2009 UNC Lineberger
Annual Scientific Retreat Held on May 20

The UNC Lineberger's annual scientific retreat featured two mini-symposia: “Core Mission: New and Developing Shared Resources for Cancer Research” and “What Next? Three Strategic Directions.” The program ended with an update from director Dr. Shelley Earp. Participants included UNC faculty, fellows and staff, as well as UNC Lineberger members from across the state, including Dr. Ted Meigs from UNC-Asheville and Drs. Ricardo Richardson and Luke Chen from North Carolina Central University.

You can view copies of all the presentations and see a listing of the pre-registered posters by clicking here.

The poster competition was open to students and fellows with 40 pre-registered submissions in three categories: basic science, clinical/translational science, and population sciences. Judges made three awards within each category: a first place award of $250, a 2nd place award of $150, and a 3rd place award of $100. The winners were announced at the end of the reception / poster session.

Basic Sciences

L – R: Elizabeth Monaghan-Benson, Kwun Wah Wen , Adam Kimple

1st Place: Elizabeth Monaghan-Benson

• VEGF Regulation of Micovascular Permeability Requires Rac and ROS
  Elizabeth Monaghan-Benson and Keith Burridge

2nd place: Kwun Wah Wen

• Hsp90 and Hsp40 are Required for the Function of KSHV K1
  Kwun Wah Wen and Blossom Damania

3rd Place: Adam Kimple

• RGS14 is a Selective H-Ras- and Raf-Effector and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Scaffold
  Adam J. Kimple, Francis S. Willard, Melinda D. Willard, Meera Soundararajan, Emily A. Oestreich, Xiaoyan Li, Nathaniel A. Sowa, Randall J. Kimple, Declan A. Doyle, Channing J. Der, Mark J. Zylka, William D. Snider, David P. Siderovski

 

Clinical/Translational

L – R: Leigh Anne Cantrell, Stephen L. Harris, Juneko E. Grilley-Olson

1st place: Juneko E. Grilley-Olson

• Characteristics Affecting Inter-observer Reproducibility in Morphologic Diagnoses of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Subtypes
  J. E. Grilley-Olson, D. N. Hayes, M. A. Socinski, D. T. Moore, B. F. Qaqish, M. Hayward, K. O. Leslie, W. D. Travis, W. K. Funkhouser, VOILA Group

2nd place: Stephen L. Harris

• p16INK4a Over-expression is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Young Patients with Squamous Cell Cancers of the Oral Tongue
  Stephen L. Harris, Randall J. Kimple, Nana H. Feinberg, William T. Seaman, Leigh B. Thorne, David N. Hayes, Marion E. Couch

3rd Place: Leigh Anne Cantrell

• Metformin is a Potent Inhibitor of Endometrial Cancer Cell Proliferation – Implications for a Novel Treatment Strategy
  Cantrell LA, Mendivil A, Zhou C, Gehrig PA, Bae-Jump VL

 

Population Sciences

(L – R) Paul Reiter, Sara Elizabeth Wobker, Jessica T. DeFrank

1st place: Jessica T DeFrank

• Finding the Minimal Intervention Needed for Sustained Annual-Interval Mammography Use
  Jessica DeFrank, Mike Bowling, Barbara Rimer, Jennifer Gierisch, Isaac Lipkus, David Farrell, Suzanne O’Neill, Tara Strigo, Deborah Usinger, Celette Sugg Skinner

2nd place: Sara Elizabeth Wobker

• Focus on Survivorship in North Carolina Estimating Complete Prevalence Using Local Cancer Registry Data
  Sara E Wobker; Wei-Shi Yeh; William R Carpenter

3rd Place: Paul L. Reiter

• Parent Health Beliefs and HPV Vaccine Uptake of Adolescent Girls
  Paul L. Reiter, Noel T. Brewer, Annie-Laurie McRee, and Jennifer S. Smith

 

Event Highlights

Dr. Cathy Silver-Key and Dr. Ricardo Richardson, both from North Carolina Central University.	Ellie Montgomery and Dr. Ted Meigs, both from UNC-Asheville.