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November 7–9, 2008
Meeting Agenda

Friday, November 7, 2008

Time Event Hotel Location
4:00 p.m.

Registration/Check-In

Independence Level
6:00 p.m.

Opening Joint Session

  • Introductions — Dr. Sheila Prindiville
  • Welcoming Remarks and Overview — Dr. John Niederhuber
  • The NCI Translational Science Meeting — Dr. Lynn Matrisian
    • History of the Translational Research Working Group — Dr. Ernest Hawk
    • Agents Pathway Example — Dr. Kenneth Anderson
    • Biospecimens Pathway Example — Dr. Brian Reid
  • Interface with the NCI Clinical Trials System — Dr. James Doroshow
Constitution Ballroom
8:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Bridge Rooms

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Time Event Hotel Location
8:00 a.m.

Exhibit Hall (until 5:30 p.m.)

Independence A
8:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions I: Poster Viewing

  • Posters showcase translational research in each poster session
 
 

Agents Pathway — Biochemical Targets & Drug Screening
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Peter Houghton & Dr. Mien-Chie Hung
Advocate Co-Chairs: Mr. Mark Dungan & Ms. Kay Kays

Independence A
 

Agents Pathway — Cancer Stem Cell, Gene Expression, & Epigenetic Targets
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Steven Baylin & Dr. Curt Civin
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Laura Cleveland & Dr. James Omel

Independence H & I
 

Biospecimen Pathway — Biomarkers for Hematological Malignancies & Pediatric Cancer
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Gregory Reaman & Dr. Soheil Meshinchi
Advocate Co-Chairs: Mr. Kenneth Geihsler & Dr. Susan Weiner

Constitution C, D, & E
 

Session: Biospecimen Pathway — -Omic Technology in Biomarker Discovery & Development
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Sam Hanash & Dr. Marc Ladanyi
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Diana Chingos & Ms. Paula Kim

Farragut/Lafayette
 

Session: Biospecimen Pathway — Biomarkers for Prostate & Bladder Cancers
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. David Rowley & Dr. Daniel Theodorescu
Advocate Co-Chairs: Dr. Kristofer Prepelica & Ms. Diane Z. Quale

Wilson/Roosevelt/
Cabin John
 

Session: Imaging Pathway — Imaging Approaches to Cancer Detection
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Sam Gambhir & Dr. Maryellen Giger
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Peggy Devine & Ms. Christie Pratt

Franklin/McPherson
 

Session: Immune Response Modifier Pathway — Antibodies, Cytokines, & Viruses
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Louis Weiner & Dr. Madhav Dhodapkar
Advocate Co-Chairs: Dr. Eric C. Perakslis & Ms. Patty Spears

Independence C, D, & E
 

Session: Interventive Devices Pathway — Ionizing & Non-Ionizing Radiation
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Theodore Lawrence & Dr. John Wong
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Michelle Duff & Ms. Martha Gaines

Independence F & G
 

Session: Lifestyle Pathway — Dietary Components in Cancer Prevention & Control
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Stephen Barnes & Dr. Henry Thompson
Advocate Co-Chairs: Dr. Joyce W. Graff & Ms. Ardeth Obenauf

Renwick/Bulfinch/
Latrobe/Burnham
9:00 a.m.

Concurrent Poster Sessions I: Poster Discussion

  • Co-chairs present an example translational research opportunity and demonstrate utilization of the applicable TRWG Developmental Pathway
Same as Poster Viewing
10:30 a.m.

Morning Break

 
11:00 a.m.

Concurrent Poster Sessions II: Poster Viewing

  • Posters showcase translational research in each poster session
 
 

Session: Agents Pathway — Drug Delivery & Gene Therapy
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. H. Kim Lyerly & Dr. Jan Schnitzer
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Deborah Collyar & Ms. Mary J. Scroggins

Independence H & I
 

Session: Agents Pathway — New Agents for the Treatment & Prevention of Prostate Cancer
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. William Nelson & Dr. Kenneth Pienta
Advocate Co-Chairs: Mr. Everett Dodson & Ms. Sandra Finestone

Wilson/Roosevelt/
Cabin John
 

Session: Agents Pathway — Targeting Head, Neck, & Lung Cancers
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Jennifer Grandis & Dr. Ming You
Advocate Co-Chairs: Dr. Jeanette M. Ferguson & Ms. Kim Norris

