OVERVIEW

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Virtual Special Conference: Epigenetics and Metabolism is organized by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). This Online CME Course will be held from Oct 15 - 18, 2020.

Description:
Interest in cancer metabolism remains to increase due to our deeper mechanistic understanding of the interconnected signaling cascades, the identification of mutated genes and metabolic enzymes involved, and the metabolic perturbation hallmarks of cancer favoring tumor progression. Cancer genome sequencing efforts have revealed that genes involved in chromatin remodeling and epigenetic regulation are frequently and specifically mutated in a wide variety of cancers. Moreover, data has revealed to us that cell metabolism influences gene expression by epigenetic modifications. An increase in the research that focuses on epigenetics and metabolism illuminates how far we have come in identifying newly recognized mechanisms central to the genesis of cancer and offers the possibility of developing novel approaches to targeting tumor dependence on altered metabolic pathways for effective therapeutic interventions.

The center of this Special Conference is to draw together outstanding basic, translational, and clinical cancer researchers to address their most advanced findings in the fields of epigenetic regulation, the metabolic programs of tumors, cancer immunometabolism, in vivo metabolism models, stem cells, and more. We will also consider how these decisions are staying investigated and applied to develop novel therapies for cancer treatment.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.