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Christina Pierre
Graduate Student
Biology
McMaster University
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Heather VanSeggelen
Graduate Student
Medical Sciences
McMaster University
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Title:
The transcription factor Kaiso potentiates tumorigenesis in the Apc Min/+ mouse model of colorectal cancer
Supervisor:
Juliet Daniel, Professor, Biology, McMaster University
Title:
Utilizing dual-specific T cells in combination with oncolytic virotherapy as a novel cancer immunotherapy
Supervisors:
Jonathan Bramson, Professor, Pathology and Molecular
Medicine, McMaster University
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Blessing Bassey
Graduate Student
Biology
McMaster University
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Title:
Kaiso Promotes Increased Motility of Triple Negative Breast
Cancer Cells
Supervisor:
Juliet Daniel, Professor, Biology, McMaster University
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Jenny Li
Undergraduate Student
Health Sciences
McMaster University
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Toran Sanli
Postdoctoral Fellow
Oncology
McMaster University
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
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Melissa Simkin
Graduate Student
Medical Sciences, Cancer & Genetics
McMaster University
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Title:
Comparison of extraction and genotyping methods for HPV-
DNA detection in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma
Supervisor:
Laurie Elit, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster
University, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
Title:
The role of p53 on progesterone-mediate growth inhibition and receptor expression in breast cancer cells
Supervisor:
Paola Muti, Professor, Department of Oncology, McMaster
University, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
Title:
Inhibition of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Targets Breast
Tumour-Initiating Cells
Supervisor:
John Hassell, Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical
Sciences, McMaster University
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Humaid Al-shamsi
Clinical Research Fellow
Medical Oncology
McMaster University
Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Title:
Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II colon cancer
Supervisor:
Alvaro Figueredo, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of
Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
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Michael Scott
Undergraduate Medical Student
McMaster University
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Title:
Referral of Women with Serous Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian
Tube Cancer and Primary Peritoneal Cancer for BRCA 1/2
Genetic Testing
Supervisor:
Louise Bordeleau, Associate Professor, Department of
Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, McMaster
University, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
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Anne Grand’Maison
Resident
Medical Oncology
McMaster University
Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
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Michael Troncone
Undergraduate Medical Student
McMaster University
1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Title:
Venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: A populationbased cohort study
Supervisor:
Lawrence Paszat, Associate Professor, Department of
Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Title:
Metformin is associated with improved survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with chemoradiotherapy
Supervisor:
Theos Tsakiridis, Assistant Professor, Department of
Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, McMaster
University, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
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Jessica Cockburn
Postdoctoral Fellow
Oncology
McMaster University
Juravinski Cancer Centre
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
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David Dawe
Clinical Research Fellow
Medical Oncology
McMaster University
Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Title:
The effects of lymph node status on predicting outcome in
ER+ (HER2-) tamoxifen treated breast cancer patients
Supervisor:
Anita Bane, Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology,
McMaster University, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
Title:
Assessment of health care patterns for elderly lung cancer patients in Ontario
Supervisor:
Peter Ellis, Associate Professor, Department of Oncology,
Division of Medical Oncology, McMaster University,
Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
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