The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center will hold its 9th Annual Scientific Retreat on May 14 at the Carolina Club. The retreat will feature lectures from Edison Liu, president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory, a State of the LCCC address from UNC Lineberger Director Norman Sharpless and lectures from eight UNC Lineberger members.
The speakers will be followed by a reception and poster sessions. The top three posters in each of three categories (basic science, clinical/translational science, population science) will receives awards.
The schedule of presentations follows:
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Time |
Presentation Title and Speaker |
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1:00 – 1:45 p.m. |
State of the LCCC |
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1:45 – 2:45 p.m. |
Systems Genomics in Cancer Biology |
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2:45-3:00 p.m. |
Break |
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3:00-3:15 p.m. |
Developing the MBD2-NuRD chromatin remodeling complex as a potential therapeutic target for cancer |
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3:15-3:30 p.m. |
Study of EglN2 and oxygen sensing pathway in breast cancer |
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3:30-3:45 p.m. |
Endocrine Therapy Adherence: A Missing Link in Breast Cancer Outcome Disparities |
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3:45-4:00 p.m. |
Promoting Behavior Change |
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4:00-4:15 p.m. |
Internet Tobacco Sales: 14 years later, it’s still the wild West |
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4:15-4:30 p.m. |
Improving Outcomes for Older Cancer Patients Through Pharmacoepidemiologic Research |
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4:30-4:45 p.m. |
UNCseq – Next-Generation Sequencing in Cancer at UNC |
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4:45-5:00 p.m. |
Therapeutic Vascular Normalization with Novel AngiomiRs |
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5:00-6:00 p.m. |
Reception & Poster Session |