Cancer Courses

The Jackson Laboratory is a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center that provides education as well as resource and service initiatives that support cancer research worldwide. As part of our education initiative, JAX offers two signature cancer courses annually: "Cancer Short Course on Experimental Models of Human Cancer" and "Workshop on Techniques in Modeling Human Cancer in Mice."

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center that provides education as well as resource and service initiatives that support cancer research worldwide.

As part of our education initiative, JAX offers two signature cancer courses:

Annual Short Course on Experimental Models of Human Cancer
Workshop on Techniques in Modeling Human Cancer in Mice

The Annual Cancer Short Course on Experimental Models of Human Cancer provides a broad survey of cancer research and experimental modeling from systems and computational genetics, to the tumor microenvironment and tumor progression, to inflammation and immunotherapy. Unlike a semester-long graduate course or an academic seminar series spread across a full year or more, this course delivers a large amount of material into an intensive training period. The program is 70% seminar-based and 30% workshop-based, including computational workshops. Participants interact directly with faculty, JAX Cancer Center scientists, patient advocates and medical oncologists to gain broad exposure and knowledge as it relates to human cancer.

The Workshop on Techniques in Modeling Human Cancer in Mice provides training in the use of genetically defined laboratory mice as tools for asking questions about gene function and the role of genetics in the biology of cancer. The majority of this workshop is dedicated to hands-on laboratory sessions covering cancer model manipulations and surgical techniques that are broadly applicable to many cancer types such as brain, breast, colon, lung, leukemia/lymphoma and prostate.

Registration

In-Person Standard

Registration Fee: $1300; Optional Shared Lodging Fee: $450

Course/Workshop registration fees include all workshop materials, supplies, and most meals. Optional shared lodging is available at the Highseas Conference Center for an additional cost.

Payments:

Registration is only confirmed once full payment has been received. Payment in full is due 45 days before the start of the course. You can pay using Visa, Mastercard, or American Express during registration or select Check Payment. If paying by academic or personal check, payment is due immediately upon acceptance into the workshop. Checks should be made payable to The Jackson Laboratory and mailed to Bank of America, 90260 Collection Center Dr, Chicago, IL 60693.Be sure to include your name and the event title on any checks. Wire transfers will be accepted only with prior authorization; contact the event planner for further instructions. All bank charges associated with payment are the responsibility of the course participant.

Receipts:

Receipts will be provided automatically when payment is received via email through the registration system.

Cancellations and Refunds:

To receive a refund on registration, written cancelation (email) must be received 30 calendar days prior to the start date of the course. Refunds will be subject to administrative fees as follows:

If canceled prior to 30 days from the course start date, you will be refunded your registration & lodging fee less 10% of fees paid as an administrative registration fee.
If canceled 14-29 days prior to the course start date, you will be refunded 50% of your registration & lodging fees.
If canceled less than 14 days prior to the course start date, no refund is available.

If the attendee is not able to attend the course but would like to send a qualified colleague in your place, JAX will transfer your registration to your colleague’s registration at no additional cost.

In-Person Scholarship

Registration Fee: $1300; Optional Shared Lodging Fee: $450

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Scholarships are available for this course, and are made possible by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NIH Grants, foundation awards and gifts or donations to The Jackson Laboratory. The Jackson Laboratory strongly encourages students, post-doctoral fellows, or junior faculty from populations under-represented in the biomedical sciences to register, with a preference for those currently enrolled in or working at a U.S. institution. Underrepresented populations are defined by the National Institutes of Health, see NIH NOT-OD-20-031 for definitions.

Scholarship applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Course/Workshop registration fees include all workshop materials, supplies, and most meals. Optional shared lodging is available at the Highseas Conference Center for an additional fee.

Payments:

Payments will not be charged until your scholarship application has been reviewed. If you supply a credit card at the time of registration, a pre-authorization may be placed on the card.

Registration is not confirmed until full payment has been received (less any scholarships). Payment in full is due 45 days prior to the start of the course. During registration you can pay using Visa, Mastercard, or American Express or select Check Payment. If paying by academic or personal check, payment is due immediately upon acceptance into the workshop. Checks should be made payable to The Jackson Laboratory and mailed to Bank of America, 90260 Collection Center Dr, Chicago, IL 60693. Be sure to include your name and the title of the event on any checks. Wire transfers will be accepted only with prior authorization; contact the event planner for further instructions. All bank charges associated with payment are the responsibility of the course participant.

Receipts:

Receipts will be provided automatically when payment is received via email through the registration system.

