Scientific Conference
The Lustgarten Foundation believes that only through collaborative efforts and constant dialogue will we be able to cure pancreatic cancer. In 1998 the Foundation organized the first scientific meeting focused solely on pancreatic cancer. The goal of this symposium was to bring together the best clinical and scientific minds to work together to solve pancreatic cancer.
In the years since, The Lustgarten Foundation has continued to partner with leading institutions and organizations to host scientific conferences as well as specialized think tanks to ensure that the most critical questions in pancreatic cancer are being addressed. The following is a listing of conferences the Foundation has sponsored:
2012
Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges
AACR Special Conference
Co-Chairs:
Daniel Von Hoff, MD PhD, Cancer Research UK
Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD, New York University School of Medicine
Chi Van Dang, MD, PhD, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
2011
Gigi Shaw Arledge Conference on Pancreatic Disease
NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Co-chairs:
Harold Frucht, MD, NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Kenneth Olive, PhD, NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Timothy Wang, MD, NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Think Tank
Cancer Research Institute and Rockefeller University
Co-chairs:
Jedd Wolchok, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ralph Steinman, MD, Rockefeller University
2010
From Bench to Bedside and Back
American Pancreatic Association & University of Minnesota
Co-chairs:
Suresh Chari, MD, Mayo Clinic
Ashok Salja PhD, University of Minnesota
2008
Identifying KRAS-targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Pancreatic Cancer
Think Tank
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Co-chairs:
Channing Der, PhD University of North Carolina
Nick Tonks, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Sequencing the Pancreatic Cancer Genome: What's Next?
Think Tank
John Hopkins Medical Center
Co-Chairs:
Ralph Hruban, MD John Hopkins Medical Center
Victor Velculescu, MD John Hopkins Medical Center
The Chronic Pancreatitis to Pancreatic Cancer Continuum
American Pancreatic Association & University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chairs:
Craig Logsdon, Ph.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Ashok Saluja, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
2007
Pancreatic Cancer: Stem Cells in the Pancreas and Pancreatic Cancer
American Pancreatic Association & Mayo Clinic
Co-Chairs:
Ashok Saluja, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Raul Urrutia, M.D., Mayo Clinic
2006
Pancreatic Cancer: Early Detection and Novel Therapeutics
American Association for Cancer Research & University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chairperson:
Joel Tepper, M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2005
Pancreatic Cancer: State-of-the-Art
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Co-Chairs:
David Kelsen, M.D, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Joan Massague, Ph.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
2004
Pancreatic Cancer: Advances and Challenges
American Association for Cancer Research & University of California at San Francisco Cancer Center
Chairperson:
Margaret Tempero, M.D., University of California at San Francisco Cancer Center
2003
Biology and Management of Pancreatic Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Partners CancerCare – Harvard medical School
Co-Chairs:
Ronald DePinho, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Robert Mayer, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Andrew Warshaw, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
2002
Pancreatic Cancer: Translating Discovery To Patient Care
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chairs:
James L. Abbruzzese, M.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Douglas B. Evans, M.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2001
Pancreatic Cancer: From Genes to Treatment
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-Chairs:
Ralph Hruban, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
2000
Cancer Development, Diagnosis and Therapies: Implications for Pancreatic Cancer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Chairperson:
Ralph Hruban, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
1999
Inaugural Workshop on Pancreatic Cancer
New York Academy of Sciences, New York
Co-Chairs:
James Abbruzzese, M.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Margaret Tempero, M.D., University of California at San Francisco Cancer Center