8 a.m. | Poster Presentations Set Up in the Meeting Room |
Continental Breakfast and Networking | |
8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Greetings Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D. Vice Chancellor, UAMS Director, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Director, Cancer Service Line Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Kent C. Westbrook, M.D., Director’s Endowed Chair for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute |
Importance of Collaborations and Partnerships to Facilitate UAMS Cancer Center Designation Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Control Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Tobacco Department of Health Behavior and Health Education Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Director of Research, Office of Health Initiatives and Disparities Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine | |
Progress and Future Directions for Cancer Prevention Research Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D. Program Director. Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Program Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Professor, Department of Pathology College of Medicine | |
8:50 a.m. | Cancer Control and Population Sciences at NCI: Future Directions Gary L. Ellison, Ph.D., MPH Deputy Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute |
Addressing Inequalities in Cancer Prevention and Control: Funding, Resources, and Tools April Oh, Ph.D., MPH Senior Advisor for Scientific Outreach and Engagement Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute | |
10:15 a.m. | Understanding our Catchment Area: Using Data to Inform Research Strategic Planning Shalanda Wilson, MBA Executive Director, Community Outreach & Engagement Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute |
10:45 a.m. | Break |
11:00 a.m. | Arkansas Department of Health: Using the SEER Data |
11:20 a.m. | Metabolomics of Cigarette Smoking and Risk for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Among African American Men Ping Ching Hsu, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Department of Environmental Health Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute |
11:40 a.m. | Building a Core Research Program: Case Study of Research on Menthol Cigarettes Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Control Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Tobacco Department of Health Behavior and Health Education Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Director of Research, Office of Health Initiatives and Disparities Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine |
12:00 Noon | Lunch Break and Discussion Chat and Chew with NCI: Session for Early-Stage Career Investigators |
12:15 p.m. | Poster Presentation and Social Networking |
1 p.m. | Plans to Advance Diversity and Research Leadership Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D. Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Division Director, Breast Imaging Director, Breast Center, and Mobile Mammography Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship Program Associate Professor of Radiology, College of Medicine |
1:15 p.m. | Programs to Increase the Diversity of Cancer Leadership Lovoria Williams, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky Associate Director, Cancer Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Sally Humphrey Research Professorship in Cancer Health Equity Markey Comprehensive Cance Center |
2 p.m. | Plan to Increase Cancer Experiences and Future Researchers Thomas Kelly, Ph.D. Professor. Department of Pathology Associate Director of Cancer Research Training and Education Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute |
2:20 p.m. | Charge for Breakouts |
2:30 p.m. | Breakout Session Working groups to discuss how to advance integrated research. Using catchment data to identify priority research questions for clinical research.Using catchment data to identify priority research questions for community research.Strategies for diversifying research teams.Strategies to help investigators submit and secure grants. |
3:15 p.m. | Break |
3:30 p.m. | Group Reporting and Discussion |
4:15 p.m. | Charge Toward NCI Designation |
4:30 p.m. | Meeting Adjourned |