February 19, 2009
Cancer research symposium to host National Institutes of Health official
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An administrator with the cancer genetics branch of the National Institutes of Health will be the keynote speaker Feb. 25 at the West Lafayette Sagamore Lions Club Cancer Research Symposium at Purdue's Pfendler Hall.Dr. Elaine Ostrander, the branch chief and senior investigator of the comparative genetics section, will speak at the symposium, which begins at 6 p.m. The symposium brings together cancer scientists from Purdue, other universities and cancer centers to discuss the state of cancer research and progress on treatments. The symposium is free and open to the public.
Ostrander's laboratory maps genes responsible for cancer susceptibility in dogs and humans. Cancer is the No. 1 killer of dogs. Studying cancer in dogs provides approaches to better understanding cancer development in humans. Ostrander's lab also is interested in prostate and breast cancer susceptibility genes in humans.
The West Lafayette Sagamore Lions Club has a longstanding commitment to fighting cancer. The club set up an endowment fund for the annual symposium. For more information, contact C. William Lovell with the West Lafayette Sagamore Lions Club at (765) 463-5519.
Writer: Clyde Hughes, (765) 494-2073, jchughes@purdue.edu
Source: Timothy J. Bobillo, director of development, Purdue Cancer Center, (765) 496-6374, bobillo@purdue.edu
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