New York Cancer Genomics Research Network Meeting
To advance collaborative efforts on cancer genomics, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) hosts meetings on the first Tuesday of every month to bring together leading cancer researchers, clinicians and postdocs from the NYGC’s Institutional Founding Members and other key academic institutions.
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A
This will be a VIRTUAL meeting via Zoom.
MODERATOR
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Harold Varmus, MD Senior Associate Core Member New York Genome Center Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine |
SPEAKERS
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Pau Castel, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology NYU Grossman School of Medicine Oncoprotein Duality in Cancer and Developmental Syndromes: Lessons Learned from RAS GTPases |
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Raul Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD Scientific Co-Director Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Laurel Schwartz Professor of Oncology (Medicine) Associate Member Understanding the Crosstalk between Epigenetics and Metabolism in Cancer, One Gene at a Time |
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Jessie Villanueva, PhD Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion The Wistar Institute Cancer Center Member Scientific Director Mapping Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in NRAS-mutant Melanoma |
DISCUSSION AND Q&A
Moderated by Harold Varmus, MD
Discussion and Q&A will take place after each speaker presents.
These meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month; when held in person, they are attended by principal investigators and their trainees in the New York region, and are intended to be viewed by anyone in the world with an internet connection.
Any questions on this event, contact events@nygenome.org.