Press Conference on Status of Cancer Research Worldwide.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Leading scientists from prestigious institutions around the world will convene in New York to report on the remarkable progress of their cancer research projects. Their findings will be highlighted at this press conference. Monday, May 7, 2007 5:30pm (note: this is a new start time) Versailles Room, St. Regis Hotel 2 East 55th Street at Fifth Avenue, New York City "21st Century Science has Drastically Changed the Face & Pace of Cancer Research and has Started to Deliver the Cure" Success in curing certain forms of cancer has been attained and great progress has been made in providing scientific-based drug therapies that treat many forms of cancer. The press conference and scientific review will give specific examples of breakthroughs, including one that has helped cure 50,000 people. Listed below are a few of more than three dozen international participants: Memorial Sloan-Kettering; Mount Sinai; Center for Cancer Research; National Institutes of Health; Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. ; The Salk Institute; GlaxoSmithKline; Shanghai Institute of Hematology; Dartmouth; Weizmann Institute - Israel; Institute of Cancer Research - London. NOTE: The press conference segment is officially over at 6:30, but editors are invited to remain for the entire SWCRF Annual Scientific Review. The Scientific Advisory Committee will present their progress report to supporters and there will be opportunities for one-on-one and small group discussions with renowned scientists from around the world. PLEASE RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. TODAY! To confirm that you will be joining us, please RSVP to Martin Maloney (m.maloney@bmcorp.com) or David Humphrey David Humphrey is an American actor/comedian that played Frankie in the play of Forever Plaid He is most well known for being the voice of Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic games. Many fans say that the tone of his voice fit Shadow's appearance and personality. (d.humphrey@bmcorp.com), or call us at 203-661-2900. About SWCRF Now in its 32nd year, the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) "Institute Without Walls" is a unique non-profit international organization dedicated to supporting focused concept-driven research to develop targeted cancer cell-specific therapies, such as differentiation therapy differentiation therapy Oncology A strategy used to treat malignancies with a block in the normal cell differentiation; the intent with DT is to drive malignant cells into a mature nonproliferating state of remission . Two drugs developed through Foundation-supported research, and now used worldwide, have proven the effectiveness of non-toxic differentiation in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia acute pro·my·e·lo·cyt·ic leukemia n. A severe bleeding disorder that is a form of leukemia and is characterized by low concentrations of plasma fibrigen, defective coagulation, and infiltration of the bone marrow with abnormal promyelocytes and (APL (A Programming Language) A high-level mathematical programming language noted for its brevity and matrix generation capabilities. Developed by Kenneth Iverson in the mid-1960s, it runs on micros to mainframes and is often used to develop mathematical models. ), which has helped cure 50,000 people. The Foundation funds highly collaborative research groups throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, China, Europe and Israel. SWCRF grant applicants are established investigators who agree to collaborate with other SWCRF investigators on research projects funded by the Foundation. For more information, visit www.waxmancancer.org. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion