Presentations

Welcome & Opening Remarks - Dr. David S. Alberts

PDF - Welcome & Opening Remarks

Overview of TCGA - Jay Bowen

PDF - Overview of TCGA

Utilization of Biospecimens & Associated Clinical Annotations - Common Obstacles & Solutions for Translational Research - Dr. Ashokkumar Patel

PDF - Utilization of Biospecimens & Associated Clinical Annotations

Online Tools to Analyze TCGA Data - Dr. Rehan Akbani

PDF - Online Tools to Analyze TCGA Data

Ethics of Biospecimens Research - Dr. Francine Gachupin

PDF - Ethics of Biospecimens Research

Methylation Data - Dr. Bodour Salhia

PDF - Methylation Data

Gene Expression Data Analysis - Dr. Kimberly Bussey

PDF - Gene Expression Data Analysis

Agenda

Thursday, February 14

9:00 - 9:20 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. David S. Alberts, MD - University of Arizona Cancer Center Director
9:20 - 9:40 AM Introductions, and log-on instructions for UAZCC
9:40 - 10:40 AM Overview of TCGA Jay Bowen, MS, Nationwide Children - Hospital, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)
10:40 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 PM First Application Presentation: Utilization of Biospecimens and associated Clinical Annotations: Common Obstacles and Solutions for Translational Research Dr. Ashokkumar Patel, MD - Clinical Research Informatics UCWR Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:30 - 1:00 PM Meet and Greet with Speakers - Questions
1:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 PM Second Application Presentation - Online Tools to Analyze TCGA Data Dr. Rehan Akbani, PhD - TCGA Genome Data Analysis Center (GDAC) MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:00 - 3:30 PM Coffee Break
3:30 - 4:30 PM Lab Session for Second Application Presentation

Friday, February 15

9:00 - 10:00 AM Ethics of Biospecimens Research Dr. Francine Gachupin, PhD - Assistant Director Cancer Disparities Institute, UA Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:00 - 10:30 AM Lab Session/Breakout Session on Bioethics
10:30 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 PM Third Application Presentation - Methylation Data Dr. Bodour Salhia, PhD & Dr. Kimberly Bussey, PhD Division of Integrated Cancer Genomics, The Translational Genomics Research Institute 12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lab Session for Third Application Presentation
1:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 PM Fourth Application Presentation - Gene Expression Data Analysis Dr. Bodour Salhia, PhD & Dr. Kimberly Bussey, PhD Division of Integrated Cancer Genomics, The Translational Genomics Research Institute
3:00 - 3:30 PM Coffee Break
3:30 - 4:30 PM Lab Session for Fourth Application Presentation
4:30 - 5:00 PM Workshop Evaluation & Closing Remarks Dr. Mary O'Connell PhD, Regents Professor New Mexico State University