Events in March–May 2021
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Outreach Lecture - Health Disparities and The Importance of Lung, Prostate & Breast Cancer Screening (For BC Faculty & Staff) Outreach Lecture - Health Disparities and The Importance of Lung, Prostate & Breast Cancer Screening (For BC Faculty & Staff)
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March 4, 2021Dr. Jody Steinhardt, MPH of Maimonides Cancer Center in Brooklyn, “Health Disparities and The Importance of Lung, Prostate & Breast Cancer Screening” (For BC Faculty) – Hosted by Professor Jennifer Basil
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BCCC-CURE Seminar-Prof. Jorge Matias Caviglia “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Old & New Disease Mechanisms” Prof. Xinyin Jiang "Nutrition for cancer prevention & treatment" BCCC-CURE Seminar-Prof. Jorge Matias Caviglia “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Old & New Disease Mechanisms” Prof. Xinyin Jiang "Nutrition for cancer prevention & treatment"
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March 5, 2021Prof. Jorge Matias Caviglia (Health and Nutrition Sciences Department, Brooklyn College) “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Old and New Disease Mechanisms” and at 1:00pm Prof. Xinyin Jiang (Health and Nutrition Sciences Department, Brooklyn College) "Nutrition for cancer prevention and treatment." Hosted by Prof. Brian Gibney
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Chemistry Department, Friedman Lecture (co-sponsored by BCCC-CURE) - Prof, Angela Casini “Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry: Knowledge of Mechanisms Drives Discoveries Towards Biomedical Applications” Chemistry Department, Friedman Lecture (co-sponsored by BCCC-CURE) - Prof, Angela Casini “Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry: Knowledge of Mechanisms Drives Discoveries Towards Biomedical Applications”
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March 19, 2021Friedman Lecture - Prof. Angela Casini (Chair of Medicinal and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Germany). “Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry: Knowledge of Mechanisms Drives Discoveries Towards Biomedical Applications”- Hosted by Prof. Maria Contel.
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1st Brooklyn Colorectal Cancer Symposium Joint Symposium Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) & Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE) 1st Brooklyn Colorectal Cancer Symposium Joint Symposium Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) & Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE)
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March 26, 2021Session 1: Scientific Talks Part I - Basic Science & Preclinical Studies Discussion Leader: Dr. Brian Gibney (BCCC-CURE)
9:10 - 9:25 AM Molecular Carcinogenesis of Colorectal Cancer Dr. Meredith Pittman (MMC)
9:25 - 9:40 AM Assessing EMT Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer Prognosis Dr. Anjana Saxena (BCCC-CURE)
9:40 - 9:55 AM Targets in Colorectal Cancer Including Immunotherapy Dr. Jay Lipshitz Therapeutic (MMC)
9:55 - 10:10 AM Bisthioether Stapled Peptides as Allosteric Inhibitors of PRC2 function Dr. Guillermo Gerona Navarro (BCCC-CURE)
10:10 - 10:25 AM Unconventional Metal-Based Compounds as Potential Chemo- and Targeted- Anticancer Therapeutics Dr. Maria Contel (BCCC-CURE)
10:25 - 10:35 AM Short Break Session 2: Scientific Talks Part II - Clinical Studies
Discussion Leader: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC)
10:35 - 10:50 AM Therapeutic use of Radiation in Colorectal Cancer Dr. Bernadine Donahue (MMC)
10:50 - 11:05 AM Influence of Ethnicity and Germline Genetic changes in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Dr. Yiqing Xu (MMC)
11:05 - 11:20 AM Advances in Surgical Approaches for Colorectal Cancer Dr. Elie Sutton (MStC)
11:20 - 11:30 AM Short Break Community Outreach - Stomping Out Colorectal Cancer: Taking Charge of Your Colorectal Health Community Outreach - Stomping Out Colorectal Cancer: Taking Charge of Your Colorectal Health
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March 26, 2021Joint Session Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) & Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE) Patient experience story, Panel Discussion, Q&A Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Basil (BCCC-CURE) -
BCCC-CURE Seminars Prof. Laura Reigada “Assessment, Impact & Treatment of Health-Anxiety” & Prof. Nilesh Zaware "Small Molecule Activators of Protein Phosphatase 2A for the Treatment of Cancer" BCCC-CURE Seminars Prof. Laura Reigada “Assessment, Impact & Treatment of Health-Anxiety” & Prof. Nilesh Zaware "Small Molecule Activators of Protein Phosphatase 2A for the Treatment of Cancer"
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April 9, 2021Prof. Laura Reigada (Psychology Department, Brooklyn College) “Assessment, Impact and Treatment of Health-Anxiety” and at 1:00 pm Prof. Nilesh Zaware (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Chemistry Department, Brooklyn College) "Small Molecule Activators of Protein Phosphatase 2A for the Treatment of Cancer." Hosted by Prof. Jennifer Basil
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Outreach Lecture - Importance of Screening in Young People for Cervical, Breast, Lung and Skin Cancer (For BC Students) Outreach Lecture - Importance of Screening in Young People for Cervical, Breast, Lung and Skin Cancer (For BC Students)
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April 15, 2021Ms. Jody Steinhardt, MPH of Maimonides Cancer Center in Brooklyn, “Importance of Screening in Young People for Cervical, Breast, Lung and Skin Cancer" (For BC Students) – Hosted by Prof. Jennifer Basil
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BCCC-CURE Joint Scientific Seminar-Dr. Abraham Aragones - "Addressing Cancer Health Disparities Through Community Interventions" BCCC-CURE Joint Scientific Seminar-Dr. Abraham Aragones - "Addressing Cancer Health Disparities Through Community Interventions"
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April 16, 2021Dr. Abraham Aragones (Assistant Attending/Assistant Professor, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) – Addressing Cancer Health Disparities Through Community Interventions. Hosted by Prof. Jennifer Basil.
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Joint Seminar, on the occasion of the Immigrant Heritage Week- Dr. Amanda Marim-Chollom, "Latina Breast Cancer Survivorship within the Context of the Family." Joint Seminar, on the occasion of the Immigrant Heritage Week- Dr. Amanda Marim-Chollom, "Latina Breast Cancer Survivorship within the Context of the Family."
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April 30, 2021Joint Seminar BCCC-CURE/Puerto Rican & Latino Studies/Sociology Department/Health & Nutrition Sciences Department/Office of Immigrant Student Success- Dr. Amanda Marim-Chollom (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Central Connecticut State University) –"Latina Breast Cancer Survivorship within the Context of the Family." Hosted by Prof. Maria Contel.
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Outreach Lecture - Importance of Screenings and Clinical Trials (For BC Students and their families) Outreach Lecture - Importance of Screenings and Clinical Trials (For BC Students and their families)
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May 13, 2021Ms. Jody Steinhardt, MPH of Maimonides Cancer Center in Brooklyn, “Importance of Screenings and Clinical Trials”, (For BC Students and their families) – Hosted by Prof. Jennifer Basil
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BCCC-CURE Seminar-Prof. Sherri McFarland “Tackling Cancer & Infection with Light-Responsive Molecules” BCCC-CURE Seminar-Prof. Sherri McFarland “Tackling Cancer & Infection with Light-Responsive Molecules”
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May 21, 2021Joint Seminar BCCC-CURE/Chemistry Department. Prof. Sherri McFarland (Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, US) “Tackling Cancer and Infection with Light-Responsive Molecules.” Hosted by Professor Maria Contel.
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