OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Volume 5: Issue 10: October 2007

Dear Colleague,

Welcome to the October issue of "Research Updates" from Cancer Research Ireland.

If you have any interesting articles or cancer research news that you would like to see included in future issues of Research Updates, please send them to me before 20th of each month. Additionally perhaps you may wish to write an article or write an Editorial on a cancer research related topic. Please contact me for further details.

Best wishes

Patrick Corley - Cancer Research Officer

:: In this issue

: Rare diseases : Palliative Care : Nutrition: Fellowships : Changing Global IP :

: Adolescents & cancer : Molecular Markers : Irish Cancer Director :

:: Upcoming meetings and conferences

Workshop on Partnering for Rare Disease Therapies - Denmark

18 - 19 October 2007. The European Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry (EPPOSI) will hold its "8th Workshop on Partnering for Rare Disease Therapy Development" at the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen. Denmark is the only European country where all approved orphan medicines in Europe are available to patients [link]

Medicines For Rare Diseases - Dublin

9 November 2007. The IMB will be holding an Information Conference entitled "Medicines for Rare Diseases: An Opportunity for Patients, Science and Industry" on Friday 9th November 2007 in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport. [link]

Molecules to Medicines: How Biopharma Delivers - Dublin

30 - 31 October 2007. This DMMC/Wyeth Course will be of interest to research students, academic staff and clinicians, whether contemplating a career in industry or doing translational research in academia. The lectures provide an overview of biopharmaceutical discovery, development and manufacturing, delivered by key staff from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. A clinical perspective is provided by clinician scientists based at St James's Hospital. Venue: Institute of Molecular Medicine, TCD, St James's Hospital. [link] For further information [email]

Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) Annual Meeting - Dublin

9 -10 November. Institute of Molecular Medicine, will host their 10th annual meeting in St. James's hospital St James's Hospital. For further information and to register follow link [link] [email]

Food, nutrition, physical activity and obesity in relation to cancer prevention - London, England

1 -2 November 2007. World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF International) leads and a network of cancer charities dedicated to the prevention and control of cancer by means of healthy food and nutrition, physical activity and weight management. They are holding a conference on on 1st & 2nd November 2007 in London to launch their latest report. For details view [link]

Adolescent Cancer Conference - Dublin

1 - 2 November 2007. Hot Topics in Paediatric & Adolescent Leukaemia and other blood diseases . Dublin Castle. For further information [email]

Doctor Awards - Dublin

8 November 2007. The Irish Journal of Medical Science Doctor Awards will be presented by Eireann Healthcare Publications, in association with the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, to doctors who have had clinical research papers published in an indexed journal anywhere in the world, between July 2006 and June 2007. [link]

EORTC / NCI / ASCO - Molecular Markers in Cancer, Brussels

15 - 17 November 2007. The "EORTC-NCI-ASCO Annual Meeting on Molecular Markers in Cancer", which will be held in Brussels. This meeting is for clinicians, pathologists, laboratory scientists, statisticians and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry as well as regulatory agencies, providing the opportunity for a maximum of interaction and discussion. A tutorial open to selected young oncologists and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry will take place before the main meeting, on November 14 (whole day) and November 15 (morning) 2007 [link]

Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research - Philadelphia, USA

5 - 8 December 2007. This meeting has become a major venue for presenting cutting-edge research in basic, clinical, epidemiologic, and behavioral science. As the only comprehensive conference on cancer prevention in the world, it continues to foster important transdisciplinary interactions that are vital to making critical discoveries. Our outstanding committee of twenty co-chairpersons represents the diverse range of interests and scientific expertise that is required to develop an outstanding program.[link]

:: Funding announcements

HRB Career Development Fellowships

The Health Research Board is seeking applications from scientists, health researchers, medical doctors, dentists, nurses midwives and other health professionals for fellowships for 2008 [link]

Palliative Care Fellowship

The Irish Hospice Foundation in conjunction with the Health Research Board are offering a Palliative Care Fellowship aims to enable graduates with relevant experience to develop a research career in an area relevant to palliative care. It also aims to provide the Irish palliative care community with a research resource and provides a dedicated research post for up to three years. The research must be in an area relevant to palliative care but may relate to clinical, health services, nursing or other domains of research. Closing date for applications 12 October 2007 [link]

Apply for a 2008 ASCO Grant

On behalf of The ASCO Foundation, the ASCO International Affairs department would like to announce the availability of online applications for the 2008 ASCO Foundation Grants Program. Since its inception in 1984, The ASCO Foundation Grants Program has awarded more than $40 million to deserving researchers. Applications are due November 7, 2007 [link]

:: Web sites - News - Articles - Reports

Ireland

Director of Cancer Control for Ireland
Professor Tom Keane, has been named as the interim National Cancer Control Director for the Republic of Ireland. Prof. Keane who is originally from Dublin was a key figure in the overhaul of cancer services in Canada, where he was also head of the division of Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics Vancouver.

