This Week at Yale Cancer Center
April 1 - April 8, 2024
Seminars and Events
Center for Thoracic Cancers Tumor Board
Neuro Spine Tumor Board
Genitourinary (GU) Tumor Board
Yale Cancer Biology Institute Faculty Candidate Seminar Nelson LaMarche
Nelson LaMarche, PhD
Head & Neck Tumor Board
Gastrointestinal Tumor Board
Lymphoma/Stem Cell Tumor Board
Genetics Thesis Seminar: "Parallel CRISPR Perturbation of Human Accelerated Regions Active in Neurodevelopment with Single-Cell Resolution"
Speaker: Mark Alan Noble
Genetics Thesis Seminar: "Elucidating epigenetic mechanisms of oncogene amplification in lung adenocarcinoma"
Speaker: Rebecca Starble
GYN-ONC Tumor Board
Smilow Shares with Primary Care - Bladder Cancer
Speakers: Andrew Cutney, MD, Michael Hurwitz, MD, PhD, Joseph Brito, III, MD
Endocrine Tumor Board
Myeloma Tumor Board
Center for Breast Cancer Tumor Board
Neuroendocrine Series: Acromegaly: Diagnosis & Management
Speaker: Ryan MacLeod, MD, PhD
Immunobiology Seminar Series: "Cell migration and cell-cell communication in the tumor microenvironment"
Speaker: Thorsten Mempel, MD, PhD
Yale GIM Research in Progress Meeting: "Predict, Detect, Diagnose: Confronting Outbreaks of HIV and Other Infectious Diseases Among People Who Use Drugs"
Hidden in Plain Sight: Finding People at Risk of HIV and COVID-19
Speaker: Gregg Gonsalves, PhD
Genetics Thesis Seminar: "Coding Sequence Dependent mRNA Decay Regulation"
Speaker: Damir Musaev
Liver/Transplant Tumor Board
Pediatric Tumor Board / NHL & Leukemia Conference
Urology Grand Rounds “Urologic Indications for HBOT”
Urology Grand Rounds
Speaker: Walter Cholewczynski, MD
Surgery Grand Rounds Leadership Showcase
Speaker: Eric Winer, MD
The 2024 Katherine V. Sperry Lecture in Neurosurgical Oncology: "Liquid Biopsy Applications for Nervous System Tumors"
Speaker: Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD
Sarcoma Tumor Board
Endocrinology Research in Progress
Speaker: Susana Nakandakari, PhD
Heme/Leuk Tumor Board
Neuro-Oncology Tumor Board
Yale Cancer Answers: Breakthrough Radiotherapy Provides New Options for Patients
Speaker: Kimberly L. Johung, MD, PhD
Center for Thoracic Cancers Tumor Board
The Role of Data in Public Health Equity and Innovation Conference
Speakers: Bola Owolabi, MRCGP, MFPH Hon, FRSPH, Kaakpema Yelpaala, Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Bhramar Mukherjee, Monica Bharel, MD, MPH
Neuro Spine Tumor Board
Head & Neck Tumor Board
Gastrointestinal Tumor Board
Self-Care and Support Groups
Yale Cancer Center Sponsors: "Bladder Cancer Support Group"
Yale Cancer Center Sponsors: "Pancreatic Cancer Support Group"
Virtual T'ai Chi/Qigong hosted by Smilow Integrative Medicine
Yale Cancer Center Sponsors: "Patient Support Group"
Chair-Based Exercise
Yale Cancer Center Sponsors: "Lung Cancer Support Group"
Restorative Yoga with Ellen McNally hosted by Smilow Integrative Medicine
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow North Haven Sponsor: "Patient and Family Support Group"
Yale Cancer Center Sponsors: "Breast Cancer Support Group"
Early Onset Cancers Caregiver Support Group
Yale Cancer Center: "Support Group for Prostate Cancer"
Speakers: Speakers to be announced.
The Cingari Family Boutique Beyond Beauty Program
Location: Smilow Torrington
Virtual Gentle Yoga hosted by Smilow Integrative Medicine
Head and Neck Cancer Awareness - With Free Screenings
Speakers: Saral Mehra, MD, MBA, FACS, Avanti Verma, MD
Virtual T'ai Chi/Qigong hosted by Smilow Integrative Medicine
Smilow Cancer Hospital Sponsors: Cancer Caregivers Support Group
Phone Meditation hosted by Smilow Integrative Medicine
Support Group for Women with Cancer
Presented by Integrative Medicine & Support Services at Smilow Cancer Hospital
Yale Cancer Center Sponsors: "Pancreatic Cancer Support Group"
Virtual T'ai Chi/Qigong hosted by Smilow Integrative Medicine