Variation to Biology: Optimizing Functional Analysis of Cancer Risk Variants - Agenda

Agenda

Virtual Meeting Agenda | February 7 - 8, 2023

(Please note, the following times are approximate and all times are ET)

Tuesday, February 7
12:00 - 12:10 p.m. Introduction and opening remarks Dr. Katrina Goddard, Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI
12:10 - 12:30 p.m.

When is a variant truly characterized?

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Dr. Alvaro Monteiro, Session Organizer, Moffitt Cancer Center
12:30 - 12:50 p.m.

Developing and standardizing variant to biology databases and computational tools

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Dr. Alexander Gusev, Session Organizer, Dana-Farber/ Harvard Cancer Center
12:50 - 1:10 p.m.

Optimization, adoption, and implementation of high throughput assays

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Dr. Kevin Brown, Session Organizer, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI

Dr. Doug Fowler, University of Washington

Dr. Jiyeon Choi, NCI-DCEG

1:10 - 1:40 p.m. Break  
1:40 - 1:45 p.m. Instructions for Breakout sessions  
1:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Breakout sessions

 

  • When is a variant truly characterized?
  • Developing and standardizing variant to biology databases and computational tools
  • Optimization, adoption, and implementation of high throughput assays
 
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break  
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Report back and discussion

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Wednesday, February 8
12:00 - 12:20 p.m.

Considerations for use of models for understanding variant function

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Dr. Amanda Toland, Session Organizer, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Lea Starita, University of Washington

Dr. Li Yi, Bayor College of Medicine

12:20 - 12:40 p.m.

Creating and improving large multidisciplinary collaborations

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Dr. Lea Starita, Session Organizer, University of Washington

Dr. Mike Pazin, National Human Genome Research Institute

12:40 - 1:00 p.m.

Diversity in data and assays

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Dr. Alvaro Monteiro, Session Organizer, Moffitt Cancer Center

Dr. Luis Carvajal-Carmona, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Laura Fejerman, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Break  
1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Breakout sessions:

 

  • Considerations for use of models for understanding variant function
  • Creating and improving large multidisciplinary collaborations
  • Diversity in data and assays

 

 
2:45 - 3:05 p.m. Break  
3:05 - 3:50 p.m.

Report back and discussion

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3:50 - 4:00 p.m.

Closing remarks

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Dr. Stephen Chanock, Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI