CANCER BIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM AREA

Program Coordinators: Dr. William D. Terry, United States
Dr. Yuichi Yamamura, Japan
Principal Advisors: Cellular and Molecular Biology Area
Dr. Ira Pastan, United States
Dr. Yoji Ikawa, Japan

Immunology Area
Dr. Richard Hodes, United States
Dr. Toshiyuki Hamaoka, Japan

Diagnosis Area
Dr. Myron Melamed, United States
Dr. Yoshio Tenjin, Japan

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

SEMINARS

Seminar on "Genetic and Epigenetic Aspects of Cancer" (Cellular and Molecular Biology Area)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Dates: January 19 to January 21, 1981
Participants: 7 from Japan; 8 from the United States

Seminar on "Analysis of Mechanisms for Induction of Tumor-Specific Immunity and Experimental Approaches for Immunotherapy" (Immunology Area)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Dates: October 20 to October 22, 1980
Participants: 11 from Japan; 7 from the United States


EXCHANGE OF SCIENTISTS

Nobuko Ishii M.D., Lecturer, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki
Dates: September 23 to October 22, 1980
Host Scientist: Dr. David Goldenberg, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

George F. Vande Woude Ph.D., Head, Virus Tumor Biochemistry Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: January 23 to February 2, 1981
Host Scientists: Dr. Yoji Ikawa, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo

Yoshifumi Ishii M.D., Assistant Professor, Sapporo Medical College, Sapporo
Dates: February 20 to March 20, 1981
Host Scientist: Dr. Ralph Reisfeld, Department of Molecular Immunology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California




EXCHANGE OF MATERIALS

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