Bridging the Gap in Ovarian Cancer

With introductory remarks by Margaret Foti, CEO of the American Association for Cancer Research, the program will provide a clinician's perspective on the challenges of ovarian cancer and will feature presentations by MIT faculty performing cutting-edge research in the Koch Institute to develop novel approaches and technologies for its detection and treatment. Advocacy showcases (see list below) and tours will provide opportunities to visit display tables with useful information and resources from patient and community organizations and to explore the Koch Institute building and some of its research laboratories. The agenda also includes a roundtable, moderated by Emmy award-winning arts and entertainment critic and three-time cancer survivor Joyce Kulhawik, and a reception to provide plenty of opportunities for interaction and questions.

Symposium attendees are invited to stay for our evening program, SOLUTIONS with/in/sight: Women Converge on Cancer, which will take place at the Koch Institute immediately following the reception. This evening program will feature three remarkable women who are staunch advocates for cancer research (see agenda below).

Registration is Required. Please select the afternoon symposium, reception, optional tour of the KI, and/or the SOLUTIONS with/in/sight evening program on the menu above and click "Register" to process your registration.

We look forward to seeing you on September 16.

Anne E. Deconinck, Executive Director, Koch Institute at MIT

AGENDA:

1:00 PM Check in and Advocacy Showcase (KI Galleries)

1:15 PM Optional KI Tour (Limited availability; must register in advance)

2:00 PM Afternoon Talks

Opening Remarks

• Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (h.c.), Chief Executive Officer, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Presentations

• Angela Belcher, PhD, W.M. Keck Professor of Energy, Koch Institute at MIT
• Sangeeta Bhatia, MD, PhD, John J. and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technology & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Koch Institute at MIT
• Michael Birrer, MD, PhD, Director of Medical Gynecologic Oncology and Director, Gynecologic Oncology Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
• Paula Hammond, PhD, David H. Koch Professor in Engineering, Koch Institute at MIT

4:00 PM Coffee Break and Advocacy Showcase (KI Galleries)

4:30 PM Short Talks

• Peter Ghoroghchian, MD, PhD, Charles W. and Jennifer C. Johnson Clinical Investigator in the Koch Institute at MIT; Adult Medical Oncologist, Gynecology Oncology Program, Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Gabriel A. Kwong, PhD, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine; Koch Institute alumn
  

5:00 PM Roundtable

Moderator

• Joyce Kulhawik, Emmy Award-winning Arts and Entertainment Critic/Three-time Cancer Survivor, JoycesChoices.com

Panelists

• Marcela del Carmen, MD, Gynecologic Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center's Gillette Center for Gynecologic Oncology
• Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Mimi Gallagher, Ovarian Cancer Warrior and Survivor
  
• Paige Gallagher, High School Sophomore and Daughter of Ovarian Cancer Survivor
  
• Paula Hammond, PhD, David H. Koch Professor in Engineering, Koch Institute at MIT
• Susan Patterson, Manager of Awareness, Education and Outreach Programs, Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer

6:00 PM Reception

7:00 PM Evening Talks (SOLUTIONS with/in/sight: Women Converge on Cancer)

• Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (h.c.), Chief Executive Officer, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
• Susan Hockfield, PhD, MIT President Emerita and Koch Institute Faculty Member
• Joyce Kulhawik, Emmy Award-winning Arts and Entertainment Critic/Three-time Cancer Survivor, JoycesChoices.com

8.30 PM End

SHOWCASE TABLES:

• American Association for Cancer Research
• Camp Kesem MIT
• Koch Institute at MIT
• Margaret’s Mission for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
• Massachusetts Chapter for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
• Ovations For the Cure of Ovarian Cancer
• Sisters Against Ovarian Cancer

TRANSPORTATION, DIRECTIONS, AND PARKING:

Public transportation: Exit at the Kendall Square/MIT T stop of the MBTA Red Line, head west down Main Street toward Ames Street. 500 Main Street is at the southwest corner of Ames and Main Streets.

For more directions to the Koch Institute, visit: http://ki.mit.edu/contact

For parking around MIT*, visit: http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parking/visitors/public_parking.html and http://en.parkopedia.com/parking/cambridge_ma/

*For the Evening Program on September 16, 2014 (AFTER 5 PM ONLY), parking will be available free of charge in MIT's Stata Center garage (32 Vassar Street). See Map here https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=P38

MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Marta Murcia at mmurcia@mit.edu or 617-324-3533 with any questions about this event.