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2009 OCCAM Monthly Lecture Series

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January 14, 2009
Presenter: Dr. Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division
Topic: The Use of Curcumin and Flaxseed in Radiation Pneumonopathy

February 4, 2009
Presenter: Drs. Mary Tagliaferri and Emma Shtivelman, Binovo Inc., California
Topic: Anti-tumor effects of BZL 101 for patients with advanced breast cancer

February 11, 2009
Presenter: Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Topic: Role of NFkB in Activity of Benzyl Isothiocyanate Against Pancreatic Cancer

March 11, 2009
Presenter: Dr. Reid Hayward, Department of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Northern Colorado
Topic: Effects of Exercise on the Chronic Cardiac Dysfunction Associated with Doxorubicin

April 8, 2009
Presenter: Dr. Yong Chen, Department of Cancer Biology, Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Topic: Mechanisms of Fish Oil Supplements in Prevention of Prostate Cancer

May 13, 2009
Presenter: Dr. Ming You, Department of Surgery, Washington University
Topic: Anti-tumor B and Lung Cancer

June 10, 2009
Presenter: Dr. Mian Ying, Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Topic: Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment with Noni Juice

September 9, 2009
Presenter: Dr. Susan Zunino, United States Department of Agriculture, California
Topic: Evaluation of resveratrol and curcumin as therapeutics against high risk leukemia