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March 2024

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Cancer Metabolism Working Group Meeting
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 886 3159 5836 Passcode: Mj5UBMm1 The agenda includes a presentation, program announcements, and updates from leaders. This group meets on the second Friday of every month from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. , ...
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WVON Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason and Guest Gastroenterologist Keith Naylor
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Listen live here to WVON’s “Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason” on Sunday, March 3, at 10 a.m. CT, when his guest is University of Illinois Cancer Center member Keith Naylor, MD. A cancer researcher and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Naylor also is a practicing gastroenterologist at UI Health on the Unive , ...
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GROW: Grant Opportunities Workshop
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Join the University of Illinois Cancer Center for GROW: Grant Opportunities Workshop.This in-person workshop is designed for early-stage investigators and postdoctoral researchers. Lunch is provided. The workshop is a valuable opportunity for those seeking to gain insights into the grant application processes for major , ...
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LAS Faculty Research Symposium on Drug Discovery
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Join us at the LAS Faculty Research Symposium on Drug Discovery on March 7, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Illinois Rooms, Student Center East (750 S. Halsted St.). Please RSVP Here Lunch and snacks provided for registered attendees! PROGRAM Session 1 9:00 – 9:40             Plenary 1: Paul Hergenrother (UI , ...
Cancer Prevention and Control Program Meeting with Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Spatial Approaches to Understand Molecular Basis of Hormone-Dependent Cancer Disparities Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD Associate Director for Education Cancer Center at Illinois Associate Professor Food Science & Human Nutrition University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign   Dr. Madak-Erdogan is Sylvia D. Stroup Schola , ...
Hereditary Cancer Tumor Board
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Case-Based Cancer Genetics Education and Discussion Join the Zoom meeting here This group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 3 – 4 p.m. , ...
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Lung Cancer Working Group Meeting: Team Science Award RFA
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Prepare your ideas for the Team Science Award RFA from LCWG! We’ll be discussing projects for collaboration that can develop into an NCI proposal. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 813 0052 6041 Passcode: WWjHWmC2 The meeting agenda includes a presentation, programmatic announcements and updates from Cancer Center p , ...
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Tumor Microenvironment Working Group Meeting with Tanner Roach and Timur Rusanov
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Role of Endothelial ACKR1 in Breast Cancer Metastasis Tanner Roach MD-PhD Student Kitajewski Lab University of Illinois Chicago Oral Cancer Cell Autonomous Wnt Signaling as a Driver of Premalignant to Malignant Progression and Immune Evasion Timur Rusanov MD-PhD Student Salahudeen Lab University of Illinois Chicago Joi , ...
Causes of Death: Macro-Social Determinants of Health, the Biological Embedding of Racism, & Next Steps in Anti-Racism Research
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Join UIC’s IRRPP, the Health Humanities Program at the College of Medicine, and other co-sponsors for this year’s Embodied Inequalities Begando Lecture by David Chae, ScD, MA (Director of the Society, Health and Racial Equity (SHARE) Lab & Associate Dean for Research at Tulane University). Dr Chae will , ...
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Translational Oncology Program Meeting with Carlos Galvez
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The featured speaker is Carlos Galvez, MD, a UI Health hematologist who specializes in the treatment of blood cancers, with a focus on lymphoma, cellular therapy, including CAR T-cell therapy, and clinical trials. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 881 8434 5036 Passcode: 3THcU4kP   This group meets on the second Thurs , ...
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Environmental Justice and Cancer Health Equity
8:00 am - 2:25 pm
ASPO Pre-Conference Workshop This pre-conference workshop will provide opportunities for bidirectional dialogue between cancer researchers and local decision-makers involved in achieving health equity through addressing environmental injustices. The workshop will include lightning round presentations by cancer research , ...
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Social Determinants of Health and Equity in Genetic Services: Risk-Informed Care
7:30 am - 11:30 am
ASPO Pre-Conference Workshop This pre-conference breakfast workshop will provide networking opportunities for researchers leading and interested in equity in cancer genetic services and precision preventive oncology. The workshop would include roundtable discussions and presentations by researchers, FQHC providers / pr , ...
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Canceled: Breast Cancer Working Group
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This meeting is canceled. The next meeting is April 16. Join Zoom Meeting https://uic.zoom.us/j/81323623832?pwd=eU1SeUl6RnptdERyQkg3Z2xQQlFVZz09 Meeting ID: 813 2362 3832 Passcode: UQ4YFGxg This group meets the third Tuesday of every month from noon – 1 p.m. but there may be exceptions. Featured speakers and topics wil , ...
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Precision Oncology Tumor Board
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Precision Oncology Tumor Board (POTB) extends the reach and resources of the Cancer Center throughout Illinois and regionally. Our experts review cases from internal and outside clinicians to discuss personalized treatment options based on a patient’s tumor biomarkers. The POTB complements traditional oncolog , ...
More than Pink: An Evening with Survivors
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The University of Illinois Cancer Center invites you to join us for an evening to learn about the journeys of breast cancer survivors and to hear from experts in the field working to improve breast cancer outcomes. The event also is a celebration of “The Breast is Yet to Come: The Ultimate Testimony,” a book that tells , ...
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Cancer Biology Program Meeting with Dr. Abul Bashar Mir Md Khademul Islam, Alex Rader and Pariksha Thapa
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Dr. Abul Bashar Mir Md Khademul Islam Professor Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology University of Dhaka Alex Rader PhD Graduate Department of Biochemistry University of Illinois Chicago Targeting cell surface BiP promotes apoptosis in prostate cancer cells Pariksha Thapa PhD Student Department of Phar , ...
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Cancer Biostatistics Monthly Seminar with Meida Wang, PhD
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Two novel approaches for jointly analyzing multiple phenotypes in GWAS   Meida Wang, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago     Abstract: Traditional genome-wide association studies (GWAS) focus on a single , ...
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Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series with Kristina Skare, PT, MPT
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Survivor Rehabilitation Kristina Skare, PT, MPT Assistant Director Outpatient Occupational and Physical Therapy Services UI Health Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 815 3471 4380 Passcode: Mt1kzfN6 This series focuses on cancer survivorship-related topics. Sessions are recorded and recordings are distributed after the tal , ...
Entre Cafe y Cafe con Vicky
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Watch the next University of Illinois Cancer Center segment on “Entre Cafe y Cafe con Vicky” on Facebook Live Amor 106.7 at this link. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the show’s guest will be Alejandra Perez-Tamayo, MD, a surgeon in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at UI He , ...
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