February 26, 2008 |
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration |
6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
Reception and Buffet Dinner |
Grand Ballroom
Salon III |
7:15 p.m. - 7:25 p.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Cancer Institute, NIH |
Grand Ballroom
Salons I and II |
7:25 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. |
Background and Introduction of Keynote
Speaker
John E. Niederhuber, M.D.
Director
National Cancer Institute, NIH |
7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. |
Keynote Presentation
Confronting Complexity: Cancer at the Intersection of Physics and Biology
Paul Davies, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Director, Beyond Institute
Arizona State University |
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Questions and Discussion |
8:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
The Why, What, and How of the Think Tank-Introduction of Robert J. Mittman
Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Cancer Institute, NIH
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9:00 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. |
Expectations
Facilitator: |
Robert J. Mittman, M.S., M.P.P.
Founder/President
Facilitation, Foresight, Strategy |
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February 27, 2007 |
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Introductions and Welcome
Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Cancer Institute, NIH |
Grand Ballroom
Salons I and II |
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Process and Flow for the Think Tank
Facilitator: |
Robert J. Mittman, M.S., M.P.P.
Founder/President
Facilitation, Foresight, Strategy |
Introduction-Keynote Presentation |
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation
"State of the Science" in Cancer Research: Potential for the Physical Sciences to Remove Major Barriers
John E. Niederhuber, M.D.
Director
National Cancer Institute, NIH |
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Brainstorming Session and Group Discussion: Relevant Scientific Barriers Blocking Progress in Cancer Research
Facilitator: |
Robert J. Mittman, M.S., M.P.P.
Founder/President
Facilitation, Foresight, Strategy |
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10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation
21st Century Physics-Relevant Intersections With Barriers in Oncology
Robert H. Austin, Ph.D.
Professor of Biophysics
Department of Physics
Princeton University |
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Brainstorming Session and Group Discussion: Ideas/Concepts From the Physical Sciences That Represent Important Strategies to Address and Remove Barriers in Oncology (including solutions to nonbiologic problems that may be relevant)
Facilitator: |
Robert J. Mittman, M.S., M.P.P.
Founder/President
Facilitation, Foresight, Strategy |
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12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
Brainstorming Session and Group Discussion: Integrating Physical Chemistry, Mathematics, and Systems Models Into a Transdisciplinary Approach to Cancer Research
Emmanuele DiBenedetto, Ph.D.
Centennial Professor of Mathematics
Vanderbilt University
James R. Heath, Ph.D.
Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor
California Institute of Technology
Mina J. Bissell, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist
Life Sciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Keynote Presentation
The Integration of Systems Thinking, Emerging Technologies, and the Biological, Physical, and Computational Sciences to Attack the Challenges of Cancer
Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D.
President
Institute for Systems Biology |
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Discussion: Role of Advanced Technologies in Enabling the Convergence of the Physical Sciences and Cancer Biology |
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Framing and Prioritizing the Most Relevant Barriers in Cancer Research as Viewed From the Physical Sciences
Table Discussions: Finalizing and Prioritizing Key Barriers and Identifying Key Areas of Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry to Meet Challenges Through Transdisciplinary Centers
Facilitator: |
Robert J. Mittman, M.S., M.P.P.
Founder/President
Facilitation, Foresight, Strategy |
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5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
Perspective on Today's Discussions
Discussant TBA |
5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Plan for Tomorrow |
6:30 p.m. |
Reception and Dinner |
Ristorante Murali
Pentagon City |
February 28, 2008 |
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. |
Review of Day 1
Facilitator: |
Robert J. Mittman, M.S., M.P.P.
Founder/President
Facilitation, Foresight, Strategy |
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Grand Ballroom
Salons I and II |
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation
The Physical Sciences and Cancer Biology-Early Glimpses Across the Frontier
Donald S. Coffey, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Urology
Johns Hopkins University |
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Brainstorming Session and Panel Discussion: Current Examples of Contributions of the Physical
Sciences to Contemporary Oncology
Nanotechnology: Capitalizing on the Physical Properties of Cancer Cells for New Intervention Strategies
Scott R. Manalis, Ph.D.
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Questions and Answers
Interrogating Cancer: The Mechanics of Metastasis
Ann F. Chambers, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Western Ontario
Questions and Answers
Information Theoretic Approaches to the Dissection of Oncogenic Pathways
Andrea Califano, Ph.D., Laureate in Physics
Professor
Columbia University
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10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Converging on the Major Areas of the Physical Sciences Critical to Addressing the Identified Barriers
Group Discussions: Concept Development Group Input and Recommendations |
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Working Lunch
Work groups continue and prepare to report out. |
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Brainstorming Session-Bringing It All Together: Input/Recommendations, Specific Scientific Focus and Problem Areas, Disciplines, Personnel and Other Resource Needs, and Key Specific Challenges for Transdisciplinary Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers |
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Summary of Our Collective Thinking
Anna D. Barker, Ph.D. (Discussant)
Deputy Director
National Cancer Institute, NIH |
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Summary and Next Steps
John E. Niederhuber, M.D.
Director
National Cancer Institute, NIH |