International

WHO's Public Hearing on Public Health Innovation and Intellectual Property

The World Health Organisation is inviting interested parties to make submissions on its plans to modify IP regulations to create health advantage. The closing dates for receipt of submissions is Sunday 30th September [link]

Invitation to join the Global Cancer Control Community of UICC

We cordially invite you to join the Global Cancer Control Community. This community is a dynamic forum for professionals, volunteers and staff such as yourself, who work with cancer organizations and are seeking relevant and timely information to discuss and address issues of common interest. Members of the community have an unprecedented opportunity to assist in creating a body of knowledge specific to their own needs, which may be the answer to another member's needs. To activate your membership please visit the website on the link below and click on register: [link1]

The Pioneers of Molecular Biology: Pat Brown

His invention of the DNA microarray has helped geneticists start to ask the right questions about genes and disease [link]

Microarray Technology - An Intellectual property perspective [link]

:: Recent Published works from Irish Researchers

1:	Corrigan MA, Shields CJ, Redmond HP.
	Factors Influencing Surgical Career Choices and Advancement in Ireland and Britain. World J Surg. 2007 Aug 4; PMID: 17676377

2:	Morris PG, Kelly R, Horgan A, Nasim S, Kehily D, Grogan L, Breathnach OS.
	Patterns of participation of patients in cancer clinical trials in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci. 2007 Jul 6; PMID: 17619093

3:	O'Lorcain P, Comber H.
	Prostate cancer mortality predictions for Ireland up to 2015. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2007 Aug;16(4):328-33. PMID: 17554205

:: Focus on People

Dr. Ann Hopkins

Dr. Hopkins was awarded a PhD in Pharmacology from University College Dublin in 1999. Following this she carried out post-doctoral research in Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Her work there was with an internationally-renowned adhesion biology group, exploring the structure and function of epithelial adhesion complexes at cell-cell and cell-matrix interfaces. During this period she was awarded a prestigious individual Research Fellowship Award in the US.

In 2005 Ann began lecturing in the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, and working on a number of research projects including Breast Cancer. In June 2007 she took up a research lectureship in the Department of Surgery, RCSI. Her group explores the role of altered cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion in cancer and inflammation, with a particular interest in pathways which could control the conversion between in situ and invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast.

Dr Hopkins is currently conducting a three year research project entitled "Regulation of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion complexes during progression from in situ to invasive breast carcinoma" sponsored by the Irish Cancer Society

:: Diary dates

: : October : :

7- 10 October The 2007 International Conference in Molecular Targets for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment will be held at the Hawaii Grand Hotel, [link] Lemesos - Cyprus.

Early Registration before July 30, 2007 [link] List of Speakers [link]

16 - 17 October 2007 Institute of Public Health - International Conference "Healthy Public Policy - Is Health Impact Assessment the Cornerstone?" [link]

17 - 19 October 2007. Second International Symposium on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer at the Hotel Delta Montréal, in Montréal, Canada. [link]

30 - 31 October 2007. Molecules to Medicines: How Biopharma Delivers - Venue: Institute of Molecular Medicine, TCD, St James's Hospital. [link]

: : November : :

26 October 2007 Nursing Care Network with the Cochrane Collaboration - Follow up Meeting - Brazil [link]

1 -2 November 2007. World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF International) holding a conference in London to launch their latest report. For details view [link]

1 - 2 November, Paediatric / adolescent Leukaemia and other blood diseases, Dublin Castle [link]

8 November 2007. The Irish Journal of Medical Science Doctor Awards will be presented by Eireann Healthcare Publications, in association with the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. [link]

9 November 2007. Conference entitled "Medicines for Rare Diseases: An Opportunity for Patients, Science and Industry" in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport. [link]

10 November 2007 Multiple Myeloma Information Day in Cork, hosted by the IMF [link]

15 - 17 November 2007. The "EORTC-NCI-ASCO Annual Meeting on Molecular Markers to be held in Brussels. [link]

: : December : :

5 - 8 December 2007. AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research. This year's conference will be held December 5-8, 2007 at the Philadelphia Marriot Downtown, Philadelphia, PA. Each year this conference attracts over 800 participants from all over the world to enjoy the rich variety of session formats, including professional advancement, educational, organ site, poster and plenary.[link]

10 - 12 December, Genes and Cancer 2007 Meeting will take place from at Warwick University UK [link]

:: About Cancer Research Ireland

Cancer Research Ireland (CRI) is the research division of the Irish Cancer Society. CRI is the largest single voluntary funder of cancer research in Ireland. Currently we are investing Euro 2.6 million in hospitals and universities throughout Ireland. All research funded by CRI is evaluated by independent national and international cancer experts.

Our aims are:

* To grow and develop the cancer research climate in Ireland, to ultimately result in cancer prevention, better patient care, and the development of new therapies for cancer.

* CRI aim to raise the profile of cancer research so that every person in Ireland realises the importance of cancer research for their future health.

* CRI aim to cultivate and advocate for a research driven environment for clinicians.

* CRI aim to increase resources available for cancer research in Ireland from all sources, by advocacy and partnership building

Cancer Research Ireland is the research division of the Irish Cancer Society

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