The course mixes morning lectures with hands-on, afternoon workshops. Sessions focus on stem cells and epigenetics, xenografting and humanized mice, cancer genomics, modeling, disease progression and therapeutic interventions.
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Aug 20 - 28
2016
The course focuses on the mouse as an experimental tool in cancer research. It is held in a retreat-like setting and is limited to 35 participants to ensure a supportive, interactive learning atmosphere.
Lecture Topics Include: Stem cells and cancer, genomic reprograming, epigenetics, mouse models of human cancer, patient derived xenografts (PDXs), single cell sequence analysis of cancer cells, cancer evolution, humanized mouse models, organoid and organotypic models, CRISPR/Cas9, immunotherapy, cancer metabolism, angiogenesis, cancer therapeutics, proteomic approaches for identifying new biomarkers.
Workshop Topics include: Cancer genomic data analysis, bioinformatics, mouse histology and pathology, CRISPR/Cas9, single cell sequencing, xenografting.
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R25CA122819. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Lodging accommodations will be at Highseas Conference Center, a spacious mansion built in 1912, overlooking the entrance to Frenchman Bay and adjacent to beautiful Acadia National Park. The registration fee includes lodging (minimum double occupancy). Transportation will be provided from the conference center to the course venue for the duration of the course. Highseas cannot accommodate families. Please refer to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce for off-campus lodging alternatives.
Air
Bar Harbor is served by two airports:
Bar Harbor is approximately 6 hours by car from the greater Boston area.
Distinguished Professor, Human Genetics and Biology
Professor; Chair of Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics
Vice President Research Molecular Oncology
Andrew Werk Cook Professor of Radiation Oncology; Director, Steele Laboratory
Chief Clinical Research Officer; Institute Physician; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor and Chair, Department of Genetics
Co-Executive Director of the Institute for Genomic Medicine
Associate Professor
Professor, Director, JAX Cancer Center, Edison T. Liu Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Professor
Professor, The Dattels Family Chair
Director, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Senior Research Scientist
Associate Veterinarian
Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study; Professor, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Emeritus Director and Member
Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center and Professor
Director, Center for Epigenetics
Senior Staff Scientist, Professor
Founding Member; Professor of Biology
Director, Red and Charline McCombs Institute for the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer; Professor
Professor
Professor of Oncology, Institute for Academic Medicine; Director, Cancer Research Program
Professor of Oncology, Institute for Academic Medicine
Professor Emerita
Professor and Scientific Director, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor
Vice President for Education
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