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Below is a listing of past forums with summaries noted where applicable.
Cancer and Aging
November 7th - 10th, 2019
Chairs:
Steve Artandi, MD, Ph.D., Stanford University
Marcia Haigis, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
Sponsored by The George T. Lewis Foundation
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Telomerase-Mediated Telomere Targeting in Cancer
October 17th - 20th, 2019
Chairs:
Titia de Lange, Ph.D., Rockefeller University
Jerry W. Shay, Ph.D., UT Southwestern
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Scholar Retreat
October 10th - 13th, 2019
Chairs:
Chad Pecot, MD, University of North Carolina
DIPG Consensus Meeting
October 3rd - 6th, 2019
Chairs:
Oren Becher, MD, Northwestern University
Cynthia Hawkins MD, Ph.D., The Hospital for Sick Kids
Sponsored by The Kira Spedale Foundation
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Leukemia Stem Cells, Heterogeneity, and Metabolism
September 12th - 15th, 2019
Chairs:
Martin Carroll, MD, University of Pennsyilvania
Craig T. Jordan, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Aaron Schimmer, MD, Ph.D., Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
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3D Chromosomal Architecture and Nuclear Topology
May 2nd - 5th, 2019
Chairs:
Ari Melnick, MD, Cornell Medical College
Jane Skok, PhD, New York University
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Cancer Predisposition
November 8th - 11th, 2018
Chairs:
Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH, Harvard University
John M. Maris, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Tumor Microenvironment
November 1st - 4th, 2018
Chairs:
Lisa M. Coussens, Ph.D., Knight Cancer Institute
Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Scholar Retreat
October 11th - 14th, 2018
Chairs:
Julie-Aurore Losman, MD, Ph.D. - Dana-Farber
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Epigenetic Therapy
September 27th - 30th, 2018
Chairs:
Jean-Pierre Issa, MD, Temple University
Stephen Baylin, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Peter Jones, Ph.D., Van Andel Research Institute
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Metabolic Signaling and the Epigenome
September 13th - 15th, 2018
Chairs:
Julie-Aurore Losman, MD, Ph.D., Dana-Farber
Kathryn Wellen, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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