Schedule
2020
Tuesday, September 8th
8:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Steven Klasko, Thomas Jefferson University
Mark Tykocinski, Thomas Jefferson University
Karen Knudsen, Thomas Jefferson University
Roy Jensen, The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Danny Welch, The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Isidore Rigoutsos, Thomas Jefferson University

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

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8:30 AM

Session #1: Advancing Cancer Disparities Research: Opportunities for Big Data, Translational Research, and Precision Medicine

Tiffany Wallace, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

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9:00 AM

Session #1: Understanding Race Differences and Improving Tobacco Treatment Outcomes in African American Smokers

Nikki Nollen, University of Kansas Medical Center

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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10:30 AM

Session #1: Round Table - Meryl Weinreb, Moderator

Meryl Weinreb, Komen Philadelphia
Tiffany Wallace, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Nikki Nollen, University of Kansas Medical Center
Grace Lu-Yao, Thomas Jefferson University

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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11:00 AM

Session #2: Using Cancer Registry Data to Inform Community-Based Interventions

Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, Thomas Jefferson University

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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11:30 AM

Session #2: Engaging Community Cancer Centers To Accelerate Research and Improve Health Equity

Hope Krebill, University of Kansas Medical Center

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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1:15 PM

Session #2: Providing Oncology Care via Telemedicine

Gary Doolittle, University of Kansas Medical Center

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

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2:45 PM

Session #3: Racial Disparities in Occupational Risks and Lung Cancer Incidence: Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial

Hee-Soon Juon, Thomas Jefferson University

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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3:45 PM

Session #3: RNA Splicing and Ancestry-related Molecular Targets in Precision Oncology and Cancer Disparities

Steven Patierno, Duke University School of Medicine

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

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