5th Annual Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Theme: Pre- and Post-conception Radiation Exposure: Sensitivity of Gametes, Fetuses, and Children
Honorary Chair: Seymour Jablon (a former Director of the Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine, and a former Expert, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute)
Program (View Poster - pdf, 133kb)
| Agenda |
| 9:00-9:20 |
James Adelstein, (Harvard Medical School) and
Seymour Jablon |
Introductory Comments |
| 9:20-9:45 |
Joseph Fraumeni, Jr.
Director, Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute |
A Tribute to the Contributions of a Pediatrician, Robert W. Miller |
| 9:45-10:30 |
John Boice, Jr.
Scientific Director, International Epidemiology Institute and
Professor, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University |
Overview of Pediatric Radiation Epidemiology |
| 10:30-10:45 |
coffee break |
|
| 10:45-11:30 |
Elaine Ron
Senior Investigator, Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Dvision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute |
Thyroid Cancer in Radiation-exposed Children |
| 11:30-12:15 |
Roy Shore
Vice-Chairman and Chief of Research
Radiation Effects Research Foundation |
What We Can Learn About Risks of Exposure to Gametes, Fetuses, and Children From the ABCC/RERF Studies |
| 12:15-1:30 |
lunch |
|
| 1:30-2:15 |
Ann Mertens
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Project Director
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, University of Minnesota |
Long-term Effects of Radiotherapy for Childhood Cancer |
| 2:15-3:00 |
Ranajit Chakraborty
Robert A. Kehoe Professor and Director
Center for Genome Information, University of Cincinnati Medical Center |
Current Concepts in Radiation Genetics |
| 3:00-3:15 |
Evan Douple |
Closing comments |
