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The 2012 Jeffrey M. Trent Lectureship in Cancer Research

Cancer Genomes and Their Implications for Basic and Applied Research

Dr. VogelsteinThe 10th annual Jeffrey M. Trent Lectureship in Cancer Research will be held on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 10 a.m. The presenter is Bert Vogelstein, M.D., Clayton Professor of Oncology and Pathology, and director of the Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics and Therapeutics at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Vogelstein is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. The lecture will be held at the Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) on the National Institutes of Health campus. (more)

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Current Topics in Genome Analysis lecture series consists of lectures by local and outside speakers covering the major areas of genomics.

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