Science Shaping Our World-SHOW: Advancements in Melanoma Research July 26, 2012

Science Shaping Our World-SHOW is an ongoing seminar and networking series that highlights cutting edge translational life science research and development. Our mission is to bring together a multidisciplinary audience spanning academia and industry where they can gain exposure and insight into the life science advancements changing our world.

Details: July's SHOW will focus on the genetic pathways that drive the development of cancer. Specifically, we will look at melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, which has been on the rise of late. Though making up only five percent of skin cancers cases, melanoma is responsible for a large number of the deaths associates with skin cancers, having a particularly poor prognosis when diagnosed in its later stages. Our special guest speaker, Dr. Craig J. Ceol has been working to identify the genetic defects responsible for the growth of tumors, specifically malignant melanoma.

Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Ceol's research goal is to identify genes and cells that will be useful as diagnostic and prognostic markers of disease as well as therapeutic targets. Prior to joining UMass Medical School in 2010, Dr. Ceol was an instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and prior to that a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Leonard I. Zon, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and at Children's Hospital Boston. He earned his Ph.D. in the lab of Nobel Laureate H. Robert Horvitz, PhD, HHMI Investigator, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has also worked as an associate scientist at Eli Lilly and Company.

Please join us for an amazing evening of science, innovation, and networking. Event registration is free and required. Light food and refreshments will be provided during the networking portion of the evening.

Official Website: http://showjuly2012.eventbrite.com