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18th Keck Center Annual Research Conference
Theme: Emerging Paradigms for Drug Discovery and Development
October 3-4, 2008
Cancer Prevention Building (CPB)
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chairs:
George M. Stancel
Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences,
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Tim Palzkill
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology,
Baylor College of Medicine
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 19, 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Everyone is invited to attend;
poster submissions are encouraged from all members of the community!
Advance registration is now closed; onsite registration is available
Agenda (Download Agenda)
Day 1: Friday, October 3
7:30 am - 8:20 am Registration, Poster set-up, and light refreshments
8:20 am - 8:30 am Welcome: George Stancel and Tim Palzkill
8:30 am - 10:30 am Plenary Session I: Biomarkers
Session Chair:
David Loose, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Integrative Biology & Pharmacology, UT Health Science Center at Houston
Speakers:
Biomarker Identification Using Gene Expression Microarrays
Adrian V. Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Imaging in Drug Discovery and Development
Vikas Kundra, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
The Challenge of Biomarker Development
Stephen M. Hewitt, M.D., Ph.D., Tissue Array Research Program, Advanced Technology Center, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Poster Session I
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Plenary Talk:
Pharmacometrics 2020
Jogarao V. Gobburu, Ph.D., Director, Pharmacometrics, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Plenary Session II: High Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery
Session Chair:
Peter J. Davies, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research, UT Health Science Center at Houston
Speakers:
Development and Application of a Highly Automated Small Molecule Drug Discovery Platform
Rich Heyman, Ph.D., San Diego, CA
Androgen Receptor Functional Analyses Using a High Throughput Systems Biology Approach
Adam Szafran, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Harnessing Cell-based RNAi Screens for Target Identification
Geoffrey Bartholomeusz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Poster Session II
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Poster viewing and Reception
Day 2: Saturday, October 4
8:00 am - 8:30 am Poster setup and light refreshments
8:30 am - 10:00 am Poster Session III
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Plenary Session III: Systems Biology
Session Chair:
George Stancel, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Health Science Center at Houston
Speakers:
Targeting Cancer Signaling Network Using a Systems Biology Approach
Prahlad Ram, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular Therapeutics, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Network Analysis in Systems Biology and Systems Pharmacology
Avi Ma’ayan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Network-guided Search for Biological Hypotheses
Luay Nakhleh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Rice University
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Poster award winners and closing remarks
12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Family outdoor picnic in Hermann Park
Families welcome - food and games provided
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