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Radiation Epidemiology Branch

5th Annual Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Theme: Pre- and Post-conception Radiation Exposure: Sensitivity of Gametes, Fetuses, and Children
Honorary Chair: Seymour Jablon (a former Director of the Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine, and a former Expert, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute)
Program (View Poster - pdf, 133kb)

Agenda
9:00-9:20 James Adelstein, (Harvard Medical School) and
Seymour Jablon
Introductory Comments
9:20-9:45 Joseph Fraumeni, Jr.
Director, Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
A Tribute to the Contributions of a Pediatrician, Robert W. Miller
9:45-10:30 John Boice, Jr.
Scientific Director, International Epidemiology Institute and
Professor, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University
Overview of Pediatric Radiation Epidemiology
10:30-10:45 coffee break  
10:45-11:30 Elaine Ron
Senior Investigator, Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Dvision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
Thyroid Cancer in Radiation-exposed Children
11:30-12:15 Roy Shore
Vice-Chairman and Chief of Research
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
What We Can Learn About Risks of Exposure to Gametes, Fetuses, and Children From the ABCC/RERF Studies
12:15-1:30 lunch  
1:30-2:15 Ann Mertens
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Project Director
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, University of Minnesota
Long-term Effects of Radiotherapy for Childhood Cancer
2:15-3:00 Ranajit Chakraborty
Robert A. Kehoe Professor and Director
Center for Genome Information, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Current Concepts in Radiation Genetics
3:00-3:15 Evan Douple Closing comments