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Cancer Center Administration
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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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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Announcements Congratulations to
Dr. Gary Van Zant
The Ellison Medical Foundation recently announced the granting of a prestigious 2008 'Senior Scholar Award in Aging' to Gary van Zant, Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and Markey Trust Chair in Cancer Research. This award, in the amount of $150,000 per year for four years, will support a novel project entitled "Role of the microRNA 290 gene cluster in stem cell and organismal aging."
In receiving this award, Dr. van Zant joins a select group of esteemed scientists world-wide recognized by the Ellison Medical Foundation for outstanding contributions to biomedical research.
Call for Abstracts
Markey Cancer Research Day 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
9:30A - Noon @ BBSRB Atrium
Noon - 5P @ Boone Center
Markey Cancer Center is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for its second annual Cancer Research Day. The purpose of this event is to represent as broadly as possible all cancer-related research activities at the University of Kentucky. Submission guidelines are provided at the link below; the deadline is 5P on October 3. An abstract submission form must accompany all entries.
The morning poster session at the BBSRB Atrium will be followed by a complimentary lunch at Boone Center. Oral presentations of the top-ranked submissions will occur in the early afternoon with awards to the best graduate-student presentation and the best post-doctoral fellow presentation. At 3:15P this year's Susan B. Lester Memorial Lecture will feature keynote speaker Dr. David Sidransky of Johns Hopkins University.
You are invited and encouraged to register as soon as possible. Access the links below for information about this important event. Should you have additional questions, please contact Carla Repass, 859/323-6542 or carla.repass@uky.edu.
Markey Cancer Research Day Printable Flyer
Markey Cancer Research Day Invitation / Summary
Abstract Guidelines
Abstract Submission Form
Registration Form
UK HOBMT Journal Club
Friday, September 12, 2008
8 - 9A
CC457 Roach Building
Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Llovet JM, Ricci S, Mazzaferro V et al
NEJM 359: 378-390, 2008
Arej Sawani, M.D.
Presenter
Fellow, UK HOBMT
Lung Cancer Symposium
Friday, November 7, 2008
Embassy Suites Hotel
Lexington, KY
Access the following link for preliminary information about this year's event. Funding Opportunities
American Cancer Society
Institutional Research Grants
Deadline: October 15, 2008
This grant provides 'seed' money awards for the initiation of promising new projects in cancer research by junior faculty members (assistant professors or their equivalent, not currently funded), so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants. Individual allocations may be made up to a maximum of $30,000. In addition, previously funded investigators are now eligible to receive an additional award through this mechanism. These links will provide the guidelines and the application. To obtain these documents in Word format, please contact Carla Repass (323-6542 or carla.repass@uky.edu).
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 Binyamin L, Alpaugh RK, Hughes TL, Lutz CT, Campbell KS, Weiner LM. Blocking NK cell inhibitory self-recognition promotes antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in a model of anti-lymphoma therapy. Journal of Immunology 180 (9): 6392-6401, 2008.
Danaher RJ, McGarrell BS, Stromberg AJ, Miller CS. Herpes simplex virus type 1 modulates cellular gene expression during quiescent infection of neuronal cells. Archives of Virology 153 (7): 1335-1345, 2008.
Hirschowitz EA, Foody T, Hidalgo GE, Yannelli JR. Immunization of NSCLC patients with antigen-pulsed immature autologous dendritic cells. Lung Cancer 57 (3): 365-372, 2007.
| 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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