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Mammary Gland Biology (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Connecting Mammary Gland Development and Tumorigenesis: Recent Advances and Emerging Views

June 10 - 11, 2017
Chairs Ania Wronski and Emily Carron

Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Mammary Gland Biology is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

Through poster and oral presentations, the 2017 GRS on Mammary Gland Biology will feature novel, unpublished research from around the world that focuses on normal mammary gland development and breast cancer. The meeting's congenial setting will provide a unique opportunity for networking and establishing collaborations amongst early career investigators.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Mammary Gland Biology" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Resistance and Chemical Exposure in Breast Cancer
Discussion Leader: Nicholas Brady (University of Minnesota, USA)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Opening Remarks
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Gloria Echeverria (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
"Characterizing and Targeting Chemoresistant Subclones in Triple Negative Breast Cancer"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Shuo Li (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Linking Breast Cancer to Remote Carcinogen Exposure Through Long-Lived Mutant Mammary Cell Clones"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Insights into Mammary Gland Development
Discussion Leader: Zuzana Koledova (Masaryk University, Czech Republic)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Zachary Sandusky (Vanderbilt University, USA)
"ERK1/2-RSK2-GATA3 Signaling Pathway Controls Homeostasis of the ER+ Population in the Adult Mammary Gland"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Tamara Chamberlin (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Obesity Reversibly Enhances Mammary Epithelial Cell ERa Expression and Progenitor Activity"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Jessica Elswood (Texas A&M University, USA)
"Mitochondrial Adaptation During Mammary Gland Development"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Alison Obr (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA)
"IGF-1R Is a Suppressor of Metastasis in Wnt1 Driven Mammary Tumorigenesis"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Mechanisms of Breast Cancer
Discussion Leader: Jessica Finlay-Schultz (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Michael Oliphant (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA)
"Deciphering the Role of Six2 in Regulating Cancer Stem Cell Properties and Promoting Late-Stage Metastasis in Breast Cancer"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Emily Powell (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
"Identifying Metastatic Drivers in Patient Derived Xenograft Models of Triple Negative Breast Cancer"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Katarina Sirka (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA)
"Myoepithelial Cells Are Dynamic Barrier to Epithelial Cell Dissemination"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Sonia Voiculescu (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA)
"A Window into Metastatic Breast Cancer"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Development Discussion Panel
In this panel, we will discuss life in academia and industry with insights from academics who have started their own companies, ran successful labs and an early career researcher who is now in industry.
Discussion Leader: Ania Wronski (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Opportunities for Early Career Researchers in Academia and Beyond
  • Michael Lewis (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

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