IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)

Summer Seminar Series:
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care Hospital and Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Newark, Delaware
July 6, 13, 20 and 27 2006 – 3:00-4:30 PM

Welcome to the INBRE Summer Seminar Series, addressing these important topics in biomedical research:

• How are Delaware physicians, scientists, and professionals working together to fight diseases such as cancer?
• What are career options in the continuum of biomedical research, from the patient bedside to the laboratory bench?
• What are the rules that govern medical research on human beings, and how did they evolve?
• Who does cancer research, and what kinds of problems are they trying to solve?

July 6 - Cancer Centers and their Role in Patient Care and Research

• Nicholas Petrelli, MD - Medical Director, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

          Oncology Clinical Trials

• Kandie Price, RN, MS, OCN, CCRP - Clinical Trials Manager, Cancer Research - Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

July 13 - Research Topics in Biomedical Imaging

• Karl V. Steiner, PhD - Associate Director, Delaware Biotechnology Institute
• Thomas Bauer, MD - Thoracic Oncologist, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

July 20 - Introduction to Clinical Research Ethics

• Brian Little, MD, PhD - Vice President, Academic Affairs and Research,
• Christiana Care Health System

July 27 - Fundamental Research in Cancer: Biology and Nanotechnology*

• Deni Galileo, PhD - Associate Professor, UD Dept. of Biological Sciences
• Balaji Panchepakesan - Assistant Professor, UD Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering

*Note: Our July 27 meeting will be held at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, 15 Innovation Way, Newark, DE. Conference Room 102.

Maps and directions:

Map of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center in Newark. Parking in Lot R, just outside the Center.

Directions to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

Directions to Delaware Biotechnology Institute: