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:25-15:45 |
Title: MUC1-galectin-3 Interaction Promotes Epithelial Cancer Progression: an Important Mechanism for Metastasis
Dr. Lu-Gang Yu, Senior Lecturer, the School of Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, UK |
15:45-16:05 |
Title: Relationship between HPV Oncoproteins and Host Gene Alterations in HPV Infected Cell Lines Selected for Etoposide Resistance
Dr. Mathurose Ponglikitmongkol, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand |
16:05-16:25 |
Title: Protein Kinase B Activation Mechanism: From Structure to Function.
Dr. Veronique Calleja, Research Associate in Dr. Banafsh谷 Larijani's laboratory Cancer
Research UK, London Research Institute, London, UK |
16:25-16:45 |
Title: Apoptotic Effect of Zinc in Targeting Prostate Cancer through Mitochondrial Pathway
Dr. Pei Feng, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
16:45-17:05 |
Title: Nutriprotection, Oncogenetics and Breast Cancer: from Bench to Clinics
Dr. Yves-Jean Bignon, 1st Class Professor, Department of Oncogenetics, Centre Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Centre, France |
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June 13, 2008
Friday
08:30-12:05
Place:
No. 8 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 3: Molecular Oncology (Part 1) ( Session speech opportunities are not available, please apply for the poster )
Due to so many speakers applying for speech slots at this session, the organizing committee divides the session of Molecular Oncology into two parts. ( Visit Part 2 ) |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Xinhua Lin, Associate Professor, Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Shijie Sheng, Associate Professor and Co-Leader, Department of Pathology, the Proteases and Cancer Program, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA |
08:30-08:50 |
Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Wnt Secretion and Distribution
Dr. Xinhua Lin, Associate Professor, Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA |
08:50-09:10 |
Title: Defective DNA Damage Responses and Tumorigenesis in Mice Lacking Brit1/MCPH1
Dr. Kaiyi Li, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, USA |
09:10-09:30 |
Title: A New identified Mechanism of Metastasis and its Occurrence after Surgery
Dr. Marjolein van Egmond, Assistant Professor, VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands |
09:30-09:50 |
Title: The Underlying Molecular Mechanisms of Maspin in Homeostasis of Epithelial Differentiation and Tumor Progression
Dr. Shijie Sheng, Associate Professor and Co-Leader, Department of Pathology, the Proteases and Cancer Program, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA |
09:50-10:10 |
Title: Epigenetics in Etiology of Colon Cancer 每 Does Long-range Epigenetic Silencing Correlate with Methylator Phenotype
Dr. Maria M. Sasiadek, Professor of Clinical Genetics and Head of the Department of Genetics, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland |
10:10-10:25 |
Tea Break |
10:25-10:45 |
Title: Anti-apoptotic Activities of Hsp70 Stress Protein in Leukemia Cells
Dr. Boris A. Margulis, Professor, Institute of Cytology RAS, Russia |
10:45-11:05 |
Title: Garlic-derived Compounds, S-allylcysteine [SAC] and S-allylmercaptocysteine [SAMC], Synergise with Docetaxel to Suppress Growth of and Rogen Refractory Prostate Cancer
Dr. Yongchuan Wong, Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cancer Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China |
11:05-11:25 |
Title: ERp29 Regulates Cell Invasion and Tumorigenesis in Breast Cancer
Dr. Zhang Daohai, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
11:25-11:45 |
Title: The Role of Human Epididymus Protein 4 (HE4) in the Endometrial Cancer
Dr. Jinping Li, Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, USA |
11:45-12:05 |
Title: Protein Kinase D as a Potential Molecular Target in Prostate Cancer
Dr. Q. Jane Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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June 13, 2008
Friday
08:30-12:05
Place:
No. 16 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 4: Cancer Pathology |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Dongfeng Tan, Associate Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Josephine C. Adams, Full Staff, Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, the Cleveland Clinic, USA |
08:30-08:50 |
Title: Morphological and Molecular Events at the Advancing Edge of Colorectal Carcinomas in Humans
Dr. C. A. Rubio, Director of Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Sweden |
08:50-09:10 |
