Upcoming meeting
The Mathematical Biology of Human Brain Cancer
April 20-22, 2009
Babson Executive Conference Center, Babson Park, MA
Agenda
| Monday, April 20, 2009 | ||
| Arrival of all guests at Hotel | ||
| Afternoon | Arrive at Babson Executive Conference Center and Check In | |
| 6:00 - 9:00p.m. | Opening Reception and Dinner, Fireside Living Room | |
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | ||
| 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast, Sorenson Commons (available anytime from 7:00 -9:00 a.m.) |
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| 8:45 a.m. | Assemble in Meeting Room, Charles Room | |
| 9:00 – 12:45 p.m. | Brief, informal presentations introducing motivation, goals, background, and discussion questions for workshop | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Susan Fitzpatrick -- Why we're here | |
| 9:20 a.m. | David Gutmann – An overview of the experimental biomedical approach to studying brain tumors | |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Andrew Parsa – What we know and don’t know about human brain tumors | |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Jeff Bruce – Clinical hurdles and what might make a difference | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Philip Maini – An overview of the mathematical biology approach to cancer – what are we learning? | |
| 12:15 a.m. |
Kristin Swanson – Taking a mathematical approach to brain tumors – how it can affect the way we think. | |
| 12:45 a.m. | Wrap up of morning presentations | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Informal conversations over lunch, Sorenson Commons | |
| 2:15 | Assemble in meeting room, Charles Room | |
| 2:30- 5:00 p.m. | Group Discussions | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Reception and dinner, Sorenson Commons | |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | ||
| 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast, Sorenson Commons | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Assemble in meeting room, Charles Room | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Group discussions | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Discussion of next steps, concrete suggestions, future plans |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Continue informal discussions over lunch, Sorenson Commons | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Departures | |