2013 AICR Conference Program

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Wednesday, November 6

5:00pm – 7:00pm — Welcome Reception

Thursday, November 7

7:15am – 8:15am — Continental Breakfast

8:15am – 8:30am — Conference Opening and Welcome

8:30am – 11:45am — Opening Plenary:
Can Food Processing Enhance Cancer Protection?

• Chair: John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Chair: Elizabeth Jeffery, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Introduction and Session Overview
John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Influence of food processing on retention and bioaccessibility of bioactive food components
  Marc E. G. Hendrickx, PhD, Center for Food and Microbial Technology, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Processing crucifers to retain optimal bioactivity
  Elizabeth Jeffery, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Processing and preparation of meat to minimize formation of carcinogens
  Amanda J. Cross, PhD, National Cancer Institute
• Fermented foods: intake and implications for cancer risk
  Johanna W. Lampe, PhD, RD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Panel Discussion
John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

11:45am – 11:55am — Announcements and Recognition of Conference Scholarship Recipients

12:00pm – 1:30pm — Plated Luncheon and Roundtable Networking

12:00pm – 1:30pm — Registered Dietitian Luncheon and Hot Topic Discussions

1:30pm – 4:55pm — Split Sessions A and B

Split Session A: Transgenerational Effects of Diet: Implications for Cancer Prevention

• Chair: John A. Milner, PhD, USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Center
• Chair: Sharon A. Ross, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute

Introduction and Session Overview
Sharon A. Ross, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute

• Transgenerational epigenetic effects on phenotypic variation and disease risk
  Joseph H. Nadeau, PhD, Pacific Northwest Research Institute
• Effects of methyl donor nutrition on transgenerational obesity
  Robert A. Waterland, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
• Maternal protein restriction induces transgenerational epigenetic and phenotypic changes in the offspring
  Karen A. Lillycrop, PhD, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
• Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance alters stress responses in a sexually dimorphic manner
  David Crews, PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Session Summary and Panel Discussion
John A. Milner, PhD, USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Center

Split Session B: Nutrition, Exercise and Bone Health in Cancer Survivorship

• Chair: Cheryl L. Rock, PhD, RD, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine

Introduction and Session Overview
Cheryl L. Rock, PhD, RD, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine

• The role of calcium and vitamin D in bone health in the general population
  Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, Tufts University
• Osteoporosis in cancer survivors: risk, prevention, and treatment options
  Ari VanderWalde, MD, MPH, MBioeth, Amgen Inc.
• Energy balance and bone health in cancer survivors: observational evidence on exercise and obesity
  Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD, FACSM, Loyola University of Chicago
• Exercise interventions and bone health in breast cancer survivors
  M. Tish Knobf, PhD, FAAN, AOCN, Yale University School of Nursing

Panel Discussion and Session Summary
Cheryl L. Rock, PhD, RD, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine

5:00pm – 7:00pm — Poster Session I and Reception

Friday, November 8

7:00am – 8:15am — Continental Breakfast and Split Breakfast Sessions I and II

Breakfast Session I: Systematic Review of Mechanisms – Opportunities and Challenges

Chair: Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH, University of Texas at Austin

• Steven K. Clinton, MD, PhD, The Ohio State University
• Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH, University of Texas at Austin
• Johanna W. Lampe, PhD, RD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Henry J. Thompson, PhD, Colorado State University

Breakfast Session II: Cancer Research in Social Media: A Wake-Up Call

Chair: Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD, FACSM, Loyola University Chicago

• Karen M. Basen-Engquist, PhD, MPH, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Sherry Pagoto, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD, FACSM, Loyola University Chicago

8:15am – 12:00pm — Split Sessions C and D

Split Session C: Epigenetic Regulation – MicroRNAs, Diet and Cancer Prevention

• Chair: Richard L. Eckert, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Introduction and Session Overview
Richard L. Eckert, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine

• Nutraceuticals mediated regulation of microRNAs for cancer therapy
  Fazlul H. Sarkar, PhD, Wayne State University School of Medicine
  
• Western diet up-regulates ADAM17, TGF-α and K-Ras and down-regulates inhibitory miRNA feedback loops
  Marc Bissonnette, MD, University of Chicago
  
• Dietary regulation of microRNA and gene expression profiling in a preclinical model of colon carcinogenesis
  Robert S. Chapkin, PhD, Texas A&M University
• Colon cancer prevention through gene silencing mediated by gut bacteria
  Chiang J. Li, MD, FACP, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Session Summary
Richard L. Eckert, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Split Session D: The Food Environment and Food policy: Implications for Cancer Risk

Chair: June Stevens, MS, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Introduction and Session Overview
June Stevens, MS, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• The food environment, diet, and health: what do we know from the existing evidence?
  Sharon Kirkpatrick, PhD, MHSc, University of Waterloo
• Measuring food environments in communities: observations and surveys
  Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, University of Pennsylvania
• So, what’s in your house? Strategies for measuring the home food environment
  Dianne S. Ward, EdD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Community-based interventions for chronic disease prevention: approaches for changing the food environment
  Joel Gittelsohn, MS, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Panel Discussion and Session Summary
June Stevens, MS, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

12:00pm – 1:45pm — Poster Session II and Boxed Lunch

1:50pm – 4:30pm — Closing Plenary:
How Does Obesity Contribute to Cancer Risk?

• Chair: Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Chair: James C. Fleet, PhD, Purdue University

Introduction and Session Overview
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

• How obesity contributes to cancer risk
  Pamela J. Goodwin, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
• Obesity and prostate cancer incidence and survival
  Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Restricting energy metabolism or increasing physical activity – which is more important for cancer prevention?
  Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Biological mechanisms, obesity and cancer
  Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH, University of Texas at Austin

Session Summary
James C. Fleet, PhD, Purdue University

4:30pm – CONFERENCE CLOSES