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Events in February–April 2022

  • BCCC-CURE/Chemistry Department Joint Hybrid Scientific Seminar by Dr. Eszter Boros - “Capture, Excite, Release: Harnessing Rare Earths for Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy.”

    BCCC-CURE/Chemistry Department Joint Hybrid Scientific Seminar by Dr. Eszter Boros - “Capture, Excite, Release: Harnessing Rare Earths for Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy.”

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    February 4, 2022

    Dr. Eszter Boros (Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Stony Brook University)

    The event will be hosted at the Brooklyn College Library - Gottlieb Room #411 by Dr. Maria Contel.

    Register for the in-person event by emailing BCCC-CURE@brooklyn.cuny.edu

    Register for the virtual event here

  • BCCC-CURE Hybrid Scientific Seminar by Dr. Charles Brunicardi - “Precision Cancer Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer"

    BCCC-CURE Hybrid Scientific Seminar by Dr. Charles Brunicardi - “Precision Cancer Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer"

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    March 4, 2022

    Dr. Charles Brunicardi (Senior Vice President, Dean of the College of Medicine and Professor of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University)

    The event will be hosted at the Brooklyn College Library - Gottlieb Room #411 by Dr. Maria Contel.

    Register for the in-person event by emailing BCCC-CURE@brooklyn.cuny.edu.

    Register for the virtual event here.

     

  • BCCC-CURE Scientific and Career Hybrid Seminar by Dr. Eugene Shenderov - "Cancer Immunotherapy: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times"

    BCCC-CURE Scientific and Career Hybrid Seminar by Dr. Eugene Shenderov - "Cancer Immunotherapy: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times"

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    March 11, 2022

    Dr. Eugene Shenderov (Assistant Professor of Oncology at John Hopkins & BC 05’ Alum)

    The event will be hosted at the Brooklyn College Library - Gottlieb Room #411 by Dr. Brian Gibney.

    Register for the in-person event by emailing BCCC-CURE@brooklyn.cuny.edu.

    Register for the virtual event here.

  • Second Brooklyn Colorectal Cancer Symposium -BCCC-CURE, Maimonides Medical Center, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

    Second Brooklyn Colorectal Cancer Symposium -BCCC-CURE, Maimonides Medical Center, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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    March 18, 2022

    Second Brooklyn Colorectal Cancer Symposium

    Hosted by Maimonides Medical Center (MMC), SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (SUNY Downstate) & Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE)
    Friday, March 18, 2022, 9:00 a.m. 2 p.m.

    This online event is open to the public, but you must register here to attend.

    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldO-rrj4sHNM56PiSbF739s3TYwjp70y8

    9:05 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome: Dr. Maria Contel (BCCC-CURE Executive Director and Brooklyn College Professor of Chemistry) & Dr. Kevin Becker (MMC)

    SESSION 1: BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH LECTURES
    (Discussion Leader: Dr. Kiyoka Koizumi (BCCC-CURE) & Dr. Maria Contel (BCCC-CURE))

    9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Exploring Sociocultural Influences on Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Latino Men: Results from a Multi-State Survey: Dr. Marlene Camacho-Rivera (SUNY Downstate)

    9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Colon Cancer Research Models and Studies to Enhance Precision Medicine for African American Patients: Dr. Laura Martello-Rooney (SUNY Downstate)

    9:45 - 10:00 a.m. The Brooklyn Health Map: Visualizing Colorectal Cancer Incidence Across Brooklyn: Prof. Sheena Philogene (BCCC-CURE)

    10:00 - 10:20 a.m.: Q & A

    10:20 - 10:30 a.m. Break

    SESSION 2: CLINICAL LECTURES
    (Discussion Leaders: Dr. Bernadine Donahue & Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC))

    10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Advances in Endoscopic Therapeutic Interventions for Colorectal Polyps and Cancer: Dr. Dmitriy Khodorsky (MMC)

    10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Advances in Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC)

    11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Genetic Mutations: Scientific Basis and Therapeutic Implications: Dr. Yiqing Xu (MMC)

    11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Rectal Cancer: Dr. Maryanne Ruggiero (MMC)

    11:30 - 11:50 a.m. Q & A

    SESSION 3: COMMUNITY OUTREACH - DEBUNKING MYTHS ABOUT COLORECTAL CANCER
    Patient experience story, Panel Discussion, Q&A
    Moderators: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Jennifer Basil (BCCC-CURE Associate Director Community Outreach and Brooklyn College Professor of Biology)

