2006 Chair and Program Director's Retreat and Annual Meeting at Asilomar, Pacific Grove, California, October 27-29, 2006

ATTENDEES
Susan Marriott, Ph.D. - Baylor College of Medicine
Susan Kane, Ph.D. - Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Steven Balk, M.D., Ph.D. - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
James Casey, Ph.D. - Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Maureen Murphy, Ph.D. - Fox Chase Cancer Institute
Kenneth Wright, Ph.D. - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Ann Roman, Ph.D. - Indiana University School of Medicine
Barbara Knowles, Ph.D. - Jackson Laboratory
Wade Gibson, Ph.D.and Diane Hayward, Ph.D. - Johns Hopkins University
Beverly Delidow, Ph.D. - Marshall University – Joan C Edwards School of Medicine
James Manfredi, Ph.D. - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Lynn Amende, Ph.D.and David Eckstein, Ph.D. - National Cancer Institute
Kathleen Green, Ph.D. - Northwestern University
James Broach, Ph.D. - Princeton University
Amato Giaccia, Ph.D. - Stanford University, School of Medicine
Jesse Martinez, Ph.D. - University of Arizona Cancer Center
Hung Fan, Ph.D. - University of California, Irvine
Daniel Donoghue, Ph.D. - University of California, San Diego
Geoffrey Greene, Ph.D. - University of Chicago
Sohaib Khan, Ph.D. - University of Cincinnati
W. Stratford May, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. - University of Florida – Shands Cancer Center
Frederick Domann, Ph.D. - University of Iowa
Dario Altieri, M.D. - University of Massachusetts Medical School
Sunita Chaudhary, Ph.D.and Edmund Lattime, Ph.D. - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
David Helfman, Ph.D. - University of Miami, Miller Medical School
Gary Hammer, M.D., Ph.D. - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Dorothy Hudig, Ph.D. - University of Nevada, Reno
Channing J. Der, Ph.D. and Joseph Pagano, M.D. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
James Alwine, Ph.D. - University of Pennsylvania Cancer Research Institute
Michael Lotze, M.D., Ph.D. - University of Pittsburgh
Dihua Yu, Ph.D. - University of Texas – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Barbara Graves, Ph.D. - University of Utah – Huntsman Cancer Institute
Jonathan Cooper, Ph.D. - University of Washington – F. Hutchinson Cancer Research
William Sugden, Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lynn Matrisian, Ph.D. - Vanderbilt University
Steven Akman, M.D. and Frank M. Torti, M.D. - Wake Forest University School of Medicine  
Robert J. Pauley, Ph.D. - Wayne State University

AGENDA
Friday, October 27
Arrivals and Dinner                                 
7:00 – 9:00 PM Reception Welcome by Amato Giaccia, Keynote by Joseph Pagano

Saturday, October 28
8:15 - 9:00 AM General Session for Students and Chairs/Program Directors - Amato Giaccia, Frank Torti
9:00 -10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions:
Student Group 1: Cancer Biology Curriculum - Facilitator:  Kathleen Green          
Student Group 2: Translational Research in Cancer Biology - Facilitator:  Lynn Matrisian
Faculty Group 1: Cancer Biology Curriculum - Facilitators:  Steven Akman, James Alwine, Geoffrey Greene; Scribes:  Sunita Chaudhary, Maureen Murphy, Kenneth Wright; Reporters:   Amato Giaccia, Barbara Knowles
Group 2: Translational Research in Cancer Biology - Facilitators:  Dario Altieri, Barbara Graves, David Helfman; Scribes:  Susan Kane, Sohaib Khan, William Sugden; Reporters:  James Casey, Jesse Martinez
Group 3: Survey of Cancer Biology training - Facilitators:  Lynn Amende, Hung Fan, Daniel Donoghue; Scribes:  Wade Gibson, Gary Hammer, Ann Roman; Reporters:  Beverly Delidow,  David Eckstein
Group 4: Cancer Biology training for MD’s:  the Medical School Curriculum - Facilitators:  Channing Der, Diane Hayward; Scribes:  Dorothy Hudig, Michael Lotze, Steven Balk; Reporters:  James Manfredi, W. Stratford May, Jr.
Group 5: Organizational Issues for CB Chairs and Program Directors  - Facilitators:  James Broach, Frank M. Torti, Susan Marriott; Scribes:  Robert J. Pauley, Dihua Yu, Frederick Domann; Reporters:  Edmund Lattime, Joseph Pagano
11:00 – 11:30 AM General Session:  Brief Reports from Groups 1 & 2
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM NCI Discussion and Lunch - David Eckstein & Lynn Amende
7:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Session

Sunday, October 29
8:30 – 9:30 AM Concurrent Sessions:
Students Survival Strategies for Young Investigators and Discussion: Next Organizational Steps for
Students - Facilitator: James Broach
Faculty Business meeting                               
9:30 - 11:00 AM General Session:  Reports from all Groups, Next Steps & Future Plans
11:00 AM Adjourn and Checkout

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