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Deregulation of Transcription in Cancer: Controlling Cell Fate Decisions (E2)

Organizer(s): Beverly M. Emerson and Edison T. Liu
June 21 - 26, 2009
INEC-Ireland's National Events & Conference Centre  ·  Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Abstract Deadline: February 23, 2009
Late Abstract Deadline: March 24, 2009
Scholarship Deadline: February 23, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: May 8, 2009


Organized in Collaboration with Science Foundation Ireland. Sponsored by Amgen Inc.



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Summary of Meeting
Transcription is an intricate process that is regulated with exquisite specificity at both the genetic and epigenetic levels through such aspects as chromatin and core RNA polymerase machinery. Sophisticated mechanisms have been recently deciphered concerning how specific genes and pathways are deregulated in human cancers. Master cancer regulators are commonly transcription factors. Yet a great disparity exists between the nonspecificity of most cancer therapies and this advanced understanding of aberrant gene expression. This conference will focus on exploiting novel mechanistic information to generate more efficacious targeted therapies . Current insights into the mechanisms by which specific genes are deregulated in cancer, the resulting transcriptome signature for particular cancers, and state-of-the-art therapeutic approaches using small molecules or RNA interference will be presented. The goals of this meeting are to explore how transcription as a regulator for cell fate outcomes can be parlayed into specific cancer therapies.

