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Photobiology of Photobiology of melanomamelanoma

• Wavelengths Wavelengths responsible-UVA, responsible-UVA, UVB or both ? UVB or both ?

• Critical Critical UV-induced molecular UV-induced molecular alterationsalterations to melanocytes ? to melanocytes ?

• PigmentPigment- protective or - protective or promotional ?promotional ?

• Role of the Role of the immuneimmune system – UV system – UV effects on immunity?effects on immunity?

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Melanoma induced by UV irradiation Melanoma induced by UV irradiation of HGF/SF transgenic miceof HGF/SF transgenic mice

Noonan et al., Nature, 2001; Recio et al, Cancer Res, 2002; in prep

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Functional Mc1r is necessary for Functional Mc1r is necessary for UV-induced melanomaUV-induced melanoma

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Neonatal host UV irradiation promotes melanoma outgrowth

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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

• Photobiology lab, GWUMCPhotobiology lab, GWUMC– Ed De FaboEd De Fabo– J. Bahn; research assistants and studentsJ. Bahn; research assistants and students– Agnieszka Wolnicka-Glubisz; Stephanie Agnieszka Wolnicka-Glubisz; Stephanie

Constant; Jesse DamskerConstant; Jesse Damsker

• Glenn Merlino, NCI/NIHGlenn Merlino, NCI/NIH• Miriam Anver, SAIC, FCRFMiriam Anver, SAIC, FCRF• Funding- NCI/NIH; Elaine Snyder Funding- NCI/NIH; Elaine Snyder

Cancer Research Fund, GWUMCCancer Research Fund, GWUMC

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