CANCAN Events

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The Cancer Cachexia Action Network presents a seminar series

Wenwei HuLeukemia Inhibiting Factor (LIF), its Role in Tumorigenesis and Cancer Cachexia

Presented by: Dr. Wenwei Hu
Date: Friday, December 16, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu
 

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Causes and Consequences of Obesity; Some Mechanistic Insights From Human Genetics

Presented by: Professor Sir Stephen O'Rahilly
Date: Friday, January 13, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu
 

headshotInvestigating Cancer-Associated Cachexia in Genetic Subtypes of Lung Cancer

Presented by: Dr. Thales Papagiannakopoulos
Date: Friday, January 20th, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu

 

headshotTargeting the Tumor MACROenvironment to Improve Cancer Cachexia (CAC) Diagnosis and Therapy

Presented by: Dr. Ayelet Erez
Date: Friday, February 10, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu

 

headshotRelationship Between Muscle Wasting and Pancreatic Cancer Growth

Presented by: Matthew Vander Heiden
Date: Friday, February 17, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu

 

headshotHypothalamic Mechanisms of Cachexia

Presented by: Dr. Daniel Marks
Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu
 

headshotCancer Cachexia – From a Nutritional to an Inflammatory Condition

Presented by: Associate Professor Barry Laird
Date: Friday, April 21, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu

 

headshotInvestigating Mechanisms and Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy

Presented by: Dr. Christopher M. Adams
Date: Friday, June 2, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (ET)
Register: For a meeting invite please email Sean Parnell at srp87@cinj.rutgers.edu