BREAST CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM
Annual Meeting
November 13-16, 2012
Hilton San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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| Business Meetings | |
| BCERP Business Meetings and Workshops (detailed schedule will be sent to BCERP members) • Tuesday, November 13, 1pm - 6:30pm • Wednesday, November 14, 8am - 6:15pm |
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| Open Public Meetings | |
| Tuesday, November 13, 2012 | |
| 6:30 pm-8:00pm | Distilling Your Message - an Interactive Presentation on Communicating Science (flyer) - Grand Ballroom The Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University |
| Windows of Susceptibility | |
Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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| 7:00- | Continental Breakfast and Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:15-7:45 | Orientation for First Time Attendees |
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introduction of Keynote Speaker - Grand Ballroom Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD, Program Chair, University of California San Francisco Leslie Reinlib, PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH Gary Ellison, PhD, National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| 8:15-9:00 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS NIEHS and the Future of Breast Cancer Research. [abstract] Linda S. Birnbaum, PhD, DABT, ATS, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| Session I: IN Utero Chairperson: Susan Pinney, PhD |
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| 9:00-9:20 | Prenatal Environmental Exposures: Lifelong Impact on Mammary Gland Development and Function. [abstract] Suzanne E. Fenton, PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| 9:20-9:40 | Reprogramming Breast Cancer Risk in Utero via Endocrine Disruptor and Dietary Fat Interaction. [abstract] Shuk-mei Ho, PhD, University of Cincinnati |
| 9:40-10:00 | In Utero Phthalate Exposure Alters the Developing Reproductive System in Males: Lessons From Toxicology. [abstract] Shanna H. Swan, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 10:00-10:10 | Assessment of Basic Knowledge and Interest in Teens and Adults Regarding the Impact of the Environment on Cancer Risk Through Epigenetics. [abstract] Banita Bailey, Pink Ribbon Girls, Cincinnati, OH |
| 10:10-10:30 | Discussion / Q & A |
| 10:30-10:50 | Break |
| Session II: Puberty Chairperson: Shuk-mei Ho, PhD |
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| 10:50-11:17 | Mycoestrogens in Girls’ Growth and Development. [abstract] Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey |
| 11:17-11:44 | Puberty in Contemporary Girls and Health and Disease in Adult Women. [abstract] Frank Biro, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
| 11:44-12:11 | Breast Cancer Prevention at a Young Age: The LEGACY Girls Study. [abstract] Esther M. John, PhD, Cancer Prevention Institute of California |
| 12:11-12:20 | Panel Discussion |
| 12:20-1:50 | Lunch with the Experts - 2nd floor |
| Session III: pregnancy Chairpersons: Janice Barlow, NP, and Gayle Windham, PhD |
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| 1:50-2:10 | Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer: Defining the Risk and Targets for Intervention. [abstract] Virginia Borges, MD, University of Colorado Cancer Center |
| 2:10-2:30 | Pregnancy, Obesity, and Basal-like Breast Cancer Microenvironment. [abstract] Melissa Troester, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2:30-2:50 | Chromatin Remodeling in the Breast of Parous Women Affects the Window of Susceptibility to Cancer. [abstract] Jose Russo, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| 2:50-3:00 | Reflections Janice Barlow, RN, Zero Breast Cancer |
| 3:00-3:20 | Discussion / Q & A |
| 3:20-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:30 | Poster Session - Columbus I-III |
| 4:30-5:30 | Mentoring Session - Grand Ballroom mentors: Drs. Virginia Borges, Suzanne Fenton, Lawrence Kushi |
| 5:30 | Adjourn - dinner on own |
Friday, November 16, 2011 |
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| 7:30-8:30 | Continental Breakfast and Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| Session IV: Menopause [session abstract] - Grand Ballroom Chairperson: Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD |
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| 8:30-8:50 | Menopause - a Window of Opportunity or Susceptibility: Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer. Marcia Stefanick, PhD, Stanford University |
| 8:50-9:10 | Early Life Factors and Reproductive Timing: Evidence on Menarche and Menopause. [abstract] Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Columbia University |
| 9:10-9:30 | Xenoestrogens in Relation to Mammographic Breast Density - a Marker of Breast Cancer Risk - in Postmenopausal Women. [abstract] Amy Trentham-Dietz, University of Wisconsin |
| 9:30-9:40 | Reflections Marj Plumb, DrPH, Plumbline Coaching & Consulting |
| 9:40-10:00 | Discussion / Q & A |
| 10:00-10:20 | Break |
| Session V: Flame retardants - Translation of Research into Public Policy Chairpersons: Janice Barlow, NP, and Gayle Windham, PhD |
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| 10:20-10:45 | Flame Retardants and Flammability Standards: How Scientific Research Can Inform Policies. [abstract] Arlene Blum, PhD, Green Science Policy Institute |
| Panel Discussion, moderated by Alexandra Anderson, MPH, Zero Breast Cancer |
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| 10:45-10:55 | Gayle Windham, PhD, California Dept. of Public Health |
| 10:55-11:05 | Michael Lipsett, MD, California Dept. of Public Health |
| 11:05-11:15 | Liza Gross, Public Library of Science |
| 11:15-11:25 | Mark Leno, California State Senator |
| 11:25-11:50 | Discussion |
| 11:50-12:00 | Poster Awards Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD |
| 12:00-12:20 | Open Discussion / Q & A |
| 12:20 | Adjourn |
