Past Events

The American Physical Society March Meeting 2010
Monday–Friday, March 15–19, 2010
Portland, Oregon

Convergence of Physics and Life Sciences: Emerging Perspectives in Cancer
Chair: Larry Nagahara, National Cancer Institute
Room: Portland Ballroom 254
Friday, March 19, 2010

8:00 a.m. - 8:36 a.m.
Mapping Epigenetic Changes One Molecule at a Time
Stuart Lindsay, Arizona State University

8:36 a.m. - 9:12 a.m.
Complexity and Dynamic Heterogeneity of the Process of Cancer Metastasis
Ann Chambers, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario, Canada

9:12 a.m. - 9:48 a.m.
Traction Stresses Exerted by Adherent Cells: From Angiogenesis to Metastasis
Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornell University

9:48 a.m. - 10:24 a.m.
Coordination of cell growth and division in normal and cancer cells
Scott Manalis, MIT

10:24 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs): Emerging Technologies for Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment
Owen McCarty, Oregon Health & Science University