Session 1 – Genetics of cancer susceptibility
Morning Session 8:30 – 13:00
T. Beaty The interface of genetics
and epidemiology
T. Wienker Allelic association and
LD mapping
Coffee Break
P. Devilee The functional significance
of SNPs
L. Luzzatto Low penetrance cancer
genes
13:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14:30 – 18:00
Concurrent workshops (Talleres - Salamanca)
Sunday, October 2nd
Session 2 – Gene expression and cancer
Morning Session 8:30 – 13:00
P. Bernardi Mitochondria and Hepatocarcinogenesis
M. Esteller DNA methylation and cancer
Coffee Break
P.E. Lonning Gene expression and
chemoresistance
A. Bardelli Dissecting oncogenic
signaling pathways by mutational profiling of gene
families
13:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
Free
Monday, October 3rd
Session 3 – Genome
instability and cancer
Morning Session 8:30 – 13:00
A. Futreal The cancer genome project
H.W. Mohrenweiser Impact of genetic
variation in DNA repair genes
Coffee Break
L. Aaltonen Genomic instability in
colorectal cancer
C. Cornelisse (t.b.d.)
13:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14:30 – 18:00
Concurrent workshops (Talleres - Salamanca)
18:00 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Gene
patents in diagnostics and drug discovery
G. Matthijs
L. Luzzatto
D. Thomas
H. Chneiweiss
S. Zamagni
Tuesday, October 4th
Session 4 – Technological
developments in cancer (genetic) research
Morning Session 8:30 – 13:00
P. Nederlof Array-CGH
P. Demant Mouse models
Coffee Break
M. Scherr RNAi in hematopoietic cells
H. Chneiweiss Cancer stem cells:
from characterization to implications
13:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 14:30 –
18:00
Concurrent workshops (Talleres - Salamanca)
Wednesday, October 5th
Session 5 – The
cancer family clinic
Morning Session 8:30 – 13:00
A. Antoniou Cancer risk prediction
models
D. Eccles The cancer family clinic
Coffee Break
D. Eccles Implications for treatment
of carriers/high risk women
G. Romeo Thyroid cancer
13:00 Lunch Break
Departure: Wednesday afternoon
Workshops - Talleres Salamanca
- Sergio Moreno: Ciclo celular y Cáncer
- Isidro Sánchez García: Métodos
de manipulación del genoma de ratón
- Rogelio González-Sarmiento: Patología
molecular de tumores de la piel
- Enrique de Alava: Patología molecular
de tumores óseos
- Eugenio Santos: Oncogen Ras y cáncer
- Pedro Lazo-Zbikowski: Gen supresor p53
y cáncer
- Dionisio Martín-Zanca: Gen TRK
y cáncer
- Jesús F. San Miguel: Patología
molecular de neoplasias hematológicas
- Atanasio Pandiella: Ligandos polipéptídicos,
receptores de tirosinkinsas y cáncer
- Jesús María Hernández Rivas:
Citogenética de tumores sólidos
- Cristina Miner: Consejo genético
del cáncer en España
- Nuevas terapias del cáncer
