Tulane Cancer Center
Calendar
April through June, 1997
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Archived calendars
Friedler Cancer Counseling Center support groups.
Tulane committee and board meetings.
Holidays at Tulane
All times are given in local time, US Central Time Zone.
Tuesday, April 1, 1997
April Fool's Day
Tuesday, April 1, 1997, 12:00
noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room
7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same
time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 8,
1997.
Tuesday, April 1, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Ochsner Hospital, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, conference
room A
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same
time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner;
second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 8, 1997 at Tulane.
Wednesday , April 2, 1997, 1 -
2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor
Board
Tulane Medical School
Building, Dunlap
Pathology
Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 9, 1997.
Wednesday, April 2, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
TCC Steering Committee
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact Liz
Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail
lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Meets first and third Wednesday of
each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 16, 1997.
Thursday, April 3, 1997, 7:30 -
9:00 am
Bone Marrow
Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan
Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 10, 1997.
Thursday, April 3, 1997, 11:45 am - 1:00
pm
Tulane Cancer Center, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
and
Immunology/Bacteriology present
Jan S. Gavora, D.Sc.
GAVORA@NCCCOT2.AGR.CA
Centre for Food and Animal Research, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada
"Consequences of Avian Leukosis Virus
Infections in Chickens: Could Analogies Exist in Humans?"
JBJohnston Building, room 111A (ground floor
auditorium)
Sponsored by 
.
Contact Liz Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture
to begin at noon.
Meets most Thursdays, same time and location.
Thursday, April 08, 1997,
11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Effects of Estrogen Receptor Gene Knock-Out on Mammary
Tumorigenesis and Endocrine Physiology"
Kenneth Korach, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences
This seminar is sponsored by:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
GlaxoWellcome
Novartis
Pharmacia & Upjohn
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact
Liz Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture
to begin at noon.
Meets most Thursdays, same time and location.
Tuesday, April 8, 1997, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and
location
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 15, 1997.
Tuesday, April 8, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at
Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 15, 1997 at
Ochsner.
Wednesday, April 9,
1997
Tulane Tumor
Board
Tulane Medical School
Building, Dunlap Pathology
Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 16, 1997.
Wednesday , April 9, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Planning Committee
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact Liz
Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Meets second Wednesday, alternating months,
same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 14, 1997.
Thursday, April 10, 1997, 7:30 -
9:00 am
Bone Marrow
Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan
Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 17, 1997.
Monday, April 14, 1997, 4:00 -
5:00 pm
Department of Biochemistry presents
"Dynamic Glycosylation of Nuclear and Cytoskeletal
Proteins: Reciprocity with Phosphorylation, and Roles in Transcription, Cancer,
and Alzheimers Disease"
Gerald W. Hart, Ph.D.
mailto:gwhart@bmg.bhs.uab.edu
Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Genetics
University of Alabama,
Schools of Medicine and Dentistry,
Birmingham, Alabama
Tulane Medical
School, room 6001
Tuesday, April 15, 1997, 12:00
noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room
7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same
time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 22,
1997.
Tuesday, April 15, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Ochsner Hospital, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, conference
room A
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same
time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner;
second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at Tulane.
Wednesday, April 16, 1997, 1 - 2:00
pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Dunlap
Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504)
588-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 23, 1997.
Wednesday, April 16, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
TCC Steering Committee
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact Liz
Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Meets first and third Wednesday of
each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 7, 1997.
Thursday, April 17, 1997, 7:30 -
9:00 am
Bone Marrow
Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan
Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 24, 1997.
Thursday, April 17, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00
pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Virus Interactions in Lymphomagenesis"
Laura Levy, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology
& Immunology
JBJohnston Building,
room 403
Sponsored by
Schering Oncology Biotech
Contact Liz Bernstein at (504)
585-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Lunch
will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Meets most Thursdays, same
time and location.
Sunday, April 20, 1997
Cancer Crusaders
Vieux Carre Champagne Brunch
Cash bar at
11:00 am, buffet brunch at noon
Please invite your family and friends
to join us for a wonderful afternoon of dining and dancing. They day will
include a delicious buffet brunch, a children's style show with fashions provided
by Nia's Just for Kids, and a terrific Parade of Prizes. The Cancer Crusaders
will present to LSU and Tulane Medical Schools the funds raised in 1996.
Ticket donation is $35.00 (tax deductible as provided by law). All proceeds to
benefit cancer research. The Parade of Prizes will include a Brother
Multi-Function Image Scanner, prize baskets, and an array of gifts from local
merchants, restaurants, and board members. Donation for tickets for Parade of
Prizes: six for $10.00 or $2.00 each. (Winners need not be present.) Once
again, Radiophone has graciously agreed to provide "Complimentary Photos" of this
event.
Please mail reservations, stubs for Parade of Prizes, and checks
payable to CANCER CRUSADERS to Mrs. Charles Ferro, 4848 Antonini Drive, Metairie,
LA 70006. For additional tickets, please call Mary Ann Ferro at 455-9606.
Reservations will be held at the door.
Tuesday, April 22, 1997
Passover
Offices open. Classes in session; professors are
asked not to schedule exams on this day.
