Paris, le 9 mai 2007 MIT Club de France 2 Bis, Avenue de Ségur 75007 Paris - France T/Fx: 0140 56 03 23 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CANCER RESEARCH AT MIT C’est ce thème que nous aurons l’occasion d’échanger en direct avec : Tyler JACKS Director, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology David H. Koch Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Dr. Tyler Jacks, Ph.D. is the David H. Koch Professor of Biology and the Director of the Center for Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Jacks received his B.A. in Biology from Harvard College. His Ph.D. thesis was performed with Nobel laureate Harold Varmus at the University of California, San Francisco and his post-doctoral research was carried out in the laboratory of Robert Weinberg at the Whitehead Institute. Since joining the MIT faculty in 1992, he has pioneered the use of gene targeting technology in the mouse to study cancer-associated genes and to construct mouse models of many human cancer types, including cancers of the lung, brain and ovary. In addition to mouse modeling, a major focus of research in Dr. Jacks’ laboratory has been the role of p53 in the elimination of damaged and pre-cancerous cells by programmed cell death as well as the oncogenic function of the K-ras gene. He has published more than 190 scientific papers. Le cancer reste une préoccupation majeure de notre société. Le MIT a engagé un programme important dans la recherche sur le cancer dont Tyler JACKS nous parlera, à savoir les avancées actuelles et futures dans ce domaine, lors d’un dîner-débat qui se tiendra : Dans les Salons du Club Iéna 9bis Avenue d’Iéna – 75116 Paris Le Mardi 5 juin à 20h00 Nous vous demandons de nous envoyer le coupon-réponse ci-joint le plus rapidement possible. 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Accompagné(e) de : Nombre de personnes ................. ....................................................... ....................................................... Assistera (ont) au dîner-débat du 5 juin 2007 à 20h00 N’assistera (ont) pas au dîner-débat du 5 juin 2007 Participation aux frais pour le dîner (Apéritif compris) : 40 € pour les membres à jour dans leur cotisation et leurs invités 45 € pour les autres membres et leurs invités Chèque : 40€ x Chèque : 45€ x = .................. € = .................. € à libeller à l'ordre de "Club Iéna, les Salons de La Maison des Arts et Métiers". (A nous adresser impérativement avant le