Sunday, June 21
3:00 - 7:30 PM Registration INEC Conference Centre Foyer
6:30 - 7:30 PM Refreshments INEC Conference Centre Foyer
7:30 - 9:45 PM Keynote Session INEC Main Auditorium
Frank Gannon, Science Foundation Ireland
Welcoming Remarks
René Bernards, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Finding Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Drug Resistance in Cancer
Robert G. Roeder, Rockefeller University
Function of Transcriptional Coactivators in Animal Cells
Monday, June 22
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast INEC Conference Centre Foyer
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Transcriptional Regulation through Epigenetic Control in Cancer INEC Main Auditorium
* Kristian Helin, University of Copenhagen
Histone Methyltransferases and Demethylases in Cell Proliferation and Cancer
Maarten Van Lohuizen, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Regulation of Stem Cell Commitment and Tumor Development by Polycomb Repressors
Sung Hee Baek, Seoul National University
Short Talk: Negative Regulation of Hypoxic Responses via Induced Reptin Methylation
Reuven Agami, Netherlands Cancer Institute
BRD7 is Required for P53-tumor Suppressor Activity
Manel Esteller, IDIBELL
Epigenetic Dysregulation in Human Cancer
10:20 - 10:40 AM Coffee Break INEC Conference Centre Foyer
12:00 PM - On Own for Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 PM Poster Setup INEC Conference Centre Foyer
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing INEC Conference Centre Foyer
3:00 - 4:30 PM Workshop 1: Presentations Selected from Submitted Abstracts INEC Main Auditorium
* Deborah L. Johnson, University of Southern California
The c-Jun-N-Terminal Kinases Differentially Regulate RNA Polymerase III Transcription by Coordinately Modulating the Expression of all TFIIIB Subunits
Rajnish A. Gupta, Stanford University School of Medicine
Reprogramming of the Breast Cancer Epigenome and Promotion of Metastasis by a HOX Long Noncoding RNA
Ralf Kittler, University of Chicago
A Nuclear Receptor Cis-regulatory Map for Breast Cancer
Erich S. Huang, Duke University Medical Center
An Experimentally-Annotated Strategy for Developing Factor Models of Oncogenic Activities & Sensitivity to Pathway-Specific Therapeutics
Anchit Khanna, IMT, University of Tampere
C-Myc-Dependent Regulation and Prognostic Role of c-Myc Stabilizing Protein CIP2A, in Human Gastric Cancer
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available INEC Conference Centre Foyer
5:00 - 7:15 PM Mechanisms of Transcriptional Misregulation INEC Main Auditorium
* Joan W. Conaway, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Alc1, a Putative Oncogene and Chromatin Remodeling Enzyme Regulated by Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation
Beverly M. Emerson, The Salk Institute
Aberrant Transcriptional Silencing in Human Cancers
Peter N. Cockerill, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine
Epigeneitc and Transcriptional Mechanisms Regulating Haematopoeitic Cells in Normal and Malignant Cancer Cells
Howard Y. Chang, Stanford University
A Histone Demethylase in Cell Cycle Control
7:15 - 8:15 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites INEC Conference Centre Foyer
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 1 INEC Conference Centre Foyer
Tuesday, June 23
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast INEC Conference Centre Foyer
8:00 - 9:00 AM Poster Setup INEC Conference Centre Foyer
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tumor Promotion through Aberrant Transcription INEC Main Auditorium
* Karen H. Vousden, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
Functions of Mutant p53 in Promoting Invasion
Joaquín M. Espinosa, University of Colorado, Boulder
Novel Mechanisms of Transcriptional Control in the p53 and Serum Response Gene Networks
Constanze Bonifer, St. James University
Short Talk: Aberrant Transcriptional Activation of CSF-1R in Hodgkins Lymphoma
Hugues de Thé, Hopital St. Louis
Recent Insights into PML/RARA Function in APL Pathogenesis
Michael Karin, University of California, San Diego
Inflammation induced Transcriptional Reprogramming in Metastatic Progression
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Poster Viewing INEC Conference Centre Foyer
10:20 - 10:40 AM Coffee Break INEC Conference Centre Foyer
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch INEC Conference Centre Foyer
12:30 - 3:00 PM Poster Session 2 INEC Conference Centre Foyer
3:00 - 3:30 PM Coffee Available INEC Conference Centre Foyer
3:30 - 5:30 PM Activation of Developmental Transcription Pathways in Cancer INEC Main Auditorium
* Katherine A. Jones, The Salk Institute
SKIP/SNW1 Regulates Transcription Elongation and Methylation
Stephen C. Blacklow, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Transcriptional Dysregulation by Aberrant Notch Signaling in Leukemia
Jason S. Carroll, Cancer Research UK
Short Talk: Defining the Role for Pioneer Factors in Estrogen Receptor Transcriptional Activity
Thea D. Tlsty, University of California, San Francisco
Clues on the Activation and Regulation of Epigenetic Remodeling in Cancer
5:30 PM - On Own for Dinner
Wednesday, June 24
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast INEC Conference Centre Foyer
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Mapping the Transcriptome in Cancer States INEC Main Auditorium
* Bing Ren, University of California, San Diego
Global Analysis of Gene Regulation in Human Cells
Alexander Meissner, Harvard University, Broad Institute
Epigenomics and Cellular States
Dearbhaile Collins, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Short Talk: Steroid and Growth Factor Pathway Crosstalk in Breast Cancer: The Impact of c-Myc and SMRT Interaction
Yijun Ruan, Genome Institute of Singapore
Mapping Cancer Transcriptome and Long-Range Chromatin Interactions of Transcription Regulatory Elements through Genomic Sequencing Approaches
Edison T. Liu, Genome Institute of Singapore
Cellular Decisions in Transcription: The Topology of Transcription Factor Binding and Decision Nodes for Binding Site Selection
10:20 - 10:40 AM Coffee Break INEC Conference Centre Foyer
12:00 PM - On Own for Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 PM Poster Setup INEC Conference Centre Foyer
1:00 - 10:00 PM Poster Viewing INEC Conference Centre Foyer
3:00 - 4:30 PM Workshop 2: Panel Discussion, Perspectives on Transcription as a Therapeutic Target INEC Main Auditorium
René Bernards, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Robert G. Roeder, Rockefeller University
Gregory L. Verdine, Harvard University
Paul Workman, Institute of Cancer Research
John J. Rossi, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available INEC Conference Centre Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Gene Expression Cassettes and Transcriptional Networks in Cancer INEC Main Auditorium
* Joseph R. Nevins, Duke University Medical Center
Genomic Analysis of Oncogenic Cell Signaling Networks
Erik S. Knudsen, Kimmel Cancer Center
Short Talk: Disruption of the RB/E2F Regulatory Network in Cancer: Variant Impact on Tumorigenesis & Therapeutic Response
Fabrizio Bianchi, IFOM Foundation
Short Talk: Global Mapping of Oncogenic Expression Signatures in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, University of Michigan
The Next Generation of Gene Fusion Discovery in Cancer
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites INEC Conference Centre Foyer
7:30 - 10:00 PM Poster Session 3 INEC Conference Centre Foyer
Thursday, June 25
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast INEC Conference Centre Foyer
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Modifying Transcription and Transcription Targeted Therapeutics I INEC Main Auditorium
* Gregory L. Verdine, Harvard University
Drugging “Undruggable” Targets Using Stapled Peptides
John J. Rossi, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
RNAi Post-transcriptional and Transcriptional Gene Silencing Mechanism
Sandra E. Dunn, University of British Columbia
YB-1 induces CD44 and CD49f thereby promoting the capacity for tumor initiation
Qiang Yu, Genome Institute of Singapore
Combinatorial Treatment Targeting EZH2-Mediated Epigenetic Event for Cancer Therapy
Lyubomir T. Vassilev, Roche Pharmaceuticals
Small Molecule Inhibitors of p53-MDM2 Complexes for Cancer Therapy
10:20 - 10:40 AM Coffee Break INEC Conference Centre Foyer
12:00 PM - On Own for Lunch
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available INEC Conference Centre Foyer
5:00 - 7:00 PM Modifying Transcription and Transcription Targeted Therapeutics II INEC Main Auditorium
* Paul Workman, Institute of Cancer Research
Drugging the Cancer Genome
Sheng Ding, The Scripps Research Institute
Stem Cell Biology
Elisabeth D. Martinez, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Short Talk: An Epigenetic Cell Based Screen Identifies a Novel Small Molecule with Specific Anti-Cancer Activity
Yosef Yarden, Weizmann Institute of Science
Oncogenic Signal Transduction Networks and their Feedback Regulation
7:00 - 8:00 PM Social Hour w/ Lite Bites INEC Conference Centre Foyer
7:30 - 10:00 PM Entertainment INEC Conference Centre Foyer
Friday, June 26
Departure
*Session Chair   †Speaker invited, not yet responded.



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