Title: Sub Classification of Triple Negative Breast Carcinomas Using FISH Gene Amplification Studies
Dr. Paul Oei, Laboratory Director of the Molecular Cytogenetics FISH Section and Managing Director for IGENZ Ltd, New Zealand
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09:10-09:30 |
Title: Overexpression of the Wnt Family Promotes Carcinogenesis in Non-small cell Lung Cancer
Dr. Cheng-long Huang, Associate Professor, Second Department of Surgery, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan |
09:30-09:50 |
Title: Interactions of Invading Breast Cancer Cells with Resident Cells in Bone
Dr. Svetlana Komarova, Assistant Professor, McGill University, Canada |
09:50-10:10 |
Title: Deciphering Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome: an 100-year-long Journey from Patients to Molecules and Back to Patients
Dr. Jinru Shia, Associated Attending Pathologist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases; Assistant Member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA |
10:10-10:25 |
Tea Break |
10:25-10:45 |
Title: Morphoproteomic Profile of mTOR, Ras/Raf Kinase and NF-百B Pathways in Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Dr. Dongfeng Tan, Associate Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
10:45-11:05 |
Title: Role and Mechanisms of the Prognostic Indicator, Fascin, in Colon Carcinoma Cell Migration and Metastasis
Dr. Josephine C. Adams, Full Staff, Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, the Cleveland Clinic, USA |
11:05-11:25 |
Title: Genetic Interactions of c-Jun NH2-terminal Kinase 1, p21WAF1 and Wnt/汕-catenin in Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Dr. Wancai Yang, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA |
11:25-11:45 |
Title: The Mechanism of Ha-rasval12 Induced Autophagy
Dr. Hsiao-Sheng Liu, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Cheng Kung University,Taiwan |
11:45-12:05 |
Title: Involvement of Epithelial Stem/progenitor Cells in Gastric Carcinogenesis
Dr. Sherif M. Karam, Professor, Department of Anatomy, UAE University, United Arab Emirates
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June 13, 2008
Friday
13:30-16:40
Place:
No. 16 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 5: Neuro-oncology |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Henry Hirschberg, Research Professor, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Dikoma C Shungu, Associate Professor of Physics in Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA |
13:30-13:55 |
Title: Targeted Opening of the Blood Brain Barrier by Photodynamic Therapy
Dr. Henry Hirschberg, Research Professor, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, USA |
13:55-14:20 |
Title: The Role of Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging as an Aid to Clinical Decision-Making in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Brain Cancer
Dr. Dikoma C Shungu, Associate Professor of Physics in Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA |
14:20-14:45 |
Title: Role of MGMT, p53 and DSB Repair in Alkylating Drug-induced Apoptosis: Implications for Glioma Therapy
Dr. Bernd Kaina, Professor of Toxicology, Department of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Germany |
14:45-15:10 |
Title: Photochemical-mediated Delivery of Macromolecules for the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas
Dr. Steen Madsen, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, USA |
15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:20-15:50 |
Title: Multimodality Approach to the Imaging of Brain Tumors
Dr. Marek J. Sasiadek, Professsor of Radiology and Head of Department of General Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland |
15:50-16:15 |
Title: Interactions of Brain Tumor Cells with Immune and Endothelial Cells
Dr. Luc Vallieres, Professor, Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology, Laval University Hospital Research Center, Canada﹛ |
16:15-16:40 |
Title: A Novel and Generalizable Scaffold Platform to Evaluate Stem Cell Potential for Targeting Pediatric Brain Tumors
Dr. Shengwen Calvin Li, Adjunct Professor, Neuroscience and Stem Cell Research, CHOC Children's Hospital, USA |
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June 13, 2008
Friday
13:30-16:45
Place:
No. 8 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 6: Hematology-Oncology ( Session speech opportunities are not available, please apply for the poster ) |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Susana C. Raimondi, Director of Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Xiaoyan Jiang, Assistant Professor, Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre and Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Canada |
13:30-13:50 |
Title: AHI-1: A Novel Oncogene and Potential Therapeutic Target Downstream of BCR-ABL in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Dr. Xiaoyan Jiang, Assistant Professor, Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre and Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Canada |
13:50-14:10 |
Tilte: Infections in the neutropenic host: prevention and treatment
Dr. Sandro Vento, Director, Infectious Diseases Unit, Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy |
14:10-14:30 |
Title: Strategies to Detect Genomic Lesions to Aid in the Diagnosis of Childhood Acute Leukemia
Dr. Susana C. Raimondi, Director of Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA |
14:30-14:50 |
Title: Clinical Implications for HLA-G Expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Dr. Weihua Yan, Director, Medical Research Center, Wenzhou Meidcal College affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, China |
14:50-15:10 |
Title: Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (Allo-SCT) in Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL)
Dr. Anna Sureda, Head of the Outpatient Department, Clinical Haematology Division of the Department of Haematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain |
15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:25-15:45 |
Title: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults: a Need for Individualized Therapy according to Prognostic Factors and Biological Features
Dr. Sebastian Giebel, Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Poland |
15:45-16:05 |
Title: Inflammatory Factor FIZZ1 and its Role in Intracellular Signaling
Dr. Qingning Su, Instructor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA |
16:05-16:25 |
Title: Velcade Causes Severe Testicular Damage in Young Mice
Dr. Mi Hou, Department of Woman and Child Health, Astrid Lindgren Children∩s Hospital, Paediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden |
16:25-16:45 |
Title: The WT1 Leukemic Antigen is a Novel Target for Human CD4+ Regulatory T Cells: Implications for Immunotherapy
Dr. Said Dermime, Senior Scientist & Head of Tumor Immunology Lab, Research Centre SCT Program, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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June 14, 2008
Saturday
08:30-11:45
Place:
No. 7 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 7: Cancer Endocrinology |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Paul S. Rennie, Professor, The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital and the Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Weimin Fan, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , USA |
08:30-08:50 |
keynote speech
Title: Cardiac Hormones for the Treatment of Cancer
Dr. David Vesely, Professor, Chief of Endocri nology, Diabetes and Metabolism, US Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Halley VA Medical Center, USA |
08:50-09:10 |
Title: In Vivo Knockdown of the Androgen Receptor Results in Regression and Growth Inhibition of Androgen-independent Prostate Cancers
Dr. Paul S. Rennie, Professor, The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital and the Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada
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09:10-09:30 |
Title: Estrogen Receptors Mediate Chemoresistance: from Bench to Clinical Studies
Dr. Weimin Fan, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, USA |
09:30-09:50 |
Title: Hormonal Regulation of DNA Methylation in Endometrial Cancer Cells
Dr. Shiwen Jiang, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Medical College, USA |
09:50-10:10 |
Title: Targeting of IGF-axis Signaling for Cancer Therapy
Dr. Jieyi Wang, Group Leader, Cancer Research, Abbott Laboratories, USA |
10:10-10:25 |
Tea Break |
10:25-10:45 |
Title: The Estrogen-responsive B Box Protein (EBBP) is a Novel Regulator of the Retinoid Anticancer Signal
Dr. Belamy Cheung, Senior Research Officer, Children's Cancer Institute Australia, Australia
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10:45-11:05 |
Title: Genes by Environment Interactions in Formation of Ovarian Inclusion Cysts in Mice
Dr. Jean S Fleming, Professor, Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand |
11:05-11:25 |
Title: Management of Invasive Thyroid Cancer
Dr. Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Associate Professor of Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Research Center, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Italy |
11:25-11:45 |
