CANCER: BENCH TO BEDSIDE (MLL08021)
Wednesday evenings, May 7 - June 11,
7 to 8:45 p.m.
Medical Sciences Building, 513 Parnassus Ave.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. How far have we come in our
understanding of what cancer is and how to treat it?
As the title of this course illustrates, clinical practice informs basic science research,
and that research in turn informs clinical practice. The fi eld of oncology is an excellent
example of this – discoveries in molecular biology and genetics have revolutionized clinical
care for patients with cancer. New genomic technologies are allowing us to understand
molecular changes that underlie cancer development, with the promise of more specifi c
diagnoses and individualized treatment options. In this course, we will begin at the “bench”
describing genomic alterations that occur in cancer cells and how applications of genomic
technologies use this information for diagnostic and therapeutic management. Throughout
the rest of the course, several common cancers will be discussed – colon, breast, skin
and prostate, along with familial or inherited cancer syndromes, with an emphasis on how
research and advances in technologies are impacting clinical care.
Course Chair: Katherine Hyland, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics;
Affi liate Member, Institute for Human Genetics, Professional School Course Director
May 7
Frontiers in Cancer Diagnostics: Chipping Away at Cancer
Katherine Hyland, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
Joseph DeRisi, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
and Biobiophysics; Howard Hughes Medical
Investigator
May 14
Oncology 101 & Colon Cancer in
2008: Raising the Bar for Success
Andrew H. Ko, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor
of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology,
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
May 21
All in the Family: Inherited
Cancer Risk
Amie M. Blanco, MS, CGC, Certifi ed Genetic
Counselor, UCSF Cancer Risk Program, UCSF
Hellen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer
Center and UCSF Department of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology
May 28
Breast Cancer 2008: Can We
Tailor Treatment?
Judith Luce, MD, Clinical Professor of
Medicine; Director, Oncology Services,
San Francisco General Hospital
June 4
Skin Cancer: To Tan or Not to Tan,
That is the Question
Ervin Epstein, MD, Scientist, Children’s
Hospital of Oakland Research Institute (CHORI)
June 11
Prostate Cancer: What Every Man
(and Woman) Should Know
Charles Ryan, MD , Assistant Clinical Professor
of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
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