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Frontiers in Cellular Energetics, Diet and Cancer Prevention Workshop

Meeting Dates

March 12, 2008
8:30am - 12:05pm

Meeting Locations

National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Blvd
Conference Rooms C-F
Rockville, MD 20852

Overview/Goals

  • What is the strength of the evidence linking energy-sensitive pathways and cancer?
  • Are energy-sensitive pathways dysregulated during excess caloric intake and/or obesity?
  • Do tissue specific energy-sensitive signals determine site specific cancer risk?

Meeting Materials


Agenda (doc, 26kb)
Executive Summary (pdf, 158kb)

Presentations


Name Position Presentation (ppt)
Dr. Zhijun Luo Boston University School of Medicine Pathway: Involvement of AMPK and related Pathways with Cancer Prevention (ppt, 21MB)
Dr. Henry J. Thompson Colorado State Univeristy Regualtion: Dietary Energy Intake, Exercise and Engery Sensing Pathways (pdf, 3MB)
Dr. Charles R.Vinson Center for Cancer Research Animal Model: Use of Animal Models for Examining Cellualr Energetics and Diet Interrelationships (ppt, 15MB)

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