UCSF HELEN DILLER FAMILY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
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Presentations<br />
A stem cell program in metastatic human breast cancer<br />
Authors*: Zena Werb<br />
Pres #: Section: Presentation Date/Time: Monday, April 18: 1:10-1:35PM<br />
Location: New Orleans Theater C<br />
Presentation Type: Major Symposium<br />
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Molecular evolution and taxonomy of melanoma<br />
Authors*: Boris C. Bastien<br />
Pres #: Section: Presentation Date/Time: Monday, April 18: 1:30-1:55PM<br />
Location: Room 391 Presentation Type: Recent Advances in Organ Site Research<br />
Bastian Lab Expertise: My laboratory is interested in the genetic alterations involved in skin cancer<br />
pathogenesis and predisposition as well as in understanding their role in biology, markers to improve<br />
diagnosis, and targets for treatment.<br />
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Molecular mechanisms of driver mutations in glioma<br />
Authors*: Joseph F. Costello<br />
Pres #: Section: Presentation Date/Time: Monday, April 18: 2:00-2:25PM<br />
Location: Room 354 Presentation Type: Recent Advances in Organ Site Research<br />
Costello Lab Expertise (Limit 800 characters): Our goal is to understand the full life history of human tumors,<br />
from the first mutation and epimutation through clonal selection and tumor recurrence. We use NGS to<br />
discover patterns and interdependencies of genetic mutations, epigenetic alterations and gene expression<br />
changes. Current projects incorporate MRI guided tumor biopsies and treatment data with longitudinal<br />
genomics to allow the reconstruction of tumor evolution in the context of the human tumor in vivo. We recently<br />
discovered the mechanism by which mutations in the TERT gene promoter leads to telomerase activation.<br />
https://costellolab.ucsf.edu/<br />
*<strong>UCSF</strong> authors in bold<br />
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