Frye-Halloran Symposium Schedule
“Stem Cells and CNS Tumors”
Thursday, November 17th
Thursday Morning Opening Session-Ether Dome-Neurology/Neurosurgery/Psychiatry Grand Rounds:
Moderator: Dr. Jeff Macklis “Cell Fate in the CNS”
- 8:30 A.M-EtherDome Dr. Jeff Macklis–Overview
- 9:30-10:00 Walk to Simches Research Building-3rd floor conference room
- 10-10:50 Dr. Mahendra Rao, National Institutes of Health
- 10:50-11:40 Dr. Dennis Steindler, University of Florida
- 11:40-12:30 Dr. David Rowitch, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Lunch Provided for Speakers and Audience: 12:30-1:30 pm
Thursday Afternoon Session: Moderator-Dr. Bob Carter “Defining a CNS Tumor Stem Cell”
- 1:30-2:20 pm Dr. Nadar Sanai, Alvarez-Buylla Lab-UCSF
- 2:20-3:10 pm Dr. Angelo Luigi Vescovi, Hospital San Raffaele
- 3:10-3:30 pm -Break
- 3:30-4:20 pm Dr. Peter Dirks, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
- 4:20-5:10 pm Dr. Eric Holland, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Friday Morning Session: Moderator: Dr. William Curry “CNS Tumor Stem Cells-An Eye towards the Clinic”
- 8:00-8:50 am Dr. John Yu, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
- 8:50-9:40 am Dr. John Fike, UCSF
- 9:40-10:00 Break
- 10:00-10:40 am Dr. Robert Bachoo, Dana Farber Cancer Center
- 10:40-11:30 am Dr. Khalid Shah, Massachusetts General Hospital