Events Calendar

The UC Pancreatic Cancer Consortium Symposium has announced their 2022 symposium, "Pancreatic Cancer: Microbiome, Diet and Environment." The virtual event features leaders in the field of pancreatic cancer research and is sponsored by UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UCSF.

This event is virtual and registration is required. To register, please visit: http://tiny.ucsf.edu/PCsymposium.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

8:45–9:30am
FLORENCIA McALLISTER, MD (MD Anderson)
Gut-Tumor Microbial Cross-Talk: from Biology to Early Detection

9:30–9:55am
GREGORY POORE, PhD (UCSD)
Microbiome analyses of blood and tissues suggest cancer diagnostic approach

10:10–10:35am
CHRISTIE JEON, ScD (UCLA and Cedars Sinai)
Prediction modeling of pancreatic cancer in diabetes patients

10:35–11:00am
IONA CHENG, PhD, MPH (UCSF)
Outdoor air pollution and pancreatic cancer: the multiethnic cohort study

11:00–11:25am
GUIDO EIBL, MD (UCLA)
Metformin in Pancreatic Cancer

11:25–11:50am
GERARDO MACKENZIE, PhD (UC Davis)
Ketogenic diet strategies in pancreatic cancer: a sex-dependent effect?

For further information, please contact Nancy Presseau at NPresseau@mednet.ucla.edu.