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Shaping the Future of Brain Tumor Research
Join some of the top researchers from around the country as they discuss the future of brain tumor research at the
Shaping the Future of Brain Tumor Research |
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seminar on Friday, June 21, 2013. This event is sponsored by the Abramson Cancer Center and the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania.
The objectives of this seminar are:
- To evaluate successful models of translational research in oncology using “team science”
- To present current opportunities for transformative research for patients with brain tumors
- To harness the computational power of systems-based biology in genomics, connectomics, and other “omics”
- To develop the blueprint for a nationally recognized brain tumor center at Penn
Special Guests Include:Gene Barnett, MD, MBA
Cleveland Clinic Neurological and Taussig Cancer Institute Professor and Director, Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center Rose Ella Burkhardt Chair in Neurosurgical Oncology Stuart Grossman, MD
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Co-Director, ABTC Clinical Trials Consortia Professor of Oncology, Medicine, and Neurological Surgery Event Details:Friday, June 21, 2013
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
The Inn at Penn | Thomas Richards Room
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