Thursday, November 5, 2009

9:00 am-10:00 am

Onsite registration, Conference Registration Desk

9:30 am-10:00 am

Refreshment Break, Kellogg Concourse (2nd floor)

10:00 am-12 noon

Cancer Research Updates from Georgia's Academic Institutions and Cancer Centers

10:00 am-10:20 am

Welcome, Room K/L (2nd floor)
Opening Remarks
Bill Todd, President and CEO, Georgia Cancer Coalition

10:20 am-10:30 am

Emory/Winship Cancer Institute
Walter Curran, MD, Executive Director, Emory Winship Cancer Institute

10:30 am-10:40 am

Medical College of Georgia
Kapil Bhalla, MD, Director, Cancer Center; Vice Dean, Cancer Research & Services

10:40 am-10:50 am

University of Georgia
Michael Pierce, PhD, Director, Cancer Center

10:50 am-11:00 am

Georgia Institute of Technology
Ravi Bellamkonda, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering

11:00 am-11:10 am

Georgia State University
Binghe Wang, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry

11:10 am-11:20 am

Memorial University Medical Center/Mercer University
Steven T. Brower, MD, Director, Anderson Cancer Institute, MUMC; Professor and Chairman, Surgery (Mercer)

11:20 am-11:30 am

Morehouse School of Medicine
The Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence
at Grady Memorial Hospital
E. Shyam P. Reddy, PhD, Professor and Co-Director, Cancer Biology Program

11:30 am- 11:40 am

Clark Atlanta University
Shafiq Khan, PhD, Director, Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development

11:40 am-12 Noon

Questions & Answers

12 Noon-12:45 pm

Lunch, Room K/L

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

Tour of UGA Complex Carbohydrates Center (optional)

2:30 pm-4:30 pm

Updates on Georgia Cancer Coalition's Statewide Initiatives

2:30 pm-2:45 pm

Georgia Cancer Coalition: Current and Future Directions
Bill Todd

2:45 pm-3:00 pm

Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
Kimberly C. Redding, MD, MPH Director, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Community Health

3:00 pm-3:15 pm

National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program
Howard Zaren, MD, Principal Investigator, NCCCP project at SJ/CH pilot site; Medical Director, Cancer Program and the Lewis Cancer Research Program, St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital, Saint Joseph's Candler Health System; GCC Distinguished Scholar

3:15 pm-3:30 pm

Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientists
Amy Moore, Ph.D., Manager, Research Programs, Georgia Cancer Coalition

3:30 pm-3:45 pm

Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education
Nancy Paris, President and CEO, Georgia CORE

3:45 pm-4:00 pm

Biorepository Alliance of Georgia for Oncology (BRAG-Onc)
Judith Giri, PhD, Director, BRAG-Onc, GCC Distinguished Scholar

4:00 pm-4:15 pm

The Georgia Cancer Quality Information Exchange
Susan Irby, Client Services Manager, Maestro Strategies LLC

4:15 pm-4:30 pm

Questions & Answers

4:30 pm-5:00 pm

Refreshment Break, Kellogg Concourse

4:30 pm-6:00 pm

Networking & Poster Presentations, Kellogg Concourse

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6:30 pm-7:00 pm

Reception, Magnolia Ballroom

7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Dinner, Magnolia Ballroom
Keynote Address:
The CDC Research Agenda as it Relates to Comprehensive Cancer Control Planning

Dr. Lisa Richardson, Medical Officer & Team Lead of the Scientific Support and Clinical Translation Team Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Friday, November 6, 2009

7:00 am-8:00 am

Continental Breakfast, Kellogg Concourse

8:00 am-11:30 am

Concurrent sessions, 2nd floor classrooms Presentations representing:
Basic Science                                   Schedules   -    Abstracts
Clinical/Translational Research        Schedules   -    Abstracts
Public Health/Epidemiology              Schedules   -    Abstracts

12:00 pm-1:30 pm

Lunch, Magnolia Ballroom
Survivor Panel facilitated by Angie Patterson, Vice President and COO, Georgia Cancer Coalition
Dr. Markus Germann, Associate Professor, Georgia State University

Courtney Bugler, Executive Director, Greater Metro Atlanta Young Survival Coalition

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Opportunities for Future Partnerships and Collaboration, Room K/L
Facilitated Group Session to develop Action Items

3:00 pm

Conclusion