Co-Chairs: Martine Bellanger, Sophie A. Lelièvre, and Connie M. Weaver

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

The goal of this symposium is to bring 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.

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.

Abstracts submission for poster and oral presentations are now being accepted. Deadline for abstract submissions is August 15, 2012. Oral presentations for some of the talks during the sessions of the symposium will be selected from the abstracts submitted and accepted. In addition, the Catherine Peachey Oral Presentation Award Session will have 4-5 slots available for oral presentations from trainees during the program. They will be selected for this particular session through the abstract competition if you are a graduate or postdoctoral trainee. All accepted abstracts will be presented in a poster session. To submit, just click the "Abstract" button at the top of the page. (check out the program)|

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

Tam Truong Donnelly, PhD, University of Calgary, Qatar
Meghan McDonough, PhD, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, USA
Philippe Kadhel, MD, University Teaching Hoospital, Pointe-A-Pitre (Guadeloupe), France
Graciella Sabini, MD, National Cancer Control Plan Ministry of Health, Montevideo, Uruguay
Margaret Frempong, PhD, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
(1 slots 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 slots TBD)

Thursday Morning Session: Healthcare and Policy Models

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

Thursday Afternoon Session: Nutritional Models for Diversity

Lindsay Allen, PhD, Director of the Western Human Nutrition Research Center, UC Davis, USA
Susan Clare, MD, Indiana University, Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN USA
Farah Naja, PhD, Department of Nutrition, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Leslie Reinlib, Phd, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
Connie Weaver,PhD, Department of Nutrition Sciences, Purdue University, USA

Friday Morning Session: Global Health Venture

Angela Brand, PhD, Institute of Public Health Genomics (RCPHG),University of Maastricht, Netherlands
Nora Arta Gaveytia, MD, Tumor Bank, Faculty of Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay
Nolwenn LeMeur, PhD, French School of Public Health, France
(1 slot TBD)

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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
Purdue University Center for Cancer Research • Bindley BioSciences Center • Department of Nutrition Science
Purdue University Office of the Provost • Purdue Susan Bulkeley Butler Center

 

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