Tulane Cancer Center Calendar
January 1998 February 1998 March 1998 April 1998 May 1998 June 1998
July 1998 August 1998 September 1998 October 1998 November 1998 December 1998

View May 1998 at a Glance
or view detailed listing by date on this page.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Archived calendars
Friedler Cancer Counseling Center support groups
Tulane committee and board meeting times
Holidays at Tulane
All times are given in local time, US Central Time Zone.


Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26
and Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 1998

Jazz Fest

Monday, May 4, 1998, 12:30 and again at 5:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
General Cancer Support Group
Location: Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120
Next meeting: Monday, June 1, 1998

Tuesday, May 5, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
Location: 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 12, 1998.
Tuesday, May 5, 1998, 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 12, 1998 at Tulane.

Wednesday , May 6, 1998, noon to 1:00 pm
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
"Tulane Bone Marrow Transplant Program:
The First 100 Transplants, Research and Clinical Update"

Alan M. Miller, Ph.D, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pharmacology
Deputy Director of the Tulane Cancer Center
Director of Bone Marrow Transplant
Location: Tulane Medical School Building, first floor auditorium

Wednesday, May 6, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Location: Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic, 150 So. Liberty St., room CL-34
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 13, 1998.
Wednesday, May 6, 1998, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Steering Committee
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 20, 1998.

Thursday, May 7, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"SWOG Update"
Alan M. Miller, Ph.D., M.D., Director
Sponsored by Hoechst Marion Roussel Hoechst Marion Roussel
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 14, 1998
Thursday, May 7, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"The Mitzvahs of the Myoepithelial Cell"
Sanford H. Barsky, M.D.
Candidate for Chair of Tulane Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Papanicolaou Professor of Pathology
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Friday, May 15, 1998

Friday, May 8, 1998, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
The Breast Cancer Fund's 2nd Annual Luncheon & Fashion Show
A Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivors and other Heroes
Featuring a fashion show modeled by women who have faced breast cancer, escorted by New Orleans celebrities
Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans
Honoring Benefiting Fashions by JC Penney

To reserve tickets ($40 per person) please call (504) 524-4795.


Sunday, May 10, 1998
Mothers' Day

Monday, May 11, 1998, 4:30 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Grief and Loss Support Group
Location: Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Monday, June 8, 1998

Tuesday , May 12, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
Location: 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 19, 1998.
Tuesday, May 12, 1998, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Location: 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 19, 1998 at Ochsner.

Wednesday , May 13, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Location: Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic, 150 So. Liberty St., room CL-34
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 20, 1998.
Wednesday , May 13, 1998, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Planning Committee
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets third Wednesday, alternating months, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, July 8, 1998
Wednesday, May 13, 1998, 4:00 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Breast Cancer Survivor's Support Group
Location: Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 10, 1998
Wednesday, May 13, 1998, 6:00 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Brain Tumor Survivors' Support Group
Location: Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 27, 1998.

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"Patient Discussion"
Sponsored by Smith Kline Beecham Smith Kline Beecham
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 21, 1998

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday , May 15th through 17th, 1998
Medical School Commencement Ceremonies

Friday, May 15, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Hepatocyte Extracellular Matrix Modulates the Expression of Autocrine Growth Factors in Colon Cancer"
Dr. Isabel Zvibel
Director of Research, Gastroenterology Institute
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Sponsored by Purdue Pharma L.P.
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, May 21, 1998

Tuesday , May 19, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
Location: 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 26, 1998.
Tuesday, May 19, 1998, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Department of Pathology Seminar
"The Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorders: When CLL is not CLL"
John Krause, M.D.
Professor and Acting Chairman of Pathology
Candidate for Chair of Pathology
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 111A

Tuesday, May 19, 1998, 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 26, 1998 at Tulane.

Wednesday , May 20, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Location: Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic, 150 So. Liberty St., room CL-34
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 27, 1998.
Wednesday, May 20, 1998, 2:15 - 3:30 pm
Steering Committee
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 3, 1998.

Thursday, May 21, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"Morbidity & Mortality Discussion"
Sponsored by Merck Merck Pharmaceuticals
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 28, 1998
Thursday, May 21, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Research Seminar Series
"Psychosocial Distress in Women with Breast Cancer"
Griselda Gutnisky, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology
Director of the Psycho-Oncology Program of the Friedler Cancer Counseling Center
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Sponsored by Schering Oncology Biotech
Lunch will be served at 11:45; lecture to begin at noon.
Next seminar: Thursday, June 4, 1998

Monday, May 25, 1998
Memorial Day
Classes in session; administrative offices open.

Tuesday , May 26, 1998, 12:00 noon
VA Tumor Board
Location: VA Hospital, 1601 Perdido St., room 7A111
Contact Sally Smith, (504) 568-0811 x5477
Meets every Tuesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Tuesday, June 2, 1998.
Tuesday, May 26, 1998, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Tulane Department of Pathology presents
"Protein Structure and oncogenesis: the Degign of New Anti-Cancer Agents"
Matthew Pincus, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman of Pathology
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Candidate for Chair of Pathology, Tulane Medical School
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403

Tuesday, May 26, 1998, 4 - 5 pm
Pediatric Tumor Board
Location: 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, June 2, 1998 at Ochsner.

Wednesday, May 27, 1998, 1 - 2:00 pm
Tulane Tumor Board
Location: Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic, 150 So. Liberty St., room CL-34
Contact Linda Lee, Tumor Registrar, (504) 988-5432
Meets every Wednesday, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 3, 1998.
Wednesday, May 27, 1998, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Clinical Research Advisory Board (CRAB)
Location: JBJohnston Building, room 403
Meets first and third Wednesday of each month, barring holidays, same time and location
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 24, 1998.
Thursday, May 27, 1998, 4:00 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Care Givers' Support Group
Location: Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120.
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 24, 1998
Wednesday, May 27, 1998, 6:00 pm
The Friedler Cancer Counseling Center's
Brain Tumor Survivors' Support Group
Location: Tulane Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, room PS13
To register please call the office of The Professionals, (800) 588-5800
For further information contact Mary Coniglio at (504) 988-2120
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 10, 1998.

Thursday, May 28, 1998, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Bone Marrow Transplant Conference
"POG"
Marta Rozans, Ph.D., M.D.
Sponsored by Glaxo GlaxoWellcome
Location: Tulane Hospital, Aron Pavilion Mayan Room #7704
Meets every Thursday, same time and place.
Next meeting: Thursday, June 4, 1998
Thursday, May 28, 1998, 5:00 pm
Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic (TCCCC) Monthly Meeting
TCC Comprehensive Clinic Building, room CL-34
Meets third Tuesday of each month, same time, except as noted.
Next meeting: Tuesday, June 16, 1998.

January 1998 February 1998 March 1998 April 1998 May 1998 June 1998
July 1998 August 1998 September 1998 October 1998 November 1998 December 1998

Return to the top of this page.
Return to the Tulane Cancer Center homepage.
Calendars Clinical Trials Faculty Links Location News
Search Site index

This page is http://www.som.tulane.edu/cancer/calendars/may98.html
Tulane Cancer Center, Box SL-68
1430 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2699
(504) 988-6060, fax (504) 988-6077
http://www.som.tulane.edu/cancer