Title: Steroid Receptor RNA Activator Protein: a New Transcriptional Modulator of Estrogen Receptor Activity
Dr. Etienne Leygue, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Medical, University of Manitoba, Canada |
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June 14, 2008
Saturday
08:30-12:05
Place:
No. 8 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 8: Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Surveillance ( Session speech opportunities are not available, please apply for the poster ) |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Kimberly Y. Z. Forrest, Professor, Department of Health and Safety, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Jun Li, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA |
08:30-08:50 |
keynote speech
Title: Descriptive Cancer Epidemiology and Surveillance: Thyroid Carcinoma, Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer and Others
Dr. Patricia Tai, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
08:50-09:10 |
Title: Cancer Incidence among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2001-2003
Dr. Jun Li, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA |
09:10-09:30 |
Title: Lung Cancer Associated to Wood Smoke Exposure: a Health Problem In Developing Countries
Dr. Georgina Gonzalez-Avila, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine School, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Health of Department, Departamento de Investigaci車n en Enfermedades Cr車nico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico |
09:30-09:50 |
Title: Association of Viral DNA Presence in Breast Cancer Tissue with Their Survival Rate
Dr. Ju-Hsin Tsai, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology; Vice Director, Surgical Department, Shian-De General Hospital, Taiwan
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09:50-10:10 |
Title: The Melanoma Epidemic
Mr. Örjan Hallberg, Founder, Hallberg Independent Research, Sweden |
10:10-10:25 |
Tea Break |
10:25-10:45 |
Title: HHV-8 in Healthy Blood Donors from non Endemic Areas
Dr. Celeste L P谷rez, Departamento Virologia, INEI-ANLIS Dr Carlos G. Malbr芍n, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
10:45-11:05 |
Title: Joint Effects of Lifestyle and Genetic Polymorphisms on in Vivo Plasma Protein Levels: Implications for Breast Cancer
Dr. Helena JernstrÕm, Associate Professor,Department of Oncology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Faculty of Health and Society, Malmo University, Sweden |
11:05-11:25 |
Title: Appropriateness of Medical Imaging Examinations: Primary Prevention of Cancer
Dr. Gigliola Bedetti, Cardiology Department, Hospital Santa Maria della Scaletta, Imola, Italy |
11:25-11:45 |
Title: Correlates of Skin Cancer among Older Adults
Dr. Kimberly Y. Z. Forrest, Professor, Department of Health and Safety, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, USA |
11:45-12:05 |
Title: The Burden of HPV Infection
Dr. M. Murat Inal, Associate Professor, Ege Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey |
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June 14, 2008
Saturday
13:30-17:05
Place:
No. 7 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 9: Basic and Translational Research of Cancer Microenvironment ( Session speech opportunities are not available, please apply for the poster ) |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Fernando Vidal-Vanaclocha, Professor of Human Histology, Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Basque Country University School of Medicine; Co-founder and Officer of the International Cancer Microenvironment Society, Spain |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Luzhe Sun, Professor, Cellular & Structural Biology and Pharmacology, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, USA |
13:30-13:50 |
Keynote Speech
Title: Multifaceted Dialogues between Tumors and Their Microenvironment
Dr. Isaac Witz, President of the International Cancer Microenvironment Society and Professor of Immunology at the Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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13:50-14:10 |
Title: Translational Aspects of Cancer Metastasis Microenvironment in the Liver
Dr. Fernando Vidal-Vanaclocha, Professor of Human Histology, Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Basque Country University School of Medicine; Co-founder and Officer of the International Cancer Microenvironment Society, Spain
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14:10-14:30 |
Title: Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type-1: Role in Tumor Growth and Metastasis Formation, Friend or Foe?
