Oct. 27, 2011: [Materials Provided] Report on the US-Japan Cancer Research Open Seminar

 Under the auspices of the Tanaka Project of the Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology (FIRST Program), an open seminar was held on October 26 to introduce leading-edge cancer research with the aim of promoting research exchange and accelerating new research.

 On that day, 90 people participated, and 4 researchers representing the United States and Japan introduced leading-edge research on cancer-related genes and proteins. In addition, core researcher Koichi Tanaka presented a brief overview of the research project.

Seminar Program
14:00-14:20 About the Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology (FIRST Program) (906KB)
 Koichi Tanaka, General Manager (Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation)
14:20-14:50 Genomic analysis of human lung cancers
 Prof. Matthew Meyerson (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
14:50-15:20 Patient-derived Tumor Explants for the Development of Proteogenomic Maps of Breast Cancer
 Prof. Matthew James Ellis (Washington University)
15:20-15:50 Genetics and Genomics of Colorectal Cancer
 Prof. Raju Kucherlapati (Harvard University)
16:00-16:30 Antibody Development for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer and Intractable Diseases
 Prof. Takao Hamakubo (Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
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