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The Wistar Institute 2008 Lecture Series
Supported by the Wistar Institute's NCI-sponsored
training program in Basic Cancer Research.
All Lectures are at 4:00 pm in the Grossman Auditorium
at The Wistar Institute (36th and Spruce Streets).
Lectures are FREE and OPEN to the public.
Call 215-898-6008 for more information.
| JANUARY |
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Wednesday,
January 9, 4-5 pm
Cajoling cancer or cytotoxicity redux: How do epigenetically targeted drugs work in hematologic malignancies?
Steven D. Gore, MD
Johns Hopkins Cancer Research Center, Baltimore, MD |
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Wednesday,
January 16, 4-5 pm
Beer and bread to brains and beyond: Can yeast cells teach us about neurodegenerative disease?
Aaron D. Gitler, PhD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
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Wednesday,
January 23, 4-5 pm
Alarmins promote immune responses by mobilizing and activating antigen presenting cells
Joost J. Oppenheim, MD
National Cancer Institute‑Frederick, Frederick, MD |
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Wednesday,
January 30, 4-5 pm
RAM induced allostery facilitates assembly of a Notch pathway active transcription complex
Rhett Kovall, PhD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
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FEBRUARY |
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Wednesday, February 13, 4-5 pm
Escape of HIV‑1 from innate immune responses
Domenico Mavilio, MD, PhD
NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, MD |
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Wednesday,
February 27, 4-5 pm
Gene regulatory networks orchestrating hematopoietic cell fates
Harinder Singh, PhD
HHMI; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
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| MARCH |
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Wednesday,
March 5, 4-5 pm
Oncogene-induced senescence: in‑vitro tool or in‑vivo reality?
Daniel S. Peeper, PhD
The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam |
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Thursday,
March 27, 11-noon
Role of cell adhesion molecules in myelinated nerves
Elior Peles, PhD
Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel |
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| APRIL |
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Wednesday, April 2, 4-5 pm
Learning from the brain: Cancer stem cells in cancer biology and therapy
Jeremy N. Rich, MD
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
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Wednesday, April 9, 4-5 pm CANCELLED
The boundaries of silenced chromatin
Rohinton T. Kamakaka, PhD
University of California‑Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA |
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Tuesday, April 29, 4-5 pm
New approaches to Ras inhibition
Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS
Cancer Research Institute; University of California, San Francisco, CA |
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| MAY |
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Wednesday, May 7, 4-5 pm
Conserved pathways modulating longevity: Aging and nutrients
Brian K. Kennedy, PhD
University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
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Wednesday, May 14, 4-5 pm
Breast tumor heterogeneity: Mechanisms and implications
Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA |
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