2020 UVM Cancer Center Clinical & Translational Research Symposium
Modern Precision & Genomic Medicine
MedEd 200: Sullivan Lecture Hall
AGENDA:
9:00 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:20 AM: Welcome from University of Vermont Cancer Center Leadership
9:30 AM: "Defining the Origins of Pediatric Brain Tumors by Single-Cell Genomics"
Claudia Kleinman, PhD, McGill University, Associate Member, McGill Centre for Translational Research in Cancer; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Investigator;
and Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine
10:20-10:45 AM: Short Talks
"Therapeutic Targeting of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma; From Chromatin to Mitochodria"
James Stafford, PhD*, Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences
“ALLIANCE A071701: Genomically-Guided Treatment Trial In Brain Metastases”
Peter Kaufman, MD*, Professor, Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
10:45 AM: Coffee Break
11:00 AM: "Implementing Clinical-Grade Genomic Analysis for Cancer Care"
Nikoletta Sidiropoulos, MD*, Director of Molecular Pathology and Assistant Professor,
UVM Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
11:45 AM: Short Talk
“Classification of Genetic Variants as Pathogenic or Benign”
Marc Greenblatt, MD*, Professor, Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
12:00-1:30 PM: Lunch and Poster Session in the Hoehl Gallery (HSRF 100)
*Poster presenters will be at posters between 1:00-1:30*
1:30-2:15 PM: Short Talks
“Functional Characterization of Somatic STK11 Variants of Uncertain Significance Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma; Clinical Implications”
Paula Deming, PhD*,
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences
“Clonal Hematopoiesis in 9/11 First Responders”
Sakshi Jasra, MD*, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
2:15 PM: Keynote Address: “Drivers of B Cell Transformation and Markers of Disease Outcome” -
Michael Farrar, PhD,
University of Minnesota, Virginia and David Utz Land Grant Chair in Fundamental Immunology, Division of Molecular Pathology and Genomics, and Center for Immunology
3:00 PM: Closing Remarks and Winners of Poster Session Announced
* denotes UVM Cancer Center Member