Sponsoring Organizations:
5th Annual Cullen Trust for Higher EducationTranslational Research Symposium &
MD/PhD Career Development WorkshopFriday, January 13, 2012
4:00—5:30 p.m.
Hickey Auditorium
Clark Clinic Building, 11th Floor, R11.1400
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TexasKEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Ronald DePinho, M.D.,
President, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
"Understanding and Managing Early Stage Cancers"
Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.,
Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine
“Innovation in the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases”This Symposium will highlight the outstanding translational research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine and is open to all interested parties. In conjunction with the Symposium, an MD/PhD Career Development Workshop will be held the following day, Saturday, January 14, 2012, for current and prospective MD/PhD students.The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine are located in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in close proximity to each other and to Rice University. The scientific and clinical resources of the TMC, which is the largest medical center in the world with over 60,000 patients seen daily, provide unparalleled opportunities for translational research.
