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First NCI Epidemiology Leadership Workshop: Tobacco, Diet, and Genes

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Edward TrapidoIntroductions and Overview of Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program (part 1, part 2)
Edward Trapido, Sc.D., Associate Director, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

Workshop Overview and Objectives
Edward Trapido, Sc.D., Associate Director, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute


Plenary Session: The State of the Science

Laurence KolonelPerspectives on Diet, Genes, and Cancer
Laurence Kolonel, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Director, Cancer Research Center, University of Hawaii

Neil CaporasoPerspectives on Tobacco, Genes, and Cancer
Neil Caporaso, M.D., Senior Investigator and Chief, Pharmacogenetics Section, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Human Genetics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

Stephen ChanockPerspectives on Genetics in Epidemiology
Stephen Chanock, M.D., Head, Section on Genomic Variation, Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, and Director, Core Genotyping Facility, Advanced Technology Center, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute


Issues and Opportunities

Virginia HartmullerOpportunities in Diet and Energy Balance
Virginia Hartmuller, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.D.A., Program Director, Diet and Nutrition Epidemiology Program, Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

Deborah WinnCancer Epidemiology and Cancer Control Bioinformatics Working Group
Deborah Winn, Ph.D., Chief, Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

Mukesh VermaOpportunities in Epigenetics
Mukesh Verma, Ph.D., Program Director, Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

Daniela SeminaraEpidemiology, Consortia, and "Large-Scale Science": Challenges and Opportunities
Daniela Seminara, Ph.D., M.P.H., Program Director, Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute


Charge to Working Groups

Sanddra MelnickEGRP Extramural Portfolio in Tobacco, Diet, and Genes: Charge to the Working Groups
Sandra Melnick, Dr.P.H., Chief, Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute


Working Group Reports

Lawrence KushiChallenges to Diet/Energy Balance Epidemiology Research
Reporting for the Group: Lawrence Kushi, Sc.D., Associate Director, Etiology and Prevention, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente

Stephen GruberHaplotypes Versus Genotypes
Reporting for the Group: Stephen Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Cancer Genetics Clinic, and Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Michigan Medical School

Nathaniel RothmanDesign Issues and Strategies in the Study of Rare Cancers
Reporting for the Group: Nathaniel Rothman, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S., Senior Investigator, Occupational Epidemiology Branch, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

Peter ShieldsSusceptibility to Tobacco Carcinogenesis: Genotypes Versus Phenotypes
Reporting for the Group: Peter Shields, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Georgetown University Medical School; Director, Cancer Genetics and Epidemiology, and Associate Director, Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Lombardi Cancer Center


The Future of Consortia

Robert HiattModerator's Remarks
Robert Hiatt, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Population Sciences, and Deputy Director, University of California at San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michael ThunCohort Consortia
Michael Thun, M.D., M.S., Vice President, Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society

Patricia HartgeCase-Control Consortia
Patricia Hartge, Sc.D., Deputy Director, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute


Other Presentations

Catherine DeAngelisMaking a Difference With Epidemiology Research (Keynote Address) (presentation unavailable)
Catherine DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Medical Association

Susan CurryFulfilling the Potential for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection (Keynote Address)
Susan Curry, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago

Graham ColditzTeam Science and Tenure: Is There a Conflict?
Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H., Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University

Jon KernerKnowledge Transfer of Epidemiology
Jon Kerner, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Research Dissemination and Diffusion, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

Last Updated: 23 Oct 2009

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