Cancellations and Refunds:

To receive a refund on registration, written cancelation (email) must be received 30 calendar days prior to the start date of the course. Refunds will be subject to administrative fees as follows:

If canceled prior to 30 days from the course start date, you will be refunded your registration & lodging fee less 10% of fees paid as an administrative registration fee.
If canceled 14-29 days prior to the course start date, you will be refunded 50% of your registration & lodging fees.
If canceled less than 14 days prior to the course start date, no refund is available.

Virtual Registration

Standard Registration Fee: $400; Scholarship Applicants: $25; Trainee Registration:$250

Virtual registration includes live access to all didactic lectures, and access to lecture recordings for 3 months after the conclusion of the event. Due to speaker permissions, some lectures may not be recorded.

Payments:

Payment is due at the time of registration via credit card. If you are unable to pay via credit card, please contact the event planner before registering for instructions.

Receipts:

Receipts will be provided automatically when payment is received via email through the registration system.

Cancellations and Refunds:

To receive a refund on registration, written cancelation (email) must be received 30 calendar days prior to the start date of the course. Refunds will be subject to administrative fees as follows:

If canceled prior to 30 days from the course start date, you will be refunded your registration fee less 10% of fees paid as an administrative registration fee.
If canceled 14-29 days prior to the course start date, you will be refunded 50% of your registration fees.
If canceled less than 14 days prior to the course start date, no refund is available.

JAX Employee

Registration fee: $200

Travel Information

Participants are responsible for arranging their lodging.

Subsidized, dormitory-style, shared lodging will be made available to approximately forty attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis at our Highseas Conference Center.

Special block rates at local hotels will also be provided.

Refer to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce website for a list of hotels, motels, and private rentals nearby The Jackson Laboratory.

Participants must adhere to Maine State travel, health and safety guidelines at the time of the event and use good judgement when arranging lodging. We recommend participants be familiar with their hotel’s cancellation policies prior to booking. The Jackson Laboratory is not responsible for lodging expenses or losses incurred due to the cancellation or rescheduling of an event.

Air

Bar Harbor is serviced by two airports:

Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) – 20 minutes away
Bangor International Airport (BGR) – 1hr 15 minutes away

Public transportation is not available from local airports. Please visit the Bar Harbor and Bangor airport services webpages for information on shuttles to and from Mount Desert Island. Rideshare options like Uber or Lyft are not commonly available.

Ground

Bar Harbor is approximately 5 hours by car from the greater Boston area. Rental cars are available from Hertz at either nearby airport. Additionally, there is a free Island Explorer bus system which can be used around the island and the national park.

Additional Area Information:
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Acadia National Park

Event Contact

Stefanie Roth, MBA

Past Events

Cancer Courses

Aug 14–22, 2023

32nd Annual Short Course on Experimental Models of Human Cancer

Hybrid - The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME, & Virtual

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Schedule

Speakers

Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

James Valerinano Alvarez, Ph.D.

Duke University

Olga Anczuków-Camarda, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Esperanza Arias-Perez, Ph.D.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Romain Banchereau, Ph.D.

Genetech

Christine Beck, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Marcus W. Bosenberg, M.D., Ph.D.

Yale University

J. Javier Bravo-Cordero, Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Carol Bult, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Jeffrey Chuang, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

Marco Colonna, M.D.

Washington University School of Medicine

Jennifer Corrigan, M.S.

The Jackson Laboratory

David DeNardo, Ph.D.

Washington University in St. Louis

Dmitry I Gabrilovich, M.D., Ph.D.

AstraZeneca

Ronald N. Germain, M.D., Ph.D.

NIAID, NIH

Muneer Hasham, Ph.D.

Rakesh Kumar Jain, Ph.D.

Harvard Medical School

Michael Karin

University of California, San Diego

Matthew Krummel, Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Sheng Li, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Dan R Littman, M.D., Ph.D.

New York University

Edison T. Liu, M.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

A. Thomas Look, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Anna Lisa Lucido, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Amanda Lund, Ph.D.

NYU Langone Health

David Lyden, M.D., Ph.D.

Weill Cornell Medicine

Tak W. Mak, Ph.D.

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at University Health Network

Alberto Mantovani, M.D.

Humanitas University

Ira Mellman, Ph.D.

Genentech

Andy J Minn, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

Virginia Pascual, M.D.

Weill Cornell Medicine

Guangwen "Gary" Ren, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Paul Robson, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Robert Schreiber, Ph.D.

Washington Unversity School of Medicine in St.Louis

Maria Sosa, Ph.D.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Sheila Stewart, Ph.D.

Washington University in St. Louis

Mario Sznol, M.D.

Yale University