NCI Think Tanks in Cancer Biology

What we sought to accomplish:

In 2003, NCI Director Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach charged the Division of Cancer Biology with conducting a series of Think Tanks to assess the state of cancer biology research and to recommend to the NCI a research agenda that would accelerate progress in cancer research. The process of fulfilling this charge began with an internal identification of scientific areas of unusual promise for rapid progress. Eight (8) areas were chosen as the topics of Think Tanks. The areas were quite different in scope and in the maturity of the scientific disciplines involved. As a result, each Think Tank had to be structured differently, to deal with the unique questions and opportunities in each area. The eight Think Tanks are listed below, each with a brief description of its goal:

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1) Tumor Immunology [HTML] [WORD]

2) The Tumor Microenvironment [HTML] [WORD]

3) Tumor Stem Cells and Self-Renewal Genes [HTML] [WORD]

4) Cell Decisions in Response to DNA Damage: Survival vs. Apoptosis [HTML] [WORD]

5) Cancer Etiology: Role of Exogenous and Endogenous Chemicals [HTML] [WORD]

6) Epigenetic Mechanisms in Cancer [HTML] [WORD]

7) Inflammation and Cancer [HTML] [WORD]

8) Cancer Susceptibility and Resistance [HTML] [WORD]

Also:
Integrative Cancer Biology

Note: This was actually the very first think tank undertaken (completed prior to the 8 listed above). No report is included here because a solicitation has already been done for Integrative Cancer Biology Programs, and these have now been funded. This was the key recommendation of this Integrative Cancer Biology Think Tank.

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