The Potential Contribution of Cancer Genomics Information to Community Investigations of Unusual Patterns of Cancer: Proceedings of a Workshop (2023)
Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023
| 8:30 am |
Introductory Session |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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Roberta Ness, Planning Committee Chair |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workshop Priorities |
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Stephanie Foster, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| 8:50 am |
Opening Keynote Address |
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Overview of Pediatric Cancers and Environmental Exposures |
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Catherine Metayer, University of California, Berkeley |
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| 9:15 am |
SESSION 1: Novel Approaches to Improve Identification of Genomic and Epigenomic Biomarkers and Environmental Exposures |
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Moderator: Carmen Marsit, Emory University |
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DNA Methylation Biomarkers of Environmental Exposures |
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Christine Ladd-Acosta, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Genomic Methods to Understand the Genetic Origins of Pediatric Cancers |
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Jinghui Zhang, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
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Using Cancer Mutational Signatures to Explore Etiology of Pediatric Cancer |
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Ludmil Alexandrov, University of California, San Diego |
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Panel Discussion with Keynote and Speakers |
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| 10:15 am |
SESSION 2: Statistical and Epidemiological Approaches to Identify Linkages of Genomic Biomarkers to Cancer Clusters |
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Moderators: |
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Wei-Ting Hwang, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |
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Sharon Plon, Texas Children’s Hospital |
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The Role of Central Cancer Registries in the Investigation of Unusual Patterns of Cancer |
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Recinda Sherman, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries |
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Epidemiological Approaches for Assessing Reports of Cancer Clusters and Environmental Exposures |
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Melissa Bondy, Stanford University |
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Genomic Ancestry Inference to Decompose Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Cancer Disparities |
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King Jordan, Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Panel Discussion |
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| 11:15 am |
BREAK |
| 11:30 am |
SESSION 3: Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cancer |
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Moderators: |
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Mark Purdue, National Institutes of Health |
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Kim Nichols, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (participating virtually) |
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Current Epidemiologic Evidence on Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cancer |
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Michael Scheurer, Baylor College of Medicine |
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Using Molecular Epidemiology to Investigate Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cancer |
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Joseph Wiemels, University of Southern California |
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The Exposome and Pediatric Cancer |
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Lauren Petrick, Mount Sinai and Sheba Medical Center |
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Panel Discussion |
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| 12:30 pm |
SESSION 4: Strategies for Communication about Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk |
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Moderator: Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, University of California, San Francisco |
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Enhancing Communication and Engagement with Communities about Cancer Clusters |
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Trevor Schaefer, Trevor’s Trek Foundation |
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Communicating What We Do Know in Community Cancer Investigations Tools |
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Julia Brody, Silent Spring Institute, Brown University |
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Promoting Culturally Sensitive Risk Communication with the Community |
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Monica Ramírez-Andreotta, University of Arizona |
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Panel Discussion |
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| 1:30 pm |
BREAK |
| 1:45 pm |
SESSION 5: Lessons Learned and Future Considerations |
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Moderator: Roberta Ness, Planning Committee Chair |
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Panelists: |
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| 2:45 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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Roberta Ness, Planning Committee Chair |
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| 3:00 pm |
Adjourn |
