Special Seminar Series

Cancer Stem Cells and Their Cellular Origins

Monday June 23, 2008

Welch Hall Level 2 Refreshments 3:45 p.m. Lecture 4 p.m.

Recommended Review Article:

Wu, Xiong-Shi.  2008.  Origin of cancer stem cells: the role of self-renewal and differentiation.  Annals of Surgical Oncology.  15(2):407-414

Related Articles:

Gil, J.; Stembalska, A; et al.   2008.  Cancer Stem cells: the theory and perspectives in cancer therapy.  Journal of Applied Genetics.  49(2):193-199

Caers, J.; Van Valckemborgh, E.; et al.   2008.  Unraveling the biology of multiple myeloma disease: cancer stem cells, acquired intracellular changes and interactions with the surrounding micro-environment.  Bulletin du Cancer.  95(3): 301-313.

Li, Zhe; Tognon, C.E.;  et al.  2007.   ETV6-NTRK3 fusion oncogene initiates breast cancer from committed mammary progenitors via activation of AP1 complex.  Cancer Cell.  12(6): 542-558

Li, Zhe; Godinho, F. J.; et al.  2005.  Developmental stage-selective effect of somatically mutated leukemogenic transcription factor GATA1. Nature Genetics  37(6): 1061-4036