Symposium Overview

THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BREAST CANCER PREVENTION:
Models for Breast Cancer Prevention: From Innovation to Action
October 10-12, 2012
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, USA

Chairs:
Sophie A. Lelièvre, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, Associate Director, Discovery Groups, NCI-designated Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University
Connie Weaver, Distinguished Professor and Head, Nutrition Science, Purdue University; Deputy Director, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute-CTSI
Martine Bellanger, Professor of Economics; Deputy-Director, Center for Public Health Policy Analysis, French School of Public Health, France

Bringing together global public health actors, advocates, and researchers on breast cancer prevention, to discuss:

  • Biological and engineered models, animal models, nanotechnology, tissue banks, data hubs
  • Nutritional models, behavioral models
  • Economic and business models, healthcare policy models, communication

Organized by the International Breast Cancer and Nutrition (IBCN) group

Breast cancer prevention is a global public health challenge that requires:

  • Utilization of the diversity of diet/environment and epigenomic pool globally
  • A multidisciplinary approach: biology, epidemiology, medicine, nutrition, social sciences and communication, education, and public policy
  • Contributions from scientists, clinicians, and advocates
  • Sustained international effort in research and action

Wednesday Morning Session: Status of Breast Cancer Prevention from Around the World

Meghan McDonough, PhD, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, USA
Philippe Kadhel, MD, Oncologist representative from Oncokara, Guadeloupe, France
(5 speakers TBD)

Wednesday Afternoon Session: Models in Biology from tissue samples to epigenetic analysis

Brittney-Shea Herbert, PhD, Department of Medicinal & Molecular Genetics, Indiana University at Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
Leena A. Hilakivi-Clarke, PhD, Department of Oncology, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown, USA
Anne Vincent-Salomon, MD, PhD, Genetic and Biology of Cancer, Curie Institute, France
(2 speakers TBD)

Thursday Morning Session: Healthcare and Policy Models

(2 speakers TBD)

Special Topics

Temeika Fairley, PhD, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, USA
Sandra Liu, PhD, Department of Consumer Science and Retailing, Purdue University, USA

Thursday Afternoon Session: Nutritional Models for Diversity

Connie Weaver, PhD, Department of Nutrition Sciences, Purdue University, USA
Lindsay Allen, PhD, Director of the Western Human Nutrition Research Center, UC Davis, USA
Farah Naja, PhD, Department of Nutrition, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
(3 speakers TBD)

Friday Morning Session: Global Health Venture

Angela Brand, PhD, Institute of Public Health Genomics (RCPHG),University of Maastricht, Netherlands
(2 speakers TBD)

 

Sponsor for the 2012 Symposium

International Breast Cancer & Nutrition (IBCN) • Purdue Marketing & Media •Catherine Peachey Fund
Oncological Sciences Center, Purdue Discovery Park • Statistical Bioinformatics Center

 

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