SECOND U.S.-JAPAN COOPERATIVE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM SYMPOSIUM
National Cancer Institute and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
International Lecture Hall
National Cancer Center, Tokyo
| March 8 (Thu) 9:00-17:05 Chairperson: M. Terada |
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| 9:00-9:05 | Welcome Remarks | S. Miwa |
| 9:05-9:10 | Introductory Remarks | T. Kitagawa |
| I. Genetic Instability and Cancer | ||
| 9:10-10:00 | Genetic instability and carcinogenesis (Special Lecture) | M. Sekiguchi |
| 10:00-10:25 | Cancer therapeutics: the role of telomeres and telomerase in cell cycle checkpoint responses | J. Shay |
| (Coffee break) | ||
| Chairperson: Y. Ito | ||
| 10:45-11:10 | Xeroderma pigmentosum variant: gene and protein | F. Hanaoka |
| 11:10-11:35 | Genetic instability and the BRCA genes | M. Moynahan |
| 11:35-12:00 | Function of NBSI for genetic stability after irradiation | K. Komatsu |
| (Lunch) | ||
| Chairperson: L. Loeb | ||
| 13:00-13:25 | Chromatin silencing and tumorigenesis by polycomb group genes | M. Kanno |
| 13:25-13:50 | Phosphorylation of Ser46 regulates apoptosis-inducing ability of p53 | Y. Taya |
| 13:50-14:15 | Patterns and mechanisms of chromosomal aberrations in cancer cells | T. Ried |
| 14:15-14:40 | Methylation and chromatin assembly in RUNX-related cancer | Y. Ito |
| (Coffee break) | ||
| Chairperson: M. Christian | ||
| 15:00-15:25 | Chromosomal instability in oral cancer cells | S. Gollin |
| 15:25-15:50 | Molecular mechanisms of chromosome maintenance | F. Ishikawa |
| 15:50-16:15 | Mutator phenotype and cancer | L. Loeb |
| Chairperson: T. Tsuruo | ||
| 16:15-17:05 | Genetic instability and cancer treatment (Special Lecture) | T. Tlsty |
March 9 (Fri) 9:00-14:00 II. Factors Associated with Sensitivity to Cancer-related Infection Chairperson: R. Hiatt |
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| 9:00-9:25 | Factors influencing H. Pylori-induced gastritis and cancer risk | M. Asaka |
| 9:25-9:50 | H. Pylori and cancer: why some and not others? | J. Parsonnet |
| 9:50-10:15 | Dietary factors affecting H. Pylori-associated gastritis in Mongolian gerbils | K. Wakabayashi |
| (Coffee break) | ||
| Chairperson: S. Thorgeirssol | ||
| 10:35-11:00 | Cytokine gene polymorphisms in gastric cancer and AIDS-related malignancies | C. Rabkin |
| 11:00-11:25 | Identification of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the MXA gene promoter related with the response to hepatitis C patient to interferon | S. Mishiro |
| 11:25-11:50 | Traub The role of Epstein-Barr virus in the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma | N. Raab- |
| (Lunch) | ||
| Chairperson: T. Kitagawa | ||
| 13:00-13:50 | The Human Genes that Limit AIDS (Special Lecture) | C. Winkler |
| 13:50-14:00 | Closing Remarks | J. Harford |