    12:10 - 12:20 p.m. Patient Experience: Lisette Caesar, PhD

    12:20 - 12:35 p.m. How to Make the Best of Your Colon Health: Dr. Elie Sutton (MMC)

    12:35 - 12:50 p.m. Understanding Your Pathology Report: Dr. Meredith Pittman (MMC)

    12:50 - 1:00 p.m. Q & A

    SESSION 4: STUDENT MEDICAL SHADOWING INFORMATION SESSION
    Moderators: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Brian Gibney (BCCC-CURE)

    1:10 - 1:20 p.m. Presentation of Student Medical Shadowing Program: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC)

    1:20 - 1:45 p.m. Shadowing Opportunities with Maimonides Medical Center physicians

    1:45 - 1:55 p.m. Q & A

    1:55 - 2:00 p.m. Concluding remarks: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Brian Gibney (BCCC-CURE Associate Director of Education and Brooklyn College Professor of Chemistry)

     

    Student Medical Shadowing Information Session - BCCC-CURE & Maimonides Medical Center

    Student Medical Shadowing Information Session - BCCC-CURE & Maimonides Medical Center

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    March 18, 2022

    SESSION 4 OF THE SECOND BROOKLYN COLORECTAL SYMPOSIUM:

    Hosted by Maimonides Medical Center (MMC), SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (SUNY Downstate) & Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE)
    Friday, March 18, 2022, 9:00 a.m. 2 p.m.

    This online event is open to the public, but you must register here to attend.

    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldO-rrj4sHNM56PiSbF739s3TYwjp70y8

    STUDENT MEDICAL SHADOWING INFORMATION SESSION

    Moderators: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Brian Gibney (BCCC-CURE)

    1:10 - 1:20 p.m. Presentation of Student Medical Shadowing Program: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC)

    1:20 - 1:45 p.m. Shadowing Opportunities with Maimonides Medical Center physicians

    1:45 - 1:55 p.m. Q & A

    1:55 - 2:00 p.m. Concluding remarks: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Brian Gibney (BCCC-CURE Associate Director of Education and Brooklyn College Professor of Chemistry)

  • BCCC-CURE/ASRC Half Day Scientific Symposium "Diverse Approaches to Cancer Therapy"

    BCCC-CURE/ASRC Half Day Scientific Symposium "Diverse Approaches to Cancer Therapy"

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    March 25, 2022

    • Targeted Perturbation of Epigenetic Landscape for Solid Tumor Therapy, Adegboyega K. Oyelere, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Computer-aided molecular design: from virtual screening to de novo generation with models of chemical reactivity, Connor Coley, Ph.D., The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • HIF-2alpha inhibitors: Role of basic science in starting path to clinical use, Kevin H. Gardner, Ph.D., Advanced Science Research Center – City University of New York
    • HIF2 inhibitors Clinical Development and trials, Toni Choueiri, M.D., Dana-Faber Cancer Institute Harvard University
    • Student Opportunities:
      • BCCC-CURE Garil Research Internships
      • Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Lay Health Advocate Training
    • Panel Discussion

    Please register for this virtual here.

     

     

  • BCCC-CURE Hybrid Scientific and Career Seminar by Dr. Patrick Borgen - A New Perspective on An Old Enemy: Breast Cancer

    BCCC-CURE Hybrid Scientific and Career Seminar by Dr. Patrick Borgen - A New Perspective on An Old Enemy: Breast Cancer

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    April 1, 2022

    Dr. Patrick Borgen (Breast Cancer Care, Breast Surgery, Surgical Oncology at Maimonides Medical Center).

    The event will be hosted at the Brooklyn College Library - Gottlieb Room #411 by  Dr. Brian Gibney.

    Register for the in-person event by emailing BCCC-CURE@brooklyn.cuny.edu

    Register for the virtual event here.

  • BCCC-CURE/BC Health & Nutrition Department Joint Hybrid Scientific Seminar by Dr. Moro Salifu- "Health Diversity as a Solution to Health Disparities"

    BCCC-CURE/BC Health & Nutrition Department Joint Hybrid Scientific Seminar by Dr. Moro Salifu- "Health Diversity as a Solution to Health Disparities"

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    April 29, 2022

    Dr. Moro Salifu (Professor and Chair of Medicine, Director of Brooklyn Health Disparities Center (BHDC) at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University)

    The event will be hosted at the Brooklyn College Library - Gottlieb Room #411 by Dr. Jennifer Basil and Dr. Kiyoka Koizumi.

    Register for the in-person event by emailing BCCC-CURE@brooklyn.cuny.edu

    Register for the virtual event here.