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Newsletter: Winter 07-08: page 2 |
Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8 ELEVENTH ANNUAL LAURA EVANS MEMORIAL BREAST CANCER SYMPOSIUM “THE TRANSFORMATION OF BREAST CANCER MANAGEMENT FROM CLINICAL CARE TO CLINICAL SCIENCE” February-March 2007 Top researchers from around the world convened in Sun Valley, Idaho to participate in Expedition Inspiration’s interactive meeting, which encourages the free exchange of ideas and current research. The roster included scientists from multidisciplines. The world-renowned meeting was again chaired by Expedition Inspiration Scientific Advisor, Marc Lippman, MD, one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of breast cancer. Expedition Inspiration’s unique format encourages interactions not easily fostered by traditional scientific meetings. As Julie Gralow, MD, Chair of Expedition Inspiration’s Medical Advisory Board said, “This is the dawning of a new era. We’re looking at lots of different genes and proteins. We can design therapies against them. I think of it as personalized treatment. Individually it’s not just thinking of it as one disease. The most exciting advance to cancer is that we can individualize treatment.” The 2007 Symposium was generously underwritten by a grant from Bristol- Myers-Squibb. OPEN FORUM Expedition Inspiration also hosted an Open Forum, in conjunction with the Eleventh Annual Symposium. Featured Speakers included Julie Gralow, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Angela DeMichele, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania. A highlight of the Open Forum was a “Question and Answer” Session, where the nearly 100 community attendees had the opportunity to ask specific questions of these renowned medical experts. “One of the most enjoyable and stimulating events during Expedition Inspiration’s Medical Symposium is the Open Forum. The researchers get to share their advances with the community for whom their research is intended and get to understand far more clearly the concerns and hopes of women and their families about breast cancer. Remarkably, after an initial period of some shyness, Open Forum community attendees realize there are no ‘stupid questions’ and that truly understanding some of the ways in which treatment is being transformed are genuinely exciting,” comments Dr. Lippman, who was Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System at the time. A very special thank you to Mountain West Bank in Ketchum, Idaho and Genentech for generously sponsoring this Open Forum. |
Dr. Marc Lippman, EI Scientific Advisor moderates Open Forum
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
IN 2007 Thanks to your generous donations, Expedition Inspiration was able to fund two Young Investigator Awards in 2007.
The Medical Advisory Board reviewed several applications for Young Investigator Awards and was very impressed with the scope and diversity of the applicants. After much debate, a decision was made to support the research of Norah Henry, MD, PhD, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, titled “A Pilot Study to Characterize Musculoskeletal Changes with Ultrasonography in Women with Breast Cancer Treated with Aromatase Inhibitors,” and Vijayakrishna Gadi MD, PhD, University of Washington Medical Center in support of his study titled, “Fetal Michrochimersism in Normal Human Breast and Breast Cancer.”
Both of these young investigators have been invited to join the faculties of their respective institutions. These grants from Expedition Inspiration come at a critical time in the development of their careers as clinical breast cancer scientists and junior faculty members.
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