Dr. Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Lung Diseases, Poland |
14:30-14:50 |
Title: Molecular Genetic Study of Stem Cell and Cancer Stem Cell Regulation in Drosophila and Mice
Dr. Steven Hou, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA |
14:50-15:10 |
Title: TGFbeta in the Cancer Microenvironment: Targeting TGFbeta Signaling Pathways
Dr. Jon Lecanda, Investigator, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra School of Medicine, Spain |
15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:25-15:45 |
Title: Blocking the Tumor-promoting Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta in Cancer Microenvironment
Dr. Luzhe Sun, Professor, Cellular & Structural Biology and Pharmacology, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, USA |
15:45-16:05 |
Title: Interaction of Cancer Cells with Glial Cells in Microenvironment of Brain Metastasis
Dr. Haruo Iguchi, Head of Clinical Research Institute, Shikoku Cancer Center, Japan |
16:05-16:25 |
Title: Roles of Membrane Microdomains in Anti-apoptotic Growth of Human Bladder Carcinoma Cells
Dr. Ken-ichi Sato, Associate Professor, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan
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16:25-16:45 |
Title: Particulate Yeast-derived b-Glucan Stimulates Anti-tumor T Cell Responses via Modulating Tumor Microenvironment toward Th1 Response
Dr. Jun Yan, Assistant Professor, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, USA |
16:45-17:05 |
Title: Breast Stromal Fibroblasts Show Display Neoplastic Features
Dr. Abdelilah Aboussekhra, Senior Scientist/Team Leader, DNA Repair and Apoptosis Unit, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia |
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June 14, 2008
Saturday
13:30-17:25
Place:
No. 9 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 10: Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy (Part 1)
Due to so many speakers applying for speech slots at this session, the organizing committee divides the session of Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy into two parts. (Visit Part 2) |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Garnet Suck, Research Scientist and Head of the Cell Processing Laboratory, Health Sciences Authority, Centre for Transfusion Medicine, Singapore |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Xuefeng Bai, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Medical Center, USA |
13:30-13:50 |
Title: Overcoming Immune Evasion in Cancer Immunotherapy: Lessons from Animal Models
Dr. Xuefeng Bai, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Ohio State University Medical Center, USA |
13:50-14:10 |
Title: Anti-ErbB2 Human Immunoagents
Dr. Giuseppe D' Alessio, Senior Investigator, Department of Structural and Functional Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy |
14:10-14:30 |
Title: Macrolides in Therapy in Patients with Course of Neoplastic Diseases
Dr. Andrzej Denys, Professor, Department of Medical and Sanitary Microbiology, Medical University in Lodz, Poland
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14:30-14:50 |
Title: The Effects of Human Leukocyte Antigen G on Cancer Development and Progression
Dr. Bilkay Basturk, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, Gazi University, Turkey |
14:50-15:10 |
Title: Effector and Suppressor Immune Responses Co-exist in Cancer Patients: Implications for Immunotherapy
Dr. Gilberto Filaci, Associate Professor, Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy
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15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:25-15:45 |
Title: Molecular Chaperoning-based Vaccine Formulations for Cancer Immunotherapy
Dr. Xiangyang (Shawn) Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular Stress Biology & Urologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA |
15:45-16:05 |
Title: CD56+CD8+ NK Cells as Potential Novel Candidates for Cancer Cellular Therapy
Dr. Garnet Suck, Research Scientist and Head of the Cell Processing Laboratory, Health Sciences Authority, Centre for Transfusion Medicine, Singapore |
16:05-16:25 |
Title: Perforin Mutations and Tumour Immune Surveillance
Dr. Ilia Voskoboinik, RD Wright Fellow, Cancer Immunology Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia |
16:25-16:45 |
Title: A Novel Flow-cytometric Approach to Analysis of Successive Stages of Tumor Cell Apoptosis
Dr. Alexander M.Sapozhnikov, Professor, Shemyakin&Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russia |
16:45-17:05 |
Title: Cancer Immunotherapy : a Necessary Therapeutic Component for Cure
Dr. Georges Mathe, Leading Cancer Researcher, Instltut de Cancerologle et d ImmunogenetNue, Hopltal Paul-Brousse, France |
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June 15, 2008
Sunday
08:30-11:50
Place:
No. 16 Room, 2F, ECEC |
Session 11: Tumor Virology |
Session Chair: |
Dr. Mark Feitelson, Professor, Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Zorka Mikloska, Research Officer, Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia |
08:30-08:55 |
Title: Low Temperature PCR - a Key to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genotyping by Direct Automated DNA Sequencing in Clinical Laboratories
Dr. Sin Hang Lee, Pathologist, Milford Hospital and HiFi DNA Tech, LLC, USA |
08:55-09:20 |
Title: Identification of Therapeutic Targets in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Dr. Mark Feitelson, Professor, Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, USA
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09:20-09:45 |
Title: Human Papillomavirus Genotyping for the Eight Oncogenic Types can Improve Specificity of HPV Testing in Women with Mildly Abnomal Pap Results
Dr. Ming Guo, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology,The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
09:45-10:10 |
Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Oncolysis by a Newcastle Disease Virus Strain
Dr. J車zsef Szeber谷nyi, Professor and Chairman, Department of Medical Biology, Medical School, University of P谷cs, Hungary |
10:10-10:25 |
Tea Break |
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