Cancer Epigenomics Workshop
in Texas Medical Center
Please send Registration and Abstract to Ms Brandy Garrett at bcgarret@bcm.edu
Registration is free, and deadline is 04/10/2009
Keynote speaker: Peter Jones, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Time: May 2nd (Saturday) 2009
Location: MD Anderson South Campus (SCRB)
7435 Fannin, Houston, TX 77054 map
Parking is complimentary on the surface lot in the back of SCRB
Temporary Program
08:30-09:00 |
Breakfast and Poster |
09:00-09:05
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Brief Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker |
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Steffi Oesterreich, BCM
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09:05-10:00
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Keynote Speaker |
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Peter Jones, USC
"The furture of epigentic therapy."
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10:00-11:00 |
Session 1: Cancer Epigenome |
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Lanlan Shen, MDACC
"Genome - Wide DNA methylation mapping in normal cells and cancer"
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JP Issa, MDACC "Polycomb group mediated silencing in cancer"
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Steffi Oesterreich, BCM
"Estrogen deprivation results in altered DNA methylation profile in breast cancer cells-
Role in endocrine resistance?"
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Wei Li, BCM
"A genomic view of epigenetic regulation in cancer"
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11:00-12:00 |
Session 2: Chromatin Readers |
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Sharon Dent, MDACC
"New function for the gen5 histone acetylatrasferase."
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Mark Bedford, MDACC
"Regulation of transcription by protein arginine methyltransferases."
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Xiaobing Shi, MDACC
"The reader--unlock the mystery of Iysine methylation."
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Bert O'malley, BCM
"SRC-Family coactivators: Targets for cancer - and threapy?"
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12:00-02:00
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Lunch and Poster |
02:00-03:00
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Session 3: Clinical Relevance |
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Cheryl Walker, MDACC
"Developmental Reprogramming of Tumor Suppressor Gene Penetrance."
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Estela Medrano, BCM
"HDAC1 regulates chromatin remodeling events in cellular senescence, tissue aging, and cancer"
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Art Beaudet, BCM
"The role of epigenetics in complex genentic disorders including mental retardation, autism, and schizophrenia"
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Monique Rijnkels, BCM
"Mammary gland development and differentiation - A changing chromatin landscape."
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03:00-03:30
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Coffee break |
03:30-04:15
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Session 4: Stem Cells |
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Peggy Goodell, BCM
"Epigenetic regulation of heatopoietic stem cells with age."
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Shelley Barton, MDACC
"Trim24 targets endogenous p53 for degradation."
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Austin Cooney, BCM
"Regulation of epigenetic silencing of pluripotency genes during ES and iPS cell differentiation"
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04:15
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Concluding remarks
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JP Issa, MDACC
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Meeting Organizers
Steffi Oesterreich steffio@bcm.tmc.edu Baylor College of Medicine
Wei Li wl1@bcm.tmc.edu Baylor College of Medicine
Jean-Pierre Issa jpissa@mdanderson.org M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sponsors


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