"Phytoestrogens and Progression of Atherosclerosis Trial I"

Howard N. Hodis, M.D.
Harry J. Bauer and Dorothy Bauer Rawlins Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine
Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
Director, Atherosclerosis Research Unit
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California

Room 401

" 'Closing the Gap' on Understanding Connexin-Linked Diseases"

Dale W. Laird, Ph.D.
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Gap Junctions and Disease
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Western Ontario

John A. Burns School of Medicine
Medical Education Building
651 Ilalo Street
Room 315 (Auditorium)

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"The Cell Biology of Connexins in Living Color"

Dale W. Laird, Ph.D.
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Gap Junctions and Disease
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Western Ontario

John A. Burns School of Medicine
Medical Education Building
651 Ilalo Street
Conference Room 222N

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Thursday
January 11
12:00 PM

Cancelled

"Research on Use of Dietary Supplements in Hawaii"

Suzanne Murphy, Ph.D., R.D.
Researcher
Cancer Epidemiology Program
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

Room 401

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"Markers of Susceptibility in Fiber-Induced Thoracic Carcinogenesis"

Maria E. Ramos-Nino, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
University of Vermont

Room 401

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"A Mouse Model Recapitulating Molecular Genetic and Signaling Perturbations of Human Malignant Mesothelioma"

Joseph R. Testa, Ph.D.
Director, Human Genetics Program
Carol & Ken Weg Chair in Genetics
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Room 401

John A. Burns School of Medicine and
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

SYMPOSIUM
"Interactions Among Infectious Agents, Environmental Carcinogens,
& Genetics in Human Cancer Development"

(Various speakers)

John A. Burns School of Medicine
Medical Education Building
651 Ilalo Street
Room 315 (Auditorium)

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"Regulation of N-myc expression in neuroblastoma"

Randal Wada, M.D.
Natural Products and Cancer Biology
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

Room 401

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Monday
March 12
12:00 PM

"Melanoma Therapy: Lessons Learned from an Autoimmune Disease"

I. Caroline Le Poole, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Loyola University Medical Center
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center

Room 401

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"Impact of a Media Campaign on Public Perceptions about Tobacco Use:
Hawaii "Clear the Smoke" Campaign

Hye-Ryeon Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Speech Communication
University of Hawaii

Room 401

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"Identifying Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer: Can we improve on the Gail Model"

Jeffrey A. Tice, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Room 401

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"The Biological Roles of Connexin43 Phosphorylation"

Paul D. Lampe, Ph.D.
Member
Molecular Diagnostics Program, Division of Public Health Sciences
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
and
Professor
Department of Pathobiology
University of Washington

John A. Burns School of Medicine
Medical Education Building
651 Ilalo Street
MEB 301 (located in Diamond Head wing)

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"Genetic Predisposition to Tobacco-related Cancers: An Integrative Approach"

Xifeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Ashbel Smith Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology
The University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Room 401

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"Recent Progress in the Synthesis of Natural Products"

Marcus Tius, Ph.D.
Chemistry Department, University of Hawaii
and
Natural Products and Cancer Biology Program
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

Room 401

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"New Structures for Three-Dimensional Command of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation"

Frederic Mercier, Ph.D.
Assistant Researcher
Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases
John A. Burns School of Medicine

Room 401

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"Obesity and the Built Environment"

Walker S. Carlos Poston, Ph.D.
Professor
Chair, Department of Informatic Medicine and Personalized Health
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine,
Western Missouri Mental Health Center

Room 401

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"HLA Class I Antigen Defects in Malignant Cells: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Relevance"

Soldano Ferrone, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Immunology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Room 401

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"Optimal Two-Stage Genotyping Design for Association Studies"

Hansong Wang, Ph.D.
Research Assistant
University of Southern California
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Preventive Medicine

Room 401

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"Review of the Use of Areca (Betel) Nut and Tobacco in the Pacific"

A report from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
commissioned by The Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) of the
World Health Organization (WHO)

Dr. Donna Kennedy
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery),
Otago, New Zealand

Consultant, Secretariat of the Pacific
Healthy Pacific Lifestyle Section
Public Health Programme

Room 401

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"Searching for Better Ways to Measure Dietary Supplement Use"

Suzanne Murphy, Ph.D., R.D.
Researcher
Cancer Epidemiology Program
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

Room 401