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Huggins Lecture Series

Dr. Charles Huggins, the first Director of the Ben May Department for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago, was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering that hormones are required for breast and prostate cancer growth, a discovery that led to the design of more effective cancer treatments. To celebrate Dr. Huggins great discovery, and recent advances in cancer research, we cordially invite you to the Fifth Annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures, a series of eight lectures describing some of the frontiers of modern science. The lectures are designed for the University community and the public at large.  You need not have a background in biological sciences; we appeal to your curiosity and invite you to share the excitement of modern scientific research.


The Sixth Annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures

Judy L. Cannon, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

"The Immune System and Cancer: A Civil War"
January 12 through March 1, 2008, 11 A.M. - Noon
(8 Consecutive Saturdays)
Billings Auditorium, Room AMB P117
Wyler Pavilion
5839 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL

The Medical Center may be accessed from either of the following entrances:

Wyler Pavilion
5839 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL

or

Mitchell Hospital
5815 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL

All lectures are free of charge and open to the public. Parking is available for a nominal fee at 5840 South Maryland Avenue. Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance may contact: Crystal Stewart at 773-702-3940.

 


 

The Fifth Annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures

Rong Stephanie Huang, Ph.D.

"Personalized Medicine for Cancer"
January 13 through March 3, 2007, 11 A.M.
Billings Auditorium, Room AMB P117
5815 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637


 

The Fourth Annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures

James Fackenthal, Ph.D.

“Breast Cancer: the Genetics of a Disease”
January 14 through March 4, 2006, 11 A.M.
Billings Auditorium, Room AMB P117
5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637


 

The Third Annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures

Donald Vander Griend, PH.D.

"Everything You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer:
Basic Research, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment"

January 15 through March 5, 2005, 11 A. M.
Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106
5720 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637


 

The Second Annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures

Mario E. Lacouture, M.D.

"Getting Under the Skin of Cancer Development"
January 17 through March 5, 2005, 11 A. M.
Kersten Physics Teaching Center, Room 106
5720 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637

 


 

The First Annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures

Kendall Nettles

"Cancer and Hormones"