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Cancer Center Administration
(859) 257-4500
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Robert T. Means, Jr., M.D.
Interim Director
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Kevin T. McDonagh, M.D.
Deputy Director
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Alan Kaplan, Ph.D.
Associate Director,
Basic Research
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Vivek M. Rangnekar, Ph.D.
Associate Director,
Translational Research
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John J. Rinehart, M.D.
Associate Director,
Clinical Research
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Thomas C. Tucker, Ph.D.,
M.P.H.
Associate Director
for Cancer Control
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Jeffrey Moscow, M.D.
Director, Experimental
Therapeutics
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Lewis Kelly, Ph.D.
Associate Director
for Administration
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Monday, July 07, 2008
Announcements
New Administrator in
Markey Business Office
Please join us in welcoming Elizabeth Yost to the Markey Administration staff. Access the following link for the complete announcement.
Dr. David Kaetzel
named to NIH Study Section
Markey Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Dr. David M. Kaetzel, UK Professor and Vice Chair of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, has been selected to serve as a member of the Cancer Genetics Study Section of the Center for Scientific Review of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Kaetzel's term of service will begin on July 1, 2008, and end on June 30, 2011.
Save the Date!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
9:30A - 4:30P (tentative)
Location TBA
Markey Cancer Research Day
Please mark your calendars now and watch this space for a Call for Abstracts and additional details.
Lung Cancer Symposium
Friday, November 7, 2008
Emassy Suites Hotel
Lexington, KY
Access the following link for preliminary information about this year's event.
Funding Opportunities
Matching Grants
Deadline: Continuous
Sponsor: American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), Research Department
http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/12132
Numerous funding opportunities from diverse sources are brought to the attention of the cancer center on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Notices of these opportunities are compiled at: http://markey.uky.edu/newsletter/funding.aspx .
If you have difficulty linking with sponsors for further information, call Lew Kelly at 859/323-5713 or Margot McCullers at 859/257-2861.
Selected Publications Liang Y, Van Zant G. Aging stem cells, latexin, and longevity. Experimental Cell Research 314(9): 1962-1972, 2008.
Stein KD, Syrjala KL, Andrykowski MA. Physical and psychological long-term and late effects of cancer. Cancer 112(11) Suppl. S: 2577-2592, 2008.
| Tumor Boards and Disease Team Meetings |
| Breast |
Tuesday and Thursday |
12:15P |
283 Whitney Hendrickson |
| GI |
Tuesday |
Noon |
102 Combs |
| Gyn |
Tuesday |
9A |
310 HSRB |
| Head and Neck |
Tuesday |
7A |
102 Combs |
| Leukemia / Lymphoma |
Monday (except first Mondays) |
Noon |
102 Combs |
| Lung |
Thursday |
Noon |
102 Combs |
| Neurosurgery Grand Rounds |
Thursday |
10A |
310 HSRB |
| Neuroradiology |
Thursday |
11A |
A117 KY Clinic |
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