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Cancer
Genomics and Emerging Technologies
Join top cancer and genomics
researchers at the Cancer Genomics and Emerging
Technologies (CGET) Conference in Cambridge,
Massachusetts! Formerly known as the SAGE Conference,
this year’s meeting has been expanded to include
various aspects of cancer genomics, such as novel genomic
technologies, microarrays, SAGE, bioinformatics, therapeutic
targeting, and functional analyses of cancer genes.
The functional analyses section will include investigations
into the mechanisms of tumorigenesis relevant to drug
development, including novel mouse models and RNAi analyses.
The keynote speaker this year has been
changed due to a scheduling conflict. We are pleased
to announce that Jeffrey Trent of the Translational
Genomics Institute in Phoenix, Arizona will be speaking
the morning of Tuesday, October 3, 2006.
Space is limited, so be sure to reserve
your spot today! Register
now.
Conference
Sessions
New Genomics
Technologies*
The session will cover novel approaches in epigenetic
profiling, chemical genomics, sequencing technologies,
drug screening, analysis of genetic alterations, and
bioinformatics.
Genetic Analyses and Epigenetic
Profiling in Human Cancer
The prognosis, therapeutic approaches, and studies of
genetic variations (SNPs) in cancer will be discussed.
Cancer Therapeutic Targeting
and Drug Resistance
The concentration of this session will be drug screening
and chemical genomics.
Functional
Analyses of Cancer Genes
This session will include investigations into the mechanisms
of tumorigenesis relevant to drug development, including
novel mouse models and RNAi analyses.
*Methods session
Conference
Organizers
Casey
Williams, Agencourt Bioscience Corporation
500 Cummings Center, Suite 2450
Beverly, MA 01915
cwilliams@agencourt.com
(978) 867-2654
Pat J. Morin, National Institutes
of Health
Gerontology Research Center
5600 Nathan Shock Drive
Baltimore MD 21224
morinp@grc.nia.nih.gov
(410) 558-8506
Organizing Committee
Victor Velculescu, Johns Hopkins University
Gregory Riggins, Johns Hopkins University
Patrice Morin, National Institutes of Health
Kornelia Polyak, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Alberto Bardelli, Institute for Cancer Research and
Treatment
William Sellers, Novartis
Erick Suh, Agencourt Bioscience Corporation
Registration
Information and Abstract Submission
Registration
Information
The Cancer Genomics and Emerging
Technologies (CGET) Conference will be
held at the Boston
Marriott Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Full registration includes access to all scientific
talks, posters, exhibitors, lunch, wine reception, and
banquet dinner cruise.
| Cost |
| Registration
Type: |
Academic |
Industry |
| Prior
to August 11, 2006 |
$575 |
$850 |
| After
August 11, 2006 |
$675 |
$975 |
| Day
Pass* |
$250 |
$300 |
*Day Pass attendees are not eligible
for banquet dinners.
To register, please download a registration
form. The completed form can be faxed to (978) 867-2601
or mailed to:
CGET 2006 Conference
500 Cummings Center Suite 2450
Beverly, MA 01915 USA
Please
e-mail CGET2006@agencourt.com
with any questions or concerns.
Abstract
Submission
Abstracts should include a statement of
purpose, methods used, and a summary of results in sufficient
detail to support the conclusion. Abstracts and
contact information must be submitted via regular mail
or e-mail in Microsoft Word or ASCII format by August
11, 2006. The Scientific Committee reserves
the right to decline submitted abstracts that lack scientific
content or merit. 10 to 12 abstracts will be chosen
for short oral presentations throughout the scientific
sessions.
E-mail: CGET2006@agencourt.com
Mail electronic copy on CD or disc
to:
CGET 2006 Conference
500 Cummings Center Suite 2450
Beverly, MA 01915 USA
Conference
Schedule
MONDAY,
October 2
Pat Morin Welcome and Introduction
Session
1: Genetic Analyses and Epigenetic Profiling in Human
Cancer
Chair: Kornelia Polyak
Kornelia Polyak Genome-wide Methylation
Profiling Using MSDK
Marco A. Marra Mapping Genome Rearrangements
in Follicular Lymphoma
Victor Velculescu Genomic Analyses
of Human Cancer
Tim Hui-Ming Huang Global Profiling
of Epigenetic Alterations Using CpG Island Microarray
Andrew Futreal Exon Resequencing
in Human Cancers - Understanding Natural History and
Identification of New Suspects
Tian-Li Wang On The Road to Cancer
- DNA Copy Number Alterations in Ovarian Cancer
Wine Reception
Tuesday,
October 3
Keynote Talk: Jeffrey Trent Systems
medicine in cancer therapeutics
Session
2: Functional Analyses of Cancer Genes
Chair: Alberto Bardelli
Alberto Bardelli Dissecting Oncogenic
Signaling Pathways by Mutational and Functional Profiling
of Gene Families
Yijun Ruan Transcription Regulation
Networks in Cancer Cells
Session 3: New Genomics
Technologies
Chair: Victor Velculescu
Frank Baas Locked Nucleic
Acids: A Tool for Modulation of Gene Expression In Vivo
Andrew B. Sparks Affymetrix Array
Technologies for High-resolution Analysis of Cancer
Genetics
Stanley N. Lapidus High Throughput
Single Molecule Sequencing for Cancer Research
George M. Church Single Cell, RNA,
and Chromosome Sequencing Technologies
Gina Costa Sequencing Cancer Genomes
by Oligo Ligation and Detection
John Quackenbush Extracting Biology
from High-Dimensional Genomics Data
Jonathan M. Rothberg 454 Sequencing:
Moore's Law Comes to Sequencing,
Beyond the $100,000 Genome, Implications to Understanding
Cancer
Gary Schroth Cost Effective Discovery
and Quantification of mRNA and microRNA
using the Solexa 1G Genetic Analyzer System
Dinner Cruise
WEDNESDAY,
October 4
Session 4: Cancer Therapeutic
Targeting and Drug Resistance
Chair: Greg Riggins
Greg Riggins Using Genomics to
Identify Pathway Targeted Inhibitors for Brain Cancers
Todd R. Golub Genomic Views of
Cancer
Charles L. Sawyers Oncogenomics
and Targeted Therapy: Lessons from Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Paul S. Meltzer A Close Look at
the Breast Cancer Genome
Matthew Meyerson Genomic Studies
of Human Cancer
Download detailed conference
schedule.
Travel
Information
Hotel
 The
Cancer Genomics and Emerging Technologies
Conference will be held at the Boston Marriott Cambridge
in the heart of Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The MIT Campus, Charles River, Cambridgeside Galleria,
Technology Square, and downtown Boston are just steps
away.
Rooms at the Marriott are at discounted
rate of $229 per night (single or double occupancy).
The special rate is available for booking for the conference
until Friday, September 15, 2006. Check-in is at 3:00
PM EST, and check-out is at 12:00 PM EST. Room
reservation should be made directly with the Boston
Marriott Cambridge.
Boston Marriott Cambridge
2 Cambridge Center, (Broadway & 3rd Street)
Cambridge, MA 02142
USA
CGET Code: ageagea
Room Rate: $229.00
Reservations: (800) 228-9290
Transportation
 Air:
We recommend Boston’s Logan
International Airport.
Ground: Taxis are readily available
from the airport and should cost approximately $30.00
US to ride to the Boston Marriott Cambridge. Chauffeurs
can also be arranged through the hotel. For travel
around Boston and Cambridge, the Boston metro (known
as the T) is right outside of the hotel (Kendall MIT
station on the Red line). Taxis are also an option.
Many destinations are accessible by foot.
Cambridge Guide
Check out Cambridge’s online
guide for fun activities in the area. Examples include
a visit to Harvard
University, the eclectic and entertaining Harvard
Square, a walk along Charles
River, the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts, the North End, the Museum
of Science, and Faneuil
Hall.
Exhibitor
and Sponsor Information
The Cancer Genomics and
Emerging Technologies Conference is a
good opportunity for your company to maximize its influence
and exposure in the cancer and genomics communities.
Exhibit space is limited! If you would like to exhibit,
please fill out the registration form, indicate your
interest in exhibiting, attach a 50 word description
of your company, and fax to (978) 867-2601 or mail it
to:
CGET 2006 Conference
500 Cummings Center Suite 2450
Beverly, MA 01915 USA
A number of sponsorship opportunities
are available. Please contact Erick Suh at (978) 867-2614
or CGET2006@agencourt.com
for more information.
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