2009 International Community Conference
June 26-28, 2009 | Bethesda, MD
Speaker Presentations | |
| Genetics and Epidemiology of Chordoma Dilys Parry, PhD – National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics | Donor Dollars at Work: An Overview of Chordoma Foundation Research Funding Strategy Josh Sommer – Chordoma Foundation |
| A Mouse Model of Chordoma Brian Harfe, PhD – University of Florida | The mTOR Pathway in Chordoma Vijaya Ramesh, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Developing Chordoma Xenographs Jean-Paul Wolinsky, MD – Johns Hopkins University (representing David Loeb, MD, PhD) | Research Update David Alcorta, PhD – Duke University (representing Michael Kelley, MD) |
| High Throughput Drug Screening for Chordoma Chris Austin, MD – NIH Chemical Genomics Center | Biospecimens: the Key to Research that Leads to the Cure Carolyn Compton, MD, PhD – NCI Office of Biospecimens and Biorepostiory Research |
| Banking on a Cure: Launching the Chordoma Foundation Biobank Josh Sommer – Chordoma Foundation | Navigating the Medical System: You are in the Driver Seat Simone Sommer, MD, MPH – Chordoma Foundation |
| Funding the Cure: What it Takes to Advance the Research Laura Gemme – Chordoma Foundation | Taking Charge of Your Healthcare Decisions John Therien, JD – Smith Anderson Law Firm |
Ask the Experts Panel | |
| Chris Austin, MD – NIH Chemical Genomics Center [Genetics & Drug Development] | Carolyn Compton, MD, PhD – NIH OBBR [Biobanking] |
| Brian Harfe, PhD – University of Florida [Developmental Biology] | Paul Gardner, MD -University of Pittsburgh [Neurosurgery] |
| Norbert Liebsch, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital [Radiation Oncology] | Deric Park, MD – University of Pittsburgh [Medical Oncology] |
| Dilys Parry, PhD – National Cancer Institute [Genetics, Familial Chordoma Study] | Vijaya Ramesh, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital [Molecular Neurogenetics] |
| Chandranath Sen, MD – St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital [Neurosurgery] | Jean-Paul Wolinsky, MD – Johns Hopkins University [Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery] |
Coordinating Committee | |
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Volunteers | |
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