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An Evening With Dr. Lee Hartwell- Baking Bread, Brewing Beer, And Curing Cancer?, 12/15,Bellevue, WA

2004-11-15 19:00:00

Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel – 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA

Contact: http://www.mitwa.org (206) 283-9595

Baking Bread, Brewing Beer, and Curing Cancer?

A Presentation by Dr. Lee Hartwell

Presented by the MIT Economic Forum

Wednesday, December 15th, 2004

Keynote Speaker Dr. Lee Hartwell’s ground-breaking research with the yeast cells used for everyday tasks like baking bread and brewing beer have lead to a more fundamental understanding of how cancer cells reproduce, and ultimately how cancer may be treated. For his research he was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine.

Dr. Hartwell’s newest project involves forming an international consortium of laboratories to tackle the problem of identifying biomarkers in blood that could reveal the presence of breast cancer.

Dr. Hartwell will talk about this exciting new project and address the following issues:

* What are the key scientific challenges to overcome?

* What technologies must be created to help solve these challenges?

* Why will collecting and sharing data be so critical?

* How can academia and the technology industry join together to support this effort?

* What business opportunities will come with commercialization of the platforms and technologies discovered?

* What additional challenges will regulatory approval and commercialization present?

* How can business prepare for these opportunities today?

The ramifications of this project are immense, both for detecting cancer in its early stages and for monitoring patients’ responses to treatment. Progress on either of these fronts will save lives.

Join us for this very special event:

WHEN: Wednesday, December 15th, 2004 – Social hour and registration begin at 5:00 pm. Dinner is served at 6:15 pm. Program starts at 7:00 pm

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel – 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA

HOW: Register now for this dinner program on December 15th, at 5:00 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Tickets are $40 in advance. Reservations may be arranged as follows:

* Register online at http://www.mitwa.org until 5:00 p.m., December 14th.

* Phone registrations at (206) 283-9595 accepted until December 14th at noon.

* Onsite registration begins at 5:00 p.m. December 15th, space permitting.

* VISA, MasterCard and American Express are welcome.

* Companies or individuals may reserve a table of 10.

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