Mechanisms & Models of Cancer
August 17 - 21, 2010
Abstract Deadline: May 28, 2010

Organizers:
Dafna Bar-Sagi, New York University Medical Center
Jacqueline Lees, MIT Center for Cancer Research
Charles Sherr, HHMI/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
William Weiss, University of California, San Francisco

Past Program

You are cordially invited to participate in the eigthth biennial meeting on Mechanisms & Models of Cancer to be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York. The meeting will begin on Tuesday, August 17, 2010, and will conclude with lunch on Saturday, August 21. The specific goal of this conference is to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, genetic, biochemical and animal model approaches to the analysis of cancer. Junior and senior researchers will join to discuss their latest research findings and technical approaches toward the analysis of cancer models and mechanisms.

The format of the meeting will include morning and evening sessions consisting of eight or nine 15-minute talks per session, selected from the abstracts, principally on unpublished work. In addition, there will be two poster sessions, held in the afternoons. The organizers will decide the suitability of each abstract for oral or poster presentation, but please specify if you prefer a poster.  

Keynote Speakers:
Joan Brugge, Harvard Medical School

Topics:
• Cancer Genetics & Epigenetics
• Mouse Models of Cancer
• Stem Cells and Organismal Development
• Signaling Mechanisms
• Microenvironment & Inflammation
• Experimental Therapeutics
• DNA Damage and Cell Cycle Checkpoints
• Senescence & Apoptosis

Discussion Leaders:
Cory Abate-Shen, Columbia University Medical School
Maria Blasco, Spanish National Cancer Centre, Spain
Ronald DePinho, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Martin Eilers, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
Luis Parada, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Reuben Shaw, The Salk Institute
Karen Vousden, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, UK
Eileen White, Rutgers University
Forest White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Apply in writing to meetings@cshl.edu stating need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in August.

Support for this conference may be provided by:
National Cancer Institute

We have funds to provide partial scholarships for individuals who are US citizens/permanent residents from minority groups under-represented in the life sciences. Please provide justification in writing to meetings@cshl.edu and state your financial needs. Preference will be given to those applying who submit abstracts to the meeting.

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Regular packages are all inclusive and cover registration, food, housing, parking, wine-and-cheese party, lobster banquet, etc. No Housing packages include all costs except housing. Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to the meeting.