Tuesday, April 22, 1997, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and
location
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 29, 1997.
Tuesday, April 22, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at
Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 29, 1997 at
Tulane.
Wednesday, April 23, 1997, 1 - 2:00
pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Dunlap
Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504)
588-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 30, 1997.
Wednesday, April 23, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Clinical Research Advisory Board (CRAB)
Tulane Medical School Building, room
4533
Meets fourth Wednesday of each month, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 28, 1997.
Thursday,
April 24, 1997, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan
Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 1, 1997.
Thursday, April 24, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00
pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
Mark Weiss,
M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital,
New York
"Adult Acute Lymphocystic Leukemia"
This seminar sponsored by
.
JBJohnston
Building, room 403
Contact Liz Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail
lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture
to begin at noon.
Meets most Thursdays, same time and location.
Friday, April 25, 1997, noon to 1:00
pm
Pathology Department Seminar
James S. Malter, M.D.
js.malter@hosp.wisc.edu
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of Wisconsin at Madison
"The Regulation And Cloning Of Cytokines And Protooncogenes"
Tulane Medical School Building, room 6545
Tuesday, April 29, 1997, 12:00
noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room
7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same
time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 6,
1997.
Tuesday, April 29, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at
Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at
Tulane.
Tuesday, April 29, 1997, 5:30 pm
The
Friedler Cancer Counseling Center presents
Educational Seminar Series
"Hormone Replacement Therapy"
Griselda Gutnisky, M.D.
Location: Tulane University Hospital & Clinic, Uptown Square Clinic
200
Broadway, Suite 230, New Orleans
To register please call the office of The
Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio
at (504) 988-2120
Wednesday, April 30, 1997, 11:30
am
The Friedler Cancer Counseling
Center's
Brain Tumor Support
Group
Tulane Hospital &
Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The
Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio
at (504) 988-2120
Wednesday, April 30, 1997, 12:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
General Cancer Support Group
Tulane Hospital & Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For
further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120
Wednesday, April 30, 1997, 1 - 2:00
pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Dunlap
Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504)
588-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 7, 1997.
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Wednesday, April 30, 1997, 2:00 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Care-Givers' Support Group
Tulane Hospital & Clinic, 5th floor
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For
further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120
Thursday, May 1, 1997, 7:30 -
9:00 am
Bone Marrow
Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan
Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 8, 1997.
Thursday, May 1, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00
pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
Robert Dickson, Ph.D.
Lombardi Cancer Center
Georgetown University
"The Role of the c-MYC Oncogene in Breast Cancer"
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact Liz Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail
lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Meets most Thursdays, same time and location.
Tuesday, May 6, 1997, 12:00
noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room
7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same
time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 13,
1997.
Tuesday, May 6, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Ochsner Hospital, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, conference
room A
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same
time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner;
second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 13, 1997 at Tulane.
Wednesday, May 7, 1997, 1 - 2:00
pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Dunlap
Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504)
588-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 14, 1997.
Wednesday, May 7, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Steering Committee
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact Liz
Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Meets first and third Wednesday of
each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 21, 1996.
Thursday, May 8, 1997, 7:30 -
9:00 am
Bone Marrow
Transplant Conference
Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan
Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 15, 1997.
Thursday, May 8, 1997, 11:45 am to 1:00
pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
Speaker and topic to be announced.
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact Liz
Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture
to begin at noon.
Meets most Thursdays, same time and location.
Friday, May 9, 1997, 11:30 am - 2:00
pm
The Breast Cancer
Fund invites you to
A Tribute to Breast Cancer
Survivors and other Heroes
Sheraton Hotel,
500 Canal Street, New Orleans
Featuring a fashion show modeled by women who have faced breast
cancer, and escorted by New Orleans celebrities.
Honoring Maria
Burkhardt and Helen Malin for their inspiring activism
and William M.P. McKinnon, M.D. for
his exceptional care.
Benefiting the Tulane Cancer
Center and the Louisiana Breast Cancer Task Force
For reservations
call (504) 524-4795
This inaugural New Orleans Tribute has been generously underwritten by Columbia
The Breast Cancer Fund
is a national
non-profit organization devoted to creating awareness and new sources of funding
for cutting edge programs and research.
Friday, 9 and Saturday, May 10
Symposium On Nonhuman Primate Gene Therapy
(Click for agenda and details)
Sunday, May 11, 1997
Mothers' Day
Tuesday, May 13, 1997, 12:00
noon
VA Tumor Board
VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room
7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same
time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 20,
1997.
Tuesday, May 13, 1997, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
pediatric library, room 4533
Contact Lisa Cunningham, (504) 988-6123
Meets every Tuesday, same time. First and third Tuesdays at Ochsner; second, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays at
Tulane
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 20, 1997 at
Ochsner.
Wednesday, May 14, 1997, 1 - 2:00
pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Tulane Medical School Building,
Dunlap
Pathology Library, room 6545
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504)
588-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 21, 1997.
Wednesday , May 14, 1997, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Planning Committee
JBJohnston Building, room 403
Contact Liz
Bernstein at (504) 988-6061 or by e-mail lbernstn@tmc.tulane.edu Meets second Wednesday, alternating months,
same time and location
Next meeting: