Program and Posters

Program Committee

AICR is honored that the following individuals have agreed to serve on the 2013 Scientific Program Committee:

John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD (Chair)	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD	UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Richard L. Eckert, PhD	University of Maryland School of Medicine
James C. Fleet PhD	Purdue University
Susan M. Higginbotham, PhD, RD	American Institute for Cancer Research
John A. Milner, PhD	USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Center
Cheryl L. Rock, PhD, RD	University of California, San Diego
June Stevens, MS, PhD	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Program

The 2013 AICR Annual Research Conference will feature an exciting program which will explore current topics in food, nutrition, physical activity and cancer. Join fellow scientists, researchers, health professionals and dietitians to hear about the latest research in these areas.

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The conference sessions will begin at 8:00am on Thursday, November 7, 2013, and will end at 4:30pm on Friday, November 8, 2013.

Conference Dates and Times
Day	Time	Event
Wednesday, November 6	5:00pm–7:00 pm	Welcome Reception
Thursday, November 7	8:00am	Conference Opens
Friday, November 8	4:30pm	Conference Ends

Poster Abstract Submission Guidelines

Share your research on food, nutrition, physical activity and cancer by presenting a poster. The deadline to submit a poster abstract is September 9, 2013. All posters must be related to cancer, with a focus on food, nutrition, physical activity, or overweight/obesity. Poster Abstract Submission Guidelines will be available by the first week of June.

Conference Scholarship Submission Guidelines

A limited number of scholarships for registration and conference hotel accommodations will be available for doctoral students in nutrition and cancer who are studying in the United States. Scholarship applicants are required to submit a poster abstract with their scholarship application and scholarship recipients are required to present a poster for the conference. The deadline to submit a scholarship application with poster abstract is September 6, 2013. Conference Scholarship Submission Guidelines will be available by the first week of June.