Constitution C, D, & E
 

Session: Biospecimen Pathway — Biomarkers for Breast Cancer
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Joe Gray & Dr. Richard Cote
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Cindy Geoghegan & Ms. Ginny Mason

Independence C, D, & E
 

Session: Biospecimen Pathway — Prognostic & Predictive Biomarkers
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. David Carbone & Dr. Charles Perou
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Jane Perlmutter & Ms. Marion C. Thurnauer

Independence A
 

Session: Imaging Pathway — Imaging & Cancer Therapeutics
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Charles Erlichman & Dr. David Mankoff
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Catherine Huffman & Ms. Patty Lee

Independence F & G
 

Session: Immune Response Modifier Pathway — Cellular Therapy for Immune Response Modification
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee & Dr. John Kirkwood
Advocate Co-Chairs: Dr. Anna M. Masellis & Dr. Kristofer Prepelica

Farragut/Lafayette
 

Session: Interventive Devices Pathway — Devices for Surgery Ablation & Biopsy
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Theodore Lawrence & Dr. Gary Dorfman
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Michelle Duff & Ms. Martha E. Gaines

Franklin/McPherson
 

Session: Lifestyle Pathway — Biobehavioral Mechanisms in Cancer Progression & Control
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Susan Lutgendorf & Dr. Deborah Bruner
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Patricia A. Goldman & Ms. Valerie Guild

Renwick/Bulfinch/
Latrobe/Burnham
12:00 noon

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:00 p.m.

Concurrent Poster Sessions II: Poster Discussion

  • Co-chairs present an example translational research opportunity and demonstrate utilization of the applicable TRWG Developmental Pathway
Same as Poster Viewing
2:30 p.m.

Afternoon Break

 
3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Poster Sessions III: Poster Viewing

  • Posters showcase translational research in each poster session
 
 

Session: Agents Pathway — Novel Targets in Hematological Malignancies
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Kenneth Anderson & Dr. Kevin Shannon
Advocate Co-Chairs: Mr. Andrew Madoff & Ms. Louise M. Perkins

Independence F & G
 

Session: Agents Pathway — Integrative Biology: Bench to Bedside
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Elise Kohn & Dr. Thea Tlsty
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Lorre Lei Jackson & Ms. Kay Kays

Farragut/Lafayette
 

Session: Agents Pathway — Therapeutics Targeting Pancreatic & Breast Cancer
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. James Abbruzzese & Dr. Carlos Arteaga
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Lynne Cargen & Ms. Julie Fleshman

Independence H & I
 

Session: Biospecimen Pathway — Biomarkers for Early Detection
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Sam Hanash & Dr. Paul Cairns
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Eunice Hostetter & Ms. Mary Lou Smith

Independence C, D, & E
 

Session: Biospecimen Pathway — Esophagus, Colon, & Liver Cancers
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Brian Reid & Dr. Johanna Lampe
Advocate Co-Chairs: Mr. Ronald Obenauf & Ms. Nancy Roach

Constitution C, D, & E
 

Session: Biospecimen Pathway — Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Detection & Therapy
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. John Minna & Dr. David Johnson
Advocate Co-Chairs: Ms. Debra Violette & Ms. Debra Wymer

Wilson/Roosevelt/
Cabin John
 

Session: Immune Response Modifier Pathway — Cancer Vaccines
Scientific Co-Chairs: Dr. Mac Cheever & Dr. Olivera Finn
Advocate Co-Chairs: Dr. Joan Darling & Ms. Kate O'Neill

Independence A
4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Poster Sessions III: Poster Discussion

  • Co-chairs present an example translational research opportunity and demonstrate utilization of the applicable TRWG Developmental Pathway
 
5:30 p.m.

Adjourn

 

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Time Event Hotel Location
9:00 a.m.

Closing Joint Session

  • Select presentations of translational research opportunities (one per TRWG pathway) — Chaired by Dr. Lynn Matrisian
  • Impact of Pathways in the Business and Technological World — Dr. David Dilts
  • Closing Remarks — Dr. Lynn Matrisian
Constitution Ballroom
11:00 a.m.

Meeting Adjourned

 
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