BCERC
Emerging Topics in Breast Cancer and Environment
 

 

sponsored by
NIEHS

AVON Foundation

 
Wednesday, November 9
 

Special Advocate Educational Session – program information
 

Thursday, November 10
7:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Welcome
  Opening Remarks: Sandra Haslam, PhD, Michigan State University; Leslie Reinlib, PhD, NIEHS; Edward J. Trapido, PhD, National Cancer Institute
   

Abstracts and presentation summaries
are available here.

 

 
Session I
Auditorium

 
Chairperson: Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, PhD, Lawrence Berkeley Nat’l Lab
8:15 am

Biology: Normal Mammary Gland Development Characterizing Pubertal – Adult Transition in Mammary Gland Development in the Mouse and Rat Models.
Sandra Haslam, PhD, Michigan State University

8:45 am

Modeling Pre-malignant Changes Using Cultured Human Cells.
Paul Yaswen, PhD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

9:15 am Epidemiology: Measurement of Normal Human Breast Development During Puberty.
Louise Greenspan, MD, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
9:45 am   Break
10:15 am COTC: Cultural Differences in Perception of Puberty
Kathleen Burklow, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Pamela Maraldo, PhD, Girls Inc. of New York City; Lisa Mills, PhD, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
11:15 am

Panel Discussion of Session I Presenters – Lincoln Room
Moderator: Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, PhD

12:15 pm

Lunch

1:15 pm

keynote Speaker
Sexual Maturation in US Girls:  What Do We Know and What Should We Be Asking?
Marcia E. Herman-Giddens, PA, DrPH, University of North Carolina

2:00 pm
Questions & Discussion
2:15 pm Break
 
Session II
Auditorium
 
Chairperson: Sue Heffelfinger, PhD, University of Cincinnati
2:30 pm Biology: Dietary Restriction, Meal Anticipation, Fatty Acids, and Carcinogenesis.
Debbie Clegg, PhD, University of Cincinnati
3:00 pm Epidemiology: Influence of Obesity on Timing of Puberty.
Frank Biro, MD, Children’s Hospital, University of Cincinnati
3:30 pm COTC: Appropriate Messages About Diet Relating to Breast Cancer.
Charles Atkin, PhD, Michigan State University; Maria Lapinski, PhD, Michigan State University
4:00 pm Break
4:30 pm Panel Discussion of Session II Presenters – Lincoln Room
Moderator: Sue Heffelfinger
5:30 pm Break
5:45 –
6:45 pm

Mentoring Session
Moderators: Frank Biro, MD; Richard Miksicek, PhD, Michigan State University; and Yelena Wetherill, PhD, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

5:45 –
7:00 pm

Poster Session
Chairpersons: Chris Erdmann, PhD, University of Michigan; Kathy Koblick, MPH, Marin County Dept of Health Services; and Richard Miksicek, PhD

7:00 pm Dinner
Friday, November 11
7:00 am Continental Breakfast
 
Session III
Auditorium
 
Chairperson: Mary Wolff, PhD, Mt. Sinai Medical School
8:00 am Biology: Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on the Mammary Gland Development.
Jose Russo, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
8:30 am Epidemiology: Biospecimen Collection and Analysis: What Can Be Learned from the Pilot Study?
Antonia Calafat, PhD, Centers for Disease Control
9:00 am COTC: Critical Issues in Biomonitoring and Genotyping.
Janice Barlow, RN, Marin Breast Cancer Watch; Jessica Everett, MS, University of Cincinnati
9:30 am Break
10:00 am Panel Discussion of Session III Presenters – Lincoln Room
Moderator: Mary Wolff, PhD
11:00 am Meeting Summary/Overview
Gwen Collman, PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
12:00 noon
Adjourn

 

   
 


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