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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 — 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Centennial II
COURSE DIRECTOR:
Frederic G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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AGENDA
| 8:00 | Introduction
Frederic G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| 8:10 | The Molecular Genetics of Endometrial Carcinoma: What's in it for Pathologists?
Lora Hedrick Ellenson, M.D.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 8:55 | The Biology and Clinical Implications of Cancer Stem Cells
Michael F. Clarke, M.D.
University of Michigan Medical School |
| 9:40 | Break and Poster Session
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| 10:30 | Abnormalities of EGFR Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Lung Cancers
Adi F. Gazdar, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX |
| 11:15 | The microRNA World: Small is Mighty
Zissimos Mourelatos, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| 12:00 | LUNCH
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| 1:15 | Chromosomal Rearrangements and Nuclear Architecture of Thyroid Cells: Clues to the Mechanisms of Thyroid Carcinogenesis
Yuri Nikiforov, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH |
| 2:00 | Expression Profiling in Breast Cancer: Technology to Embrace, Rather Than Fear
Dennis C. Sgroi, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 2:45 | Closing remarks
Frederic G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
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