College of Veterinary Medicine - Cornell University

Cancer Biology Fall Seminar Series 2012

AUGUST 29
CANCER BIOLOGY FALL SEMINAR SERIES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
WEDNESDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, MURRAY LECTURE HALL I, VETERINARY EDUCATION CENTER
DR. CHAND KHANNA
Senior Scientist, Center for Cancer Research – Pediatric Oncology
National Cancer Institute
“A comparative approach to cancer biology and therapy”
Hosted by Dr. Margaret McEntee
Sponsored by the Department of Clinical Sciences and the Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program

SEPTEMBER 4
CANCER BIOLOGY FALL SEMINAR SERIES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
TUESDAY, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, LECTURE HALL III, VETERINARY RESEARCH TOWER
DR. ALEA MILLS
Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
“CHD5: chromosome engineering, chromatin dynamics, and cancer”
Hosted by Dr. John Schimenti
Sponsored by the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program

SEPTEMBER 10
CANCER BIOLOGY FALL SEMINAR SERIES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
MONDAY, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, LECTURE HALL III, VETERINARY RESEARCH TOWER
DR. RALPH DEBERARDINIS
Assistant Professor, Sowell Family Scholar in Medical Research
Children’s Medical Center Research Institute
University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center
“Intermediary Metabolism and Cancer: Cell Biology and Translational Opportunities”
Hosted by Dr. Natasza Kurpios
Sponsored by the Department of Molecular Medicine and the Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program

SEPTEMBER 28
CANCER BIOLOGY FALL SEMINAR SERIES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
FRIDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, BOYCE THOMPSON AUDITORIUM
DR. CHERYL LONDON
Associate Professor, the Thekla R. and Donald B. Shackelford Professorship in Canine Medicine
The Ohio State University – College of Veterinary Medicine
“Spontaneous Cancer in Dogs: Opportunities for Preclinical Evaluation of Novel Therapeutics”
Hosted by Dr. Scott Coonrod
Sponsored by the James A. Baker Institute of Animal Health and the Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program

OCTOBER 5
CANCER BIOLOGY FALL SEMINAR SERIES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
FRIDAY, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM, BOYCE THOMPSON AUDITORIUM
DR. YUAN CHANG
Professor of Pathology University of Pittsburgh, Cancer Institute
“Using Viral Genomics to Find Causes and Potential Cures for Human Cancers”
Hosted by Dr. James Casey,
Sponsored by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program

OCTOBER 8
CANCER BIOLOGY FALL SEMINAR SERIES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
MONDAY, 4:00PM – 5:00PM, LECTURE HALL III, VETERINARY RESEARCH TOWER
DR. JEFFREY TORETSKY
Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Pediatrics, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
“Small-molecule targeting of fusion protein transcription factors and the biochemistry of intrinsically disordered proteins”
Hosted by Drs. Peter Frazier and Natasza Kurpios
Sponsored by the Operations Research and Informational Engineering Department; the Department of Molecular Medicine; and the Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program