The program purposefully provides a broad survey of the cancer research and experimental modeling from systems and computational genetics, to the tumor microenvironment and tumor progression, to inflammation and immunotherapy.
In-Person Capacity: 100 | Virtual Option Available
Registration is Open
Aug 04 - 12
2024
Unlike a semester-long graduate course or an academic seminar series spread across a full year or more, the Cancer Short Course delivers a large amount of cutting-edge learning material into an intensive training period. The program combines seminars from leaders in cancer genetics, cancer cell biology, emerging animal models of human cancers, cancer immunology and therapy, with workshop-based learning opportunities including computational workshops. Participants will interact directly with faculty, JAX Cancer Center scientists, patient advocates and medical oncologists to gain broad exposure and knowledge as it relates to human cancer.
The in-person course includes daily lectures and afternoon hands-on workshops. In addition there will be ample networking opportunities such as a poster session and special receptions. Although the course schedule is quite full, there is time set aside to enjoy the natural beauty of Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
The virtual audience will have access to the live-stream of lectures and panel discussions and will have the ability to ask questions through a virtual Q+A function. In addition, all lectures will be recorded and posted within 72 hours of airing on a centralized Canvas course that participants will have access to for two months following the course.
The virtual audience will not have access to live or recorded versions of hands-on workshops, the poster session or special evening sessions.
The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Courses and Conferences program is committed to:
(1) Fostering an educational and working environment that encourages and supports our mission and the promotion of free and open exchange of scientific ideas;
(2) Creating and maintaining a safe and respectful environment for all in-person and virtual participants in educational programs, including event directors and organizers, internal and invited speakers, attendees, and all staff; and
(3) Providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment, in accordance with federal, state and local law, at all of our courses, conferences, symposia and workshops delivered both on and off of the JAX campuses.
The Code and expectations outlined below are aligned with the JAX Code of Conduct and NIH Policy and are applicable to all intramural and extramural participants including faculty, trainees, students and staff.
By registering for and attending a JAX Courses and Conferences -facilitated meeting or event, either in person or virtually, participants agree to:
By participating in JAX Courses and Conferences programming attendees, either in person or virtually, agree to refrain from:
What to do in case of breaches or violations of these guidelines:
Program organizers and leadership can be approached informally about any apparent or actual breaches or violations. Breaches or violations should be reported to the specific program leader or to JAX Courses and Conferences organizers in person or by email:
Reports can be submitted by those who experience harassment or discrimination as well as by those who witness violations of the behavior laid out in this Code. The TDCC will act as needed to resolve the matter, up to and including immediate expulsion of the offending participant(s) from the meeting and exclusion from future events offered by JAX. Individuals at any NIH-supported conference who have questions, concerns or complaints related to harassment or discrimination can also file a report with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or notify NIH. Seeking assistance from a program leader or organizer in no way prohibits filing complaints with HHS OCR.
Faculty Member
Assistant Professor
Chief Scientific Officer
Senior Scientist
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor of Dermatology and Pathology
Associate Professor
Professor, Knowlton Family Chair
Instructor of Pediatrics
Principal Computational Scientist
Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Professor
Robert Rock Belliveau, M.D. Endowed Professor of Pathology
Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology Program
Chief Scientist, Cancer Immunology
Chief, Laboratory of Systems Biology, Chief, Lymphocyte Biology Section
Principal Investigator, Department of Molecular Oncology
Research Scientist
Director of OvCaRe and Distinguished Scientist
Andrew Werk Cook Professor of Radiation Oncology; Director, Steele Laboratory
Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, Ben and Wands Hildyard Chair for Mitochondrial and Metabolic Diseases, American Cancer Society Research Professor
Biomedical Scholar Professor
Professor, Evnin Family Chair
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Skirball Institute, Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmell Professor of Molecular Immunology, Department of Pathology, Professor, Department of Microbiology
Professor, President Emeritus and Honorary Fellow
Associate Professor
Associate Professor of Medicine
Deputy Director, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Professor of Biology
Director, Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health
Professor
Associate Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor, Internal Medicine
Co-Director
Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center and Professor
Professor
Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Assistant Professor
Professor, Pathology
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Director, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Registration Fee: $1,500; Optional Shared Lodging Fee: $1,000
Registration Fee: $1,500; Optional Shared Lodging Fee: $1,000
Registration fee: $400
Standard Registration Fee: $500; Scholarship Applicants: $100
Participants are responsible for arranging their lodging.
Subsidized, dormitory-style, shared lodging will be made available to approximately sixty attendees at the College of the Atlantic Residence Halls.
Air
Bar Harbor is serviced by two airports:
Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) – 20 minutes away
Bangor International Airport (BGR) – 1hr 15 minutes away
Public transportation is not available from local airports. Please visit the Bar Harbor and Bangor airport services webpages for information on shuttles to and from Mount Desert Island. Rideshare options like Uber or Lyft are not commonly available.
Ground
Bar Harbor is approximately 5 hours by car from the greater Boston area. Rental cars are available from Hertz at either nearby airport. Additionally, there is a free Island Explorer bus system which can be used around the island and the national park.
Additional Area Information:
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Acadia National Park
Professor, Director, JAX Cancer Center, Edison T. Liu Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Director, Courses & Workshops | he/him
Professor of Dermatology and Pathology
Professor, Knowlton Family Chair
Professor and Chairwoman, Dept of Cell, Developmental, and Cancer Biology
Professor
Professor of Pediatrics
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