Upcoming Programs and Events
The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts a variety of programs and events for our members, patients, and community.
If you would like your event posted on this webpage, please contact the Communications Office at cucancercomms@cumc.columbia.edu.
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The Community Health Equity Series will focus on developing a common operational definition of Health Equity, Community Engagement, and Community Based Participatory Research principles from an action-oriented and civic engagement perspective.
Seminar Dates:
Virtual sessions, 3:30PM-5PM:
April 2
April 16
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21
You may register for one, multiple, or all sessions. Participants that attend 5 out of the 6 sessions will receive a non-credit bearing certificate of participation.
Registration Deadline: Friday at 5 pm before each session.
Seminar Topics:
April 2: Civic Engagement and Advocacy
April 16: Historicizing Inequities
April 30: Commuity Based Participatory Principles
May 7: CBPR in Action: Research Policy and Power Framework
May 14: Responding to Community Priorities
May 21: Integrating Civic Engagement into Wellness Programs
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- Basic Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Teaching and Learning
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Genetic dissection of cortical neuron type trajectories: from developmental origin to behavioral function
Josh Huang, PhD
Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience
Hosted by Dr. Alessandro Gennarino
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- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dian Yang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Program: Precision Oncology and Systems Biology (POSB)
Title: Lineage tracing reveals the phylodynamics, plasticity, and paths of tumor evolution
Description of talk: Tumor evolution is driven by the progressive acquisition of genetic and epigenetic alterations that enable uncontrolled growth and expansion to neighboring and distal tissues. The study of phylogenetic relationships between cancer cells provides key insights into these processes. Here, we introduced an evolving lineage tracing system with a single-cell RNA-seq readout into a mouse model of Kras;Trp53(KP)-driven lung adenocarcinoma and tracked tumor evolution from single-transformed cells to metastatic tumors at unprecedented resolution. We found that the loss of the initial, stable alveolar-type2-like state was accompanied by a transient increase in plasticity. This was followed by the adoption of distinct transcriptional programs that enable rapid expansion and, ultimately, clonal sweep of stable subclones capable of metastasizing. Finally, tumors develop through stereotypical evolutionary trajectories, and perturbing additional tumor suppressors accelerates progression by creating novel trajectories. Our study elucidates the hierarchical nature of tumor evolution and, more broadly, enables in-depth studies of tumor progression.
Zoom Meeting
https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/99904306839?pwd=TVJ3VGV0K2hOdlpjRFdIYjd2Sk5MUT09
Meeting ID: 999 0430 6839
Passcode: seminar
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- Basic Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Teaching and Learning
- Research
Cell-type-specific regulation of ribosomal RNA transcription in hematopoiesis
Vikram Paralkar, PhD
Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Hosted by Dr. Aaron Viny
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- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Craig T. Jordan, Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Hematology
Vice Chair for Basic Science, Dept of Medicine
University of Colorado Denver
Title: Metabolic vulnerabilities of tumor-initiating cells in myeloid pathogenesis
Description: Cancers arising from varying stages of myeloid development possess distinct properties that represent opportunities for therapeutic intervention. This presentation will describe metabolic vulnerabilities in tumor-initiating cells that occur in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and relapsed/refractory AML.
Host: Stavroula Kousteni, PhD
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- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Gary W. Miller, PhD
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Program: Cancer Population Science
Title: "Using exposomics to uncover the environmental contributors to cancer"
Description of talk: Advances in high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) have led to an increased ability to measure small molecules in biological samples. Although the field of metabolomics has progressed in its ability to measure endogenous small molecules, little attention has been given to the detection of environmental chemicals and other xenobiotics in human samples using these high-resolution approaches. HRMS provides an excellent means for measuring the exposome, which is defined as the integrated compilation of the physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial factors that contribute to disease. Dr. Miller’s team has used exposomics to study a range of human diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. His team is part of a recently awarded Cancer Grand Challenge grant (SAMBAI) designed to study cancer health disparities (breast, prostate, and pancreatic) in the African diaspora with participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, the UK, and the U.S. Dr. Miller will discuss ongoing studies and the proposed cancer studies that will be performed under SAMBAI.
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 999 0430 6839
PW: seminar
https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/99904306839?pwd=TVJ3VGV0K2hOdlpjRFdIYjd2Sk5MUT09
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- College of Physicians and Surgeons
On behalf of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are pleased to announce the formation of the Columbia Brain Tumor Seminar Series. Seminars will take place on Thursdays at noon in the Florence Irving Auditorium on the first floor of the ICRC Building. The series will feature speakers from outside of Columbia, presenting their work on various aspects of neuro-oncology, ranging from the genes and pathways involved in tumor initiation and metastasis to the roles of the microenvironment and the immune system to novel approaches to therapy and drug delivery. In addition to their seminars, speakers will spend the day meeting with faculty and trainees, learning about the outstanding research happening at Columbia.
Talk Title: “Myeloid heterogeneity and their roles in brain tumors”
Speaker: Dolores Hambardzumyan, PhD, MBA; Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncological Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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- Basic Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Teaching and Learning
- Research
Using iPSC lines to model human development across individuals
Flora Vaccarino, MD
Harris Professor in the Child Study Center; Director, Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration, Child Study Center;
Professor in the Department of Neuroscience
Hosted by Dr. Kristin Baldwin
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- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Mailman School of Public Health
- Research
The Columbia Summer Research Institute & the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design resource of the Irving Institute are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a virtual lunchtime seminar on systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Academic researchers and clinicians interested in developing their skills in research synthesis are welcome to join us on Wednesday, May 15th from 12 – 1pm where we will discuss:
• When to conduct a systematic review & meta-analysis
• How to identify appropriate topics for review
• How to assemble an effective study team
• Learn organizational strategies to guide the project in a reproducible manner
• Review steps of evidence synthesis to gain awareness of resource & time requirements
• Navigate challenges and pitfalls of evidence synthesis, such as handling hidden heterogeneity
Do not miss this free, virtual opportunity to learn how you can enhance your research toolkit!
Speakers: Jeffrey Birk, PhD & Talea Cornelius, PhD MSW
Register here
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On behalf of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are pleased to announce the formation of the Columbia Brain Tumor Seminar Series. Seminars will take place on Thursdays at noon in the Florence Irving Auditorium on the first floor of the ICRC Building. The series will feature speakers from outside of Columbia, presenting their work on various aspects of neuro-oncology, ranging from the genes and pathways involved in tumor initiation and metastasis to the roles of the microenvironment and the immune system to novel approaches to therapy and drug delivery. In addition to their seminars, speakers will spend the day meeting with faculty and trainees, learning about the outstanding research happening at Columbia.
Talk Title: “Emerging role of target therapies in Glioma”
Speaker: Macarena de la Fuente, MD; Chief, Neuro-Oncology Division at University of Miami; Clinical Service Leader for Neuro-Oncology Service Line - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center; Chair, Neuro-Oncology Site Disease Group
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