The Potential Contribution of Cancer Genomics Information to Community Investigations of Unusual Patterns of Cancer: Proceedings of a Workshop (2023)
Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023
| 8:30 am | Introductory Session |
Welcome and Opening Remarks | |
Roberta Ness, Planning Committee Chair | |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workshop Priorities | |
Stephanie Foster, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| 8:50 am | Opening Keynote Address |
Overview of Pediatric Cancers and Environmental Exposures | |
Catherine Metayer, University of California, Berkeley | |
| 9:15 am | SESSION 1: Novel Approaches to Improve Identification of Genomic and Epigenomic Biomarkers and Environmental Exposures |
Moderator: Carmen Marsit, Emory University | |
DNA Methylation Biomarkers of Environmental Exposures | |
Christine Ladd-Acosta, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
Genomic Methods to Understand the Genetic Origins of Pediatric Cancers | |
Jinghui Zhang, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital | |
Using Cancer Mutational Signatures to Explore Etiology of Pediatric Cancer | |
Ludmil Alexandrov, University of California, San Diego | |
Panel Discussion with Keynote and Speakers | |
| 10:15 am | SESSION 2: Statistical and Epidemiological Approaches to Identify Linkages of Genomic Biomarkers to Cancer Clusters |
Moderators: | |
Wei-Ting Hwang, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine | |
Sharon Plon, Texas Children’s Hospital | |
The Role of Central Cancer Registries in the Investigation of Unusual Patterns of Cancer | |
Recinda Sherman, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries | |
Epidemiological Approaches for Assessing Reports of Cancer Clusters and Environmental Exposures | |
Melissa Bondy, Stanford University | |
Genomic Ancestry Inference to Decompose Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Cancer Disparities | |
King Jordan, Georgia Institute of Technology | |
Panel Discussion | |
| 11:15 am | BREAK |
| 11:30 am | SESSION 3: Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cancer |
Moderators: | |
Mark Purdue, National Institutes of Health | |
Kim Nichols, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (participating virtually) |
Current Epidemiologic Evidence on Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cancer | |
Michael Scheurer, Baylor College of Medicine | |
Using Molecular Epidemiology to Investigate Environmental Exposures and Pediatric Cancer | |
Joseph Wiemels, University of Southern California | |
The Exposome and Pediatric Cancer | |
Lauren Petrick, Mount Sinai and Sheba Medical Center | |
Panel Discussion | |
| 12:30 pm | SESSION 4: Strategies for Communication about Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk |
Moderator: Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, University of California, San Francisco | |
Enhancing Communication and Engagement with Communities about Cancer Clusters | |
Trevor Schaefer, Trevor’s Trek Foundation | |
Communicating What We Do Know in Community Cancer Investigations Tools | |
Julia Brody, Silent Spring Institute, Brown University | |
Promoting Culturally Sensitive Risk Communication with the Community | |
Monica Ramírez-Andreotta, University of Arizona | |
Panel Discussion | |
| 1:30 pm | BREAK |
| 1:45 pm | SESSION 5: Lessons Learned and Future Considerations |
Moderator: Roberta Ness, Planning Committee Chair | |
Panelists: | |
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| 2:45 pm | Closing Remarks |
Roberta Ness, Planning Committee Chair | |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn |
