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2008 OCCAM Monthly Lecture Series

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January 9, 2008
Total Running time 01:22:27
Presenter: Dr. Yung-Chi Cheng, Yale University
Topic: PHY 906

February 13, 2008
Total Running Time 01:03:07
Presenter: Dr. Hasan Mukhtar, University of Wisconsin
Topic: Personalized Phytococktail for the Management of Prostate Cancer

March 12, 2008
Total Running Time 00:52:30
Presenter: Dr. Judith Balk, University of Pittsburgh
Topic: A Pilot Trial of Acupuncture for Cancer-related Fatigue: Lessons Learned

April 9, 2008
Total Running Time 01:08:23
Presenter: Dr. William Farrah, NCI Frederick
Topic: Effects of Phytochemicals on Prostate Cancer Stem Cells

May 14, 2008
Total Running Time 00:59:66
Presenter: Dr. Laura Murphy, Professor, Department of Physiology Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Topic: The Deconstruction of Ginseng - What is the Sum of its Parts in Breast Cancer Treatment?

June 11, 2008 CANCELLED
Presenter: – Dr. Miriam Falzon, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology School of Medicine University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas
Topic: PTH-related Peptide and Vitamin D in Prostate Cancer Growth

July 9, 2008
Total Running Time 00:59:29
Presenter: Dr. Buck Hales, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago
Topic: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Ovarian Cancer

August 13, 2008
Total Running Time 01:03:08
Presenter: Dr. Marilene Wang, Professor Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Topic: Curcumin Suppression of Head and Neck Cancer

September 10, 2008
Presenter: Dr. Susan Lutgendorf, Professor, Departments of Psychology, Urology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Iowa
Topic: Energy Medicine Research in an Oncology Setting

October 8, 2008
Presenter: Dr. Zack Howard, NCI Frederick
Topic: TBD

November 12, 2008
Presenter: Dr. Ming You, Professor, Department of Surgery Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Topic: Anti-tumor B and Lung Cancer

December 10, 2008
Presenter: TBD
Topic: TBD