CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TRAINEE & YOUNG INVESTIGATOR ABSTRACT AWARDS

Submission Deadline: September 20, 2016

This is a very exciting time to be involved in cancer research. Organizers of Cancer Metastasis through the Lymphovascular System: Biology & Treatment, 7th International Symposium, scheduled for April 20-22, 2017 in San Francisco, California, are bringing together experts in oncology, immunobiology, pharmacology, molecular biology and molecular imaging to discuss pre-clinical, translational and clinical advances in diagnosing, treating and preventing cancer metastasis as we enter the era of precision medicine.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to sponsor a Trainee and Young Investigator Abstract Awards contest to motivate, encourage and mentor the next generation of cancer researchers. Selection of the award recipients will be based upon the abstract grade and ranking and will be as follows:

• 1st Place Trainee Abstract Award and 1st Place Young Investigator Abstract Award: $1,000 each• 2nd Place Trainee Abstract Award and 2nd Place Young Investigator Abstract Award: $750 each• 3rd Place Trainee Abstract Award and 3rd Place Young Investigator Abstract Award: $500 each

In addition to the Award stipend and complimentary symposium registration, the six awards recipients will be given the recognition of presenting their talk during the Trainee & Young Investigator Abstract Award Session on Saturday, April 22, 2017 and will receive an award plaque. Award winners will also be invited to submit a manuscript for the Spring 2018 Issue of Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, which will be dedicated to selected presentations from the Symposium.

Eligibility:

• Apply before September 20, 2016: the abstract submission deadline through the “Awards” step of the onlineabstract submission site and be first author and presenter of the abstract.

• Be an undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate student, postdoc, resident, fellow, or qualifying trainee (forTrainee Awards).

• Be within 5 years of completion of training (for Young Investigator Awards).• Trainees should upload a letter confirming their training status and Young Investigators should upload a CV

through the online abstract system.

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

Stanley P. L. Leong, MD, FACS Symposium Chair & President of the Sentinel Node Oncology Foundation

PS. Please distribute copies of the attached Call-for-Abstracts & Awards Announcement and print the following page for placement on bulletin boards in your institution.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS & ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDSFOR TRAINEES & YOUNG INVESTIGATORS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

STANLEY P.L. LEONG, MD, SYMPOSIUM CHAIR, California Pacif ic Medical Center, San Francisco, USA

MICHAEL J. BERNAS, MS, University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA

DALE HAN, MD, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

DAVE S. B. HOON, PHD, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, USA

MOHAMMED KASHANI-SABET, MD, California Pacif ic Medical Center, San Francisco, USA

KEVIN KIM, MD, California Pacif ic Medical Center, San Francisco, USA

DONALD M. MCDONALD, MD, PHD, University of California, San Francisco, USA

DAVID NATHANSON, MD, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA

BARBARA POCKAJ, MD, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, USA

DOUGLAS S. REINTGEN, MD, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

SASKIA R.J. THIADENS, RN, San Francisco, USA

RICHARD L. WHITE, JR, MD, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, USA

MARLYS H. WITTE, MD, University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA

JONATHAN S. ZAGER, MD, Moff itt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA

SYMPOSIUM MANAGER: JOAN OEFNER, Rhema Association Management

WEBSITE: www.cancermetastasis.org EMAIL: joefner@cancermetastasis.org

CANCER METASTASIS THROUGH THE LYMPHOVASCULAR SYSTEM:

BIOLOGY & TREATMENT 7TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUMAPRIL 20-22, 2017, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

SPONSORED BY THE SENTINEL NODE ONCOLOGY FOUNDATION

Submission Deadline for Abstracts & Awards:September 20, 2016

www.cancermetastasis.org

- Charles M. Balch, MD, Donald Morton Surgical Oncology Memorial Lecture: Clinical Util ity of Sentinel Lymph Nodes- Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, Molecular Imaging of Cancer Metastasis- Nobel Laureate W.E. Moerner, PhD, Super Resolution Microscopy to Study Cancer & Non-Cancer Diseases

Keynote Speakers

Six Trainee & Young Investigator Awards

- $500 - $1000 Prize- Complimentary Registration- Oral Presentation in Awards Session

Award winners will also be invited to submit a manuscript for the Symposium Special Issue of Clinical and Experimental Metastasis

Abstract Categories/Sub-Categories Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Progression

- Cancer Init iation - Cancer Growth - Cancer Progression

Cancer Metastasis & Treatment

- Cancer Cell Traff icking - Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis- Systemic Metastasis - Biomarkers of Cancer Metastasis - Treatment of Cancer Metastasis - Treatment of Secondary Lymphedema

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