Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1: Services and Support for the Underserved
Breakout Session 2: Emerging Topics in Breast Cancer Biology
Breakout Session 3: Exploring Breast Cancer Risk
Breakout Session 4: Improving Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Breakout Session 1

Services and Support for the Underserved

Saturday, September 8, 2007
(11:00am–12:30pm)

Moderators:
Sora Park Tanjasiri, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., California State University, Fullerton
Mary Ann Kreshka - Northern Sierra Rural Health Network

Speakers:
A Breast Cancer Educational Program for Samoans
Shiraz Mishra, Ph.D., University of Maryland and Pat Luce, National Office of Samoan Affairs
Implementing Decision Support for Diverse, Rural Patients in Medically Underserved Areas
Jeff Belkora, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, and Sara O’Donnell, Mendocino Cancer Resource Center
Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco

Breakout Session 2

Emerging Topics in Breast Cancer Biology

Saturday, September 8, 2007
(11:00am–12:30pm)

Moderators:
Saraswati Sukumar, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Vernal Branch, The Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation

Speakers:
Telomeres and mammary stem cell function
Steve Artandi, Ph.D., Stanford University
The Role of Cellular Environment in Breast Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Kristiina Vuori, M.D, Ph.D., The Burnham Institute for Medical Research
Using Microarrays to Find Novel Breast Cancer Genes
Jonathan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University

Breakout Session 3

Exploring Breast Cancer Risk

Saturday, September 8, 2007
(2:00pm–3:30pm)

Moderators:
Celia Byrne, Ph.D., Georgetown University
Ana Teresa Garcia, Kohala Family Health Center

Speakers:
Breast Density as a Risk Factor for Cancer
Karla Kerlikowski, M.S., M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Measuring Estrogen Receptor Changes Due to Environmental Exposures
Christopher Benz, M.D., Buck Institute of Aging Research
Protection against Breast Cancer by Prolactin in Milk
Ameae Walker, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

Breakout Session 4

Improving Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Saturday, September 8, 2007
(2:00pm–3:30pm)

Moderators:
Abenaa Brewster, M.D., MD Anderson Cancer Center
Anna Cluxton, Young Survival Coalition

Speakers:
Markers for Predicting Response to Therapy
Michael Press, M.D., Ph.D., University of Southern California
New Approaches for Detecting and Characterizing Circulating Tumor Cells
Stefanie Jeffrey, M.D., Stanford University
Developing Chemotherapy from Herbs
Michael Campbell, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco