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Newly Created Training Program Aims to Spark Undergraduate Interest in Cancer Research
 The
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
(Case CCC
)
has been awarded a five-year,
$1.6 million grant
from the National Cancer Institute to fund a newly created program that will
engage undergraduate scholars in cancer research. The Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research program
(CanSUR
) will be led by
Mark Jackson, PhD
, associate director for training and education for the Case CCC.
As a comprehensive cancer center, one of the Case
CCC's main objectives is to educate the next generation of cancer researchers. The Center has recognized an opportunity to leverage our membership to facilitate a formal mentoring experience specifically focused on undergraduates. "With
CanSUR
we have the opportunity to better connect with highly-motivated undergraduates and actively foster their excitement about a career in cancer research," said Jackson who is also
professor
of pathology, Case Western Reserve University. Jackson said CanSUR plans to welcome 32 undergraduates per year for a 10-week experience, with a goal to increase undergraduate involvement to 160 over five years.
The program's structure will be very hands-on, offering a unique and immersive experience for program
 participants, said
Damian Junk, PhD, assistant director of cancer training and education for the Case CCC. CanSUR will begin with a week-long "cancer research
bootcamp
," which will include lectures on cancer biology, seminars about cancer career paths, facility tours, laboratory safety training, and social events. Mentored research, scientific enrichment
and
career path programming will take place over the remaining 9 weeks.
Selected scholars will receive a $4000 stipend for the summer and additional housing and travel allowances are available for up to 12 participants. Undergraduates from across the country are encouraged to apply. Applications for the program are expected to open early December 2018. more>
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Cross-Disciplinary Team Led by Sharifi Secures $1M Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) VAlor Challenge Award
A team of investigators led by
Nima Sharifi, MD,
GU Malignancies Program Leader,
Case
Comprehensive
Cancer Center, h
ave
been awarded the 2018
Mizel Family Foundation PCF VAlor Challenge Award
for their project "
Therapeutic reversal of a metabolic mechanism that drives prostate cancer resistance to AR antagonists." This is the second time in four years that he has received the highly competitive grant.
The group is developing novel treatments to target androgen & glucocorticoid receptors to prevent castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Also from the
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
were co-investigators
Eric Klein, MD
and
Jorge Garcia, MD
. more>
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Zhao Awarded $200K to Investigate the MALAT1 Gene's Potential to Treat/Prevent Multiple Myeloma
"My team is working to investigate how this mechanism contributes to the onset and progression of the disease, as we believe MALAT1 levels may serve as a predictor of multiple myeloma," said Zhao. more>
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Cancer Disparities Pilot Awardees Announced
The Office of Cancer Disparities Research of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
has made pilot award selections following a recent RFA. The awards are an effort to stimulate research designed to both improve understanding of contributing factors to cancer disparities as well as develop and test interventions for reducing and ultimately eliminating them. Selected disparities-focused projects were recognized as highly innovative and impactful, and likely to generate key data for larger, nationally competitive grants. Each project will be granted $50,000 in seed funding.
A team led by
Monica Webb Hooper,
PhD was chosen to investigate
"
Innovations to Prevent Relapse among Low-Income African American Smokers."
Also selected to receive funding was
"
Functional Immune-Phenotypes underlying Racial Disparities in Endometrial Cancer" to be examined by Stefanie Avril, MD. more>
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Post-doc Scholar: Department Surgery UH
A highly translational lab led by the Chief of Surgical Oncology, with NCI funding in place for the next 7  years, is inviting applications for a post-doc scholar. Focused on helping
to solve pancreatic cancer, the post-doc will work closely with the PI plan and execute experiments.
The lab works closely with other PIs at the
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
, as well as clinical departments at University Hospitals including collaborations with a multidisciplinary team of biologists, statisticians, and clinicians.
more>
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Cancer Center Seminar Series: "Cancer research in an integrated health care setting"
Nov 9, 12p | WRB Auditorium
 Join us
Friday, November 9 at 12p in the WRB Auditorium to hear
Dr. Lawrence Kushi, ScD present "
Cancer research in an integrated health care setting.
"
Dr. Kushi is Director of Scientific Policy, Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente
.
Larry is a nutritional epidemiologist whose research projects include the Pathways Study,
examining multiple factors in breast cancer outcomes; the Be-Well Study, examining diet and bladder
cancer recurrence; and the Cancer Research Network, supporting cancer research in a consortium of health
care systems.
A graduate of Amherst College and the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Kushi was on the faculty at the
University of Minnesota and Columbia University before joining Kaiser Permanente in 2002.
