This work group is open to all researchers (including fellows and students) who are interested in a wide range of research problems relating to p53. The goal is to facilitate both the exchange of ideas and the establishment of collaborations in this research area.
| February 19 | Andrew Yeudall |
| March 19 | Sumitra Deb Lab |
| April 16 | Hisashi Harada |
| May 21 | Nicholas Farrell |
| June 18 | Helen Fillmore |
| July 16 | David Gewirtz |
| August 20 | Paul Graves |
| September 17 | Andrew Larner |
| October 15 | Ross Mikelson |
| November 19 | Kristoffer Valerie |
| December 17 | Swati Palit Deb |
Contact Sumitra Deb at Dr. Sumitra Deb if you would like to present your work (actually or potentially related to p53 and its related proteins) before the p53 Working Group. Please confirm you intention to attend each month, so that a boxed lunch can be ordered for you.
This journal club is sponsored by Massey Cancer Center and involves faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows and other research members from different schools and departments. This club meets every other Monday at 12:00 noon at a predetermined conference room. Please email Dr. Sumitra Deb indicating your interest to join. Refreshments are served.
Topics covered and schedule for 2009, Spring
Designed for students interested in cancer research
| Topics | Lecture hours | Tentative dates | |
| Cell transformation and oncogenes | 2 | Jan 12 (M), 14 (W) | Swati Palit Deb |
| Cancer cell signaling | 2 | Jan 21(W), 26 (M) | Timothy Van Meter |
| Tumor suppressors | 2 | Jan 28 (W), Feb 2 (M) | Sumitra Deb |
| Angiogenesis and Metastasis | 2 | Feb 4 (W), 9(M) | Andrew Yeudall |
| Tumor pathology and histology | 2 | Feb 11 (W), 18 (W) | Carleton Garrett |
| Apoptosis | 2 | Feb 23 (M), 25 (W) | Youngman Oh |
| Cancer epigenetics | 2 | Mar 2 (M), March 4 (W) | Shirley Taylor |
| Exam I | Take home exam | ||
| DNA repair | 2 | Mar 16 (M), 18 (W) | Lawrence Povirk |
| Senescence | 2 | Mar 23 (M), 25 (W) | David Gewirtz |
| Bioinformatics: Gene expression analysis | 2 | March 30 (M), Apr1 (W) | Brad Windle |
| Proteomics | 2 | April, 6 (M), 8(M) | Paul Graves |
| Cancer therapeutics I | 2 | April 9 (W), 21 (M) | Richard Moran |
| Cancer therapeutics II | 2 | April 13(M) 15 (W) | Paul Fisher |
| Embryonic Stem Cells in Cancer Therapy | 2 | April 20(M), 22(W) | Helen Fillmore |
| Generation of new cancer Drugs | 2 | Apr 27 (M), 29 (W) | Matthew Hartman |
| Exam II | Take home exam | ||