Departmental Seminar – April 8, 2016
Seminar Series: Spring 2016 ~~ Friday, April 8, 2016
2:00-3:00 PM
“Targeting the Replication of Stress Response in ALT Positive Cancers”
Rachel Flynn, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Location & Time:
670 Albany Street
Lobby Level #107/108
2:00-3:00 PM
Friday, April 8, 2016
Target Audience: Faculty, Students, Residents, Greater Boston Scientific Community (advertised in MIT’s Bulletin).
At the conclusion of this activity participants will be able to: 1) repeat that the telomere is a repetitive DNA sequence that caps the ends of each human chromosome and acts as a barrier, protecting the genome; 2) state that each time a cell divides, a portion of this barrier is lost and over time our genetic information becomes susceptible to degradation and/or damage; and 3) recall that to avoid this type of damage critically short telomeres send a signal to the cell to induce either growth arrest or cell death. Cancer cells, however, have evolved mechanisms to overcome progressive telomere shortening and bypass this growth arrest.
Course Director: Barbara Slack, PhD
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.