2011 Cancer Biology Chairs and Directors Retreat and Cancer Biology Training Consortium Annual Meeting 

September 30 – October 2 at the Seaview Resort in Galloway, New Jersey

Agenda            Attendee List

Guest speakers included

Craig B. Thompson, MD, President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

William Hait, MD, PhD, Head of Oncology, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Group

Arnold Levine, PhD, Professor, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and Director, Simons Center for Systems Biology at the Institute for Advanced Studies   PRESENTATION

Dinah S. Singer, PhD, Director, Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute

Marilyn J. Raymond, PT, PhD, Director, Professional Development, Education, Science, & Professional Development, American Society of Clinical Oncology  PRESENTATION

Topics presented include:

.........Systems Biology and Cancer  REPORT

.........Career Opportunities in Cancer Biology

.........Training for Translational Research and Online Training Methods   REPORT

.........Medical School Cancer Curriculum   REPORT

.........Postdoctoral Training Curriculum   BREAKOUT REPORT          COMMITTEE REPORT

.........NCI Funding Review and Opportunities   PRESENTATION           REPORT  

                                                                                  K99 HANDOUT             T32 HANDOUT

Articles to Note   suggested reading from the 2011 Annual Retreat....

Risky Business by Gregory A. Petsko

End the Wasteful Tyranny of Reviewer Experiments by Hidde Ploegh

For questions, please contact Sheridan Wilder at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or  336-716-6144.