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2008–2009 Colloquia Series

The Office of Preventive Oncology in the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program presents a Colloquia Series on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, beginning in September and continuing through May. On occasion these lectures are offered on other days of the week.

All lectures are open to the public and are announced in the NCI calendar of events. Speakers and topics are posted below as information becomes available.

Lectures are held at the NIH's Executive Plaza complex, Rockville, MD; parking is available. Most will be in Building 6116, room 405. Please refer to the schedule below for specific lecture locations.

If you are a person with a disability and require any assistive device, services or other reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, please contact the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at 301-496-8640 at least one week in advance of the lecture date to discuss your accommodation needs.

Educational objectives:

To better comprehend current research in various aspects of cancer prevention and control, including current challenges and methods used by investigators to address gaps, advance the field, and promote application of successful strategies, and to better identify various bio-statistical methods and appropriate conditions for application in cancer prevention and control research.


Details about
the next
colloquium

September, 2008

February, 2009

October, 2008

March, 2009

November, 2008

April, 2009

December, 2008

May, 2009

January, 2009

 


September 2008

17

11:00 a.m.

 

Linda Cameron, Ph.D.

The University of Aukland

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October 2008

1

11:00 a.m.

 

Funmi Olopade M.D., FACP

The University of Chicago Medical Center

15

11:00 a.m.

 

No Meeting-NIH Research Festival

 

22

11:00 a.m.

 

Maria Hagströmer Ph.D., M.Sc.

Karolinska Institute

(Interviews)
23

11:00 a.m.

 

Jonine Figueroa, Ph.D., M.P.H.

National Cancer Institute

(Interviews)
23

11:00 a.m.

 

Neal Freedman, Ph.D., M.P.H.

National Cancer Institute

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November 2008

5

11:00 a.m.

 

David Ransohoff, M.D.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

12

11:00 a.m.

 

Curt Furberg M.D., Ph.D.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

19

11:00 a.m.

 

No Meeting-AACR Frontiers Meeting

 

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December 2008

3

11:00 a.m.

 

Noel Weiss M.D., Dr.P.H.

University of Washington School of Public Health

17

11:00 a.m.

 

No Meeting-AACR Frontiers Meeting

 

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January 2009

7

11:00 a.m.

 

Jimmie Holland, M.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

21

11:00 a.m.

 

TBA

 

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February 2009

4

11:00 a.m.

 

Karen Glanz, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Emory University

Validity of Self-Report in Cancer Prevention Research: Findings from the Sun Exposure and Protection Habits Measurement Study (SEPH)

18

11:00 a.m.

 

Rulla Tamimi, Sc.D.

Harvard School of Public Health

 

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March 2009

4

11:00 a.m.

 

Adam Michael Clark, Ph.D.

Lance Armstrong Foundation

Cancer Research and Policy: A Foundation's Perspective

18

11:00 a.m.

 

Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D.

University of Kentucky

Faith Moves Mountains: An Appalachian Cervical Cancer Prevention Project

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April 2009

1

11:00 a.m.

 

Elizabeth Platz Sc.D., M.P.H.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Hormonal and Inflammatory Perturbations Secondary to Obesity and the Risk of Prostate Cancer

15

11:00 a.m.

 

Robert Schoen, M.D., M.P.H.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Challenges in Preventing Colorectal Cancer

29

11:00 a.m.

 

Rena Pasick, Dr.P.H.

University of California, San Francisco

Behavioral Theory for a Diverse Society: Like a Compass on Mars

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May 2009

6

11:00 a.m.

 

Cornelia Ulrich, Ph.D.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Learning From the Unexpected — Folate, NSAIDs and Genetics in Cancer Prevention

20

11:00 a.m.

 

Angela Fagerlin, Ph.D.

University of Michigan

Designing Decision Aids: How You Present the Numbers Is As Important As What Numbers Are Presented

All Colloquia will be held in 6116 conference room 405.

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