Book of abstract 2008

Conference Programme
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
13.00 – 18.30 Conference Registration
17.00 – 17.30 Opening of the Conference
17.30 – 18.30 Opening Lecture
Chair: Gregor Serša
Malcolm Reed: Genetic predisposition to breast cancer- clinical
perspectives
18.30 – 19.30 Reception
20.30 – 21.30 Dinner
Thursday, March 27, 2008
8:30 – 10:20 Section 1: Carcinogenesis
Chairs: Metka Filipič & R. Schulte Hermann
8:30 – 8:55 Radovan Komel: Protein microarray approach in tumour biology
investigation
8:55 – 9:15 Metka Filipič: Cancer preventive potential of xantohumol from hop
(Humulus lupulus L.)
9:15 – 9:40 R. Schulte Hermann: Pro-carcinogenic effects of non-genotoxicchemical
carcinogens
9:40 – 10:05 Lisa Wiesmüller: Resveratrol induces fidelity control mechanisms
of DNA double-strand break repair via activation of ATM/ATR
signalling pathways
10:05 – 10:20 Krešimir Pavelić: The role of integrative genomics/proteomics in
the detection and treatment of metastatic breast cancer
10:20 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 13:10 Section 1: Carcinogenesis (Continued)
Chairs: Edward Dylan & Janko Kos
10:45 – 11:10 Edwards Dylan: ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase)
proteases as potential cancer therapeutic targets
11:10 – 11:35 Jürgen Dittmer: Cox-2 is a target gene of Rho GDP dissociation
inhibitor β in breast cancer cells
11:35 – 12:00 Muschel Ruth: Mechanisms in metastasis
12:00 – 12:25 Verena Amberger Murphy: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors increase the
anti-tumour effect of chemotherapy drugs in malignant gliomas
12:25 – 12:40 Tomaž Langerholc: Monomerisation of cystatin F: who’s in charge?
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