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3rd Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium
Mar 1, 2019 | Tinkham Veale University Center
2019 Symposium Highlights
- Keynote presentations by renowned disparities researchers and community leaders
- Opening Keynote by Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD, Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Scientific Keynote presentation by Rick Kittles, PhD, Associate Director of Health Equities, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor and Director, Division of Health Equities, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope
- Oral and Lightning presentations from selected abstracts
- Poster session highlighting academic research and community programs
- Networking session
- All attendee forum
Call for Abstracts
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center invites multidisciplinary researchers, community agencies and organizations to submit abstracts for presentation at the 3rd Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium. Abstracts will be divided into two tracks:
Scientific Research and
Community Programs. Meritorious abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.
**Students who submit an abstract are able to register for FREE! Submit your abstract to
[email protected]
BEFORE
registering. You will be emailed a discount code to be entered on the registration form so that you receive the discount.
Abstracts must be submitted via email (
[email protected]) by 5pm EST on December 21, 2018.
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2019 Cancer Prevention Laurels Awards
Deadline: Dec 17, 2018
The Prevent Cancer Foundation has
opened nominations for the
2019 Cancer Prevention Laurels Awards. Since 2003, the Laurels Awards have recognized and celebrated innovators and leaders in the fight against cancer.
Nominations are accepted for people who have made exceptional contributions in the following categories:
- National Leadership
- Increasing Health Equity
- Dedication to Community Service
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CWRU's The Daily - Sep 20, 2018
Among six projects selected were those led by
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center members:
Drs. Anant Madabhushi, Susann Brady-Kalnay, James Basilion, Mark Griswold, Brian Grimberg, and
David Wilson.
Researchers Build "Mini-Colon" to Study Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Cancer
Lerner Research Institute
- Oct 12, 2018
Embedding epithelial cells from biopsied patient colons in a gel matrix,
Emina Huang, MD,
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, and her team cultivated them to create a three-dimensional organoid, or "mini-colon." The model can be used to study processes related to ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer.
Genomic Breakthroughs Offer Hope for New Strategies in AML
OncLive - Oct 23, 2018
A study shows mutations in 8 high-risk genes are associated with an acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis. Hetty Carraway, MD, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, provided insight on the prevalence of actionable mutations as well as the research and therapies surrounding ALM. |
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EVENTS
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Fri, Nov 9
Taussig Cancer Institute Grand Rounds
8a CA5-120
Cancer Center Seminar Series Guest Speaker
Lawrence H. Kushi, ScD Director of Scientific Policy Division of Research Kaiser Permanente
"Cancer research in an integrated health care setting"
12p WRB Auditorium
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Mon, Nov 12
Shared Resources Directors Meeting
12p WRB 1422D
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Tues, Nov 13
Cancer Impact Lecture
Stanley Adoro, PhD Assistant Professor of Pathology, CWRU
1p NE1-205 Cleveland Clinic
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Weds, Nov 14
Dana Prince, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, CWRU
"Community-grounded research to address mental health disparities of sexual and gender minority youth touched by foster care"
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Thurs, Nov 15
Developmental Therapeutics Journal Club
9a R4-013
Molecular Biology and Microbiology Seminar
1p SOM W203
Cell Therapy Translational Seminar
Drs. James Chmiel and Tracey Bonfield
will discuss the journey which led to utilizing hMSCs in patients with cystic fibrosis for the "First in CF" trial.
3p WRB 2-136
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Fri, Nov 16
Taussig Cancer Institute Grand Rounds
8a CA5-120
Cancer Center Seminar Series
Khalid Sossey-Alaoui, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Researcher, Molecular Cardiology Cleveland Clinic
Member, Molecular Oncology Program, Case CCC
"Regulation of the tumor microenvironment by Kindlin-2 in breast cancer"
12p WRB Auditorium
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Mon, Nov 19
Genomic Medicine Institute & Quantitative Health Sciences
Aarno Palotie, MD, PhD
Professor, Research Director, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Finland
Massachusetts General Hospital and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston
"Using population isolates and nordic health care data in disease"
Cancer Center Research Chalk Talk
1p WRB 3-136
Cancer Center Junior Faculty Meeting
2p WRB 1422D
Wolstein Research Building Faculty Meetings with Stan Gerson
3:30p WRB
Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Meeting: Sharma and Distelhorst
4p CA5-124
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Tues, Nov 20
Cancer Impact Lecture
Robin Parihar, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
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ADDITIONAL UPCOMING SYMPOSIUMS & EVENTS
3rd Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium
Mar 1, 2019
7:30a-4p Tinkham Veale University Center
44th Annual ONS Congress
April 11-14, 2019
Anaheim, CA
Dialogue for Action®on Cancer Screening and Prevention
April 24-26, 2019
Arlington, VA
GvHD National Symposium
Apr 26, 2019
Cleveland Airport Marriott
Apr 27-28, 2019
Seattle, WA
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
External Deadline: Jan 22, 2019
Deadline: Feb 1, 2019
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