Noon Scientific Lecture Series
Noon Scientific Lectures are held monthly (third Friday of the month) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Faculty Club, MTF 175 conference room, on the UC San Diego campus (map and directions).
RSVP to Zoya Vigalok, (858) 822-2655.
Lecture series hosts
David Cheresh, PhD
Co-Leader, Tumor Growth, Invasion and Metastasis Program
Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Kun-Liang-Guan, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology
Dong-Er Zhang, PhD
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
Professor, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Pathology
2012-13 dates and topics
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Nov. 16, 2012
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Vineet Bafna, PhD
Professor Computer Science & Engineering
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Algorithmic strategies for discovering genomic aberrations in cancer
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Dec. 14, 2012
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David Schlaepfer, PhD
Professor Dept of Reproductive Medicine
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New strategies of targeting endothelial FAK activity to block tumor spread
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Jan. 25, 2013
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Jing Yang, PhD
Assistant Professor Dept of Pharmacology & Pediatrics
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Exploring a New Twist on Tumor Metastasis
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Feb. 15, 2013
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Kunliang Guan, PhD
Professor Dept of Pharmacology
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The Hippo-YAP pathway in GPCR signaling, organ size control, and tumorigenesis
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March 15, 2013
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Dwayne Stupack, PhD
Associate Professor Dept of Reproductive Medicine
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TBA
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April 19, 2013
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Frank Furnari, PhD
Professor Dept of Pathology
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PI3K/Akt pathway-dependent and -independent mechanisms of resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in glioblastoma
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May 17, 2013
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Willis X. Li, PhD
Professor Dept of Medicine
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STAT and heterochromatin in tumor suppression
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June 21, 2013
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David Cheresh, PhD
Professor Dept of Pathology
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TBA
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