The Division of Nutrition
and Harvard Clinical Nutrition Research Center
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Department of Nutrition
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Presents
The 8th Annual Postgraduate Nutrition Symposium
Metabolic Syndrome and Onset of Cancer
March 15 - 16, 2006
Daniel Tosteson Medical Education Center
Carl Walter Amphitheater (2nd Floor)
Harvard Medical School
260 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA
Chairs: Dr. George Blackburn, MD, PhD;
Dr. W. Allan Walker, MD; and Dr. Jin-Rong Zhou, PhD.
PROGRAM
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
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| 7:30 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00 | Welcome | W. Allan Walker, M.D. Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition; Director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School |
| 8:05 | Introductory remarks | George Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D. S. Daniel Abraham Associate Professor of Nutrition; Associate Director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School |
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SESSION I: METABOLIC SYNDROME (MS) AND CANCER RISK: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
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Moderator: John Milner, Ph.D. Chief of the Nutrition Science Research Group in the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute |
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| 8:10 | Epidemiological Evidence on MS and Cancer Development: An Overview of Epidemiological Evidence and Proposed Mechanics | Eugenia E. Calle, Ph.D. American Cancer Society |
| 8:55 | The Role of IGF-I Signaling in Cancer Risk and Progression: A Connection Between MS and Cancer Risk | Michael N. Pollak, M.D., FRCP McGill University |
| 9:20 | Diabetes, MS and Risk of Breast Cancer | Karin Michels, Sc.D., Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| 9:50 | Break | |
| 10:05 | MS, Obesity and Risk of Colon Cancer | Edward L. Giovannucci, D.Sc., M.D., Harvard School of Public Health |
| 10:30 | MS, Obesity and Risk of Prostate Cancer | Ann Hsing, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute |
| 10:55 | Panel Discussion | |
| 11:30 | Lunch | |
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SESSION II:
BASIC RESEARCH |
Moderator: Jin-Rong Zhou, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Director, Nutrition/Metabolism Lab, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | |
| 1:00 | PI3K-Akt: A Central Pathway in Both Turmorigenesis and Insulin Signaling | Lewis C. Cantley, Ph.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School |
| 1:15 | The Role of Adiponectin in Cancer Development and Progression | Christos S. Mantzoros, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School |
| 1:40 | Free Fatty Acids, Insulin Resistance and Cancer | Richard N. Bergman, Ph.D., University of Southern California School of Medicine |
| 2:05 | The Role of AMPK in MS and Cancer | Neil B. Ruderman, M.D., Boston University Medical Center |
| 2:30 | The Potential Role of MS in Epigenetic Modulation of Carcinogenesis | Sharon A. Ross, Ph.D., M.P.H., National Cancer Institute |
| 2:55 | The Role of Stress and Inflammatory Pathways in Metabolic Homeostasis and Survival | Gokhan Hotamisligil, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health |
| 3:25 | Panel Discussion | |
| 4:15 PM | Adjourn for the day | |
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Thursday, March 16
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| 7:30 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
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SESSION III:
PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION: Preclinical and Clinical Studies |
Moderator: George L. Blackburn, M.D, Ph.D., S. Daniel Abraham Associate Professor of Nutrition; Associate Director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School | |
| 8:00 | Dietary Fat Reduction and Breast Cancer Outcome: Results from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS) | George L. Blackburn, M.D, Ph.D.. Harvard Medical School Division of Nutrition |
| 8:30 | Dietary and Nutritional Combinations and Cancer Prevention: Targeting MS | Jin-Rong Zhou, Ph.D. |
| 9:00 | Insulin Sensitizers and Cancer Prevention and Treatment: PPAR-gamma Agonists | Bruce Spiegelman, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
| 9:30 | Prostate Cancer Prevention by Nutritional Means to Alleviate MS | R. James Barnard, Ph.D., UCLA |
| 10:00 | Panel Discussion | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
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SESSION IV: TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCE
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| 10:50 | WHI Summary and Dietary Implications |
John Milner, Ph.D., |
| 11:00 | Panel Discussion | |
| 12:00 | Closing Remarks | Dr. Walker and Dr. Blackburn |
| Symposium Adjourns | ||
Although there is no fee for the symposium, lunch and refreshments, registration is required. A limited number of discounted rooms ($139) at the adjoining Best Western Inn at Longwood Medical Center, 342 Longwood Ave., Boston MA, 02115 may be reserved by calling (617) 731-4700. In order to receive that rate let them know you are attending Harvard Medical School’s "Metabolic Syndrome" Symposium
Click HERE for an Introduction to this event.