2012 Curriculum

Cancer:  Basic Biology and Therapeutic Approaches – An Update

    April 3 – May 8, 2012
7:00 pm

Kahn Auditorium, Biomedical Science Research Building

Session I –April 3               Introduction to Neoplasia
Gerald D. Abrams, M.D.  (gabrams@umich.edu)
  Emeritus Professor of Pathology
                                               
Session II – April 10           Carcinogenesis:  Basic Biology and Clinical Considerations
Eric R. Fearon, M.D., Ph.D. (fearon@umich.edu)
  Emanuel N. Maisel Professor of Oncology,
  Professor of Internal Medicine
  Professor of Pathology
  Professor of Human Genetics

Session III – April 17          Screening for Cancer – Early Detection and Prevention
Dean E. Brenner, M.D.  (dbrenner@umich.edu)
  Kutsche Memorial Chair of Internal Medicine
  Professor of Internal Medicine
  Professor of Pharmacology

Session IV – April 24         Stem Cells and Cancer
Max S. Wicha, M.D.  (mwicha@umich.edu)
  Distinguished Professor of Oncology
  Director, U of M Comprehensive Cancer Center

Session V – May 1              Treatment Modalities and Clinical Trials
Maha H. Hussain, M.D. (mahahuss@umich.edu)
  Professor of Internal Medicine
  Professor of Urology

Session VI – May 8             Personalized Medicine – Using Genomic Information to Guide Therapy    
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D.  (arul@umich.edu)
Director, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology
American Cancer Society Research Professor
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor of Urology