P20 Scientific Retreat
Student Life Center, Board of Trust
Wednesday June 24
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
8:00 a.m.—8:30 a.m.
Breakfast/Mingle
8:30 a.m.—9:00 a.m.
NFIB Loss Contributes to Prostatic Hyperplasia
Magda Grabowska, Research
Fellow, Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
9:00 a.m.—9:30 a.m.
The Hippo Pathway Regulates Organ Size and
BPH
Robert Matusik, William L. Bray
Chair in Urologic Surgery, Professor
and Director, Vanderbilt Prostate
Cancer Center, Department of
Urologic Surgery Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
9:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m.
Aberrant Activation of NF-kappaB Signaling in
Mammary Epithelium Leads to Abnormal
Growth and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Fiona Yull, Associate Professor,
Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
10:00 a.m.—10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.—10:45 a.m.
Recapitulating the Heterogeneity of
Metastasis
Andries Zijlstra, Assistant Professor
Pathology, Microbiology,
Immunology
10:45 a.m.—11:00 a.m.
Inflammatory Markers in Early and Late Stage
BPH
Latayia Aaron, Ph.D. Candidate,
Meharry Medical College
11:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.
The Role of NF-kB Signaling in the ARV
Expression
Renjie Jin, Research Assistant
Professor, Urologic Surgery,
Vanderbilt University Medical
Center
11:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Understanding the Cellular Etiology of BPH
Douglas Strand, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Urology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
12:00 p.m.—1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.—2:10 p.m.
Developing New Male Lower Urinary Tract
Phenotypes: Relationships Between Lower
Urinary Tract Dysfunction, Genetics and
Inflammation
2:10 p.m.—4:00 p.m.
Final Discussion, Questions & End of Day
Thank You for Attending
Brian Helfand, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, NorthShore
University Health System,
University of Chicago, Department
Of Surgery, Division of Urology