Past Events
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Update on the Connect for Cancer Prevention Study
DCEG Seminar
Connect for Cancer Prevention study leadership provides an overview of the design, governance, data sharing, and timeline as well as provide an update on key aspects of the study, including questionnaire and biomarker development.
December 10, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer: A 20-Year Saga - Dr. Silverman
Join EPICOH 2020 when Dr. Debra Silverman, the 2020 EPICOH Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, presents a keynote lecture titled "Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer: A 20-year Saga." The Award recognizes an individual for her sustained outstanding contributions to the science of occupational epidemiology, and the impact of her work on the field and public health policy.
December 9, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM -
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Past, Present, and Future - Dr. Khincha
DCEG Seminar
Dr. Payal Khincha will speak about Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, an inherited disorder that leads to a higher risk of certain cancers, including sarcomas, brain tumors, breast cancer, and many others. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is often the result of heritable changes in the TP53 gene. The NCI has evaluated families with LFS since the syndrome was first recognized in 1969.
December 3, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
Challenges in Evaluating Gender Differences from Environmental Risk Factors: The Case of Pesticides and Cancer Risk - Melissa Friesen, Ph.D.
Melissa Friesen presents Challenges in Evaluating Gender Differences from Environmental Risk Factors to the NIH Sex and Gender in Health and Disease (SGHD) Scientific Interest Group (SIG)
November 17, 2020 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM -
Pancreatic Cancer Epidemiology: Diabetes, Obesity, and Beyond - Dr. Stolzenberg-Solomon
DCEG Seminar
Pancreatic Cancer Epidemiology: Diabetes, Obesity, and Beyond - Seminar by Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon
November 5, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
The Cost of False-Positive Results: A Personal History - Dr. Allen Wilcox
Sholom Wacholder Distinguished Lecture
Allen Wilcox, Sholom Wacholder Distinguished Lecturer, presents The Cost of False-Positive Results: A Personal History
October 8, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
The long and the short of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 and what this means for all of us - Dr. Prokunina-Olsson
DCEG Seminar
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, utilizes angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) for entry into target cells. ACE2 has been proposed as an interferon-stimulated gene (ISG). Thus, interferon-induced variability in ACE2 expression levels could be important for susceptibility to COVID-19 or its outcomes.
October 1, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Technology Transfer but were afraid to ask - Dr. Finkelstein
DCEG Seminar
Dr. Lisa Finkelstein, technology transfer manager at the NCI Technology Transfer Center, discusses the technology transfer agreement process.
September 24, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
Epidemiology in Clinical Genetics: From Discovery to Clinical Management - Dr. Shahinaz Gadalla
DCEG Tenure-Track Seminar
Dr. Shahinaz Gadalla, Earl Stadtman Investigator, presents on her research.
September 17, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM -
Integrative Epidemiological Studies of Breast Cancer: Opportunities and Implications - Dr. Gierach
DCEG Seminar
Gretchen Gierach presents her research on integrative epidemiological studies of breast cancer - opportunities and implications.
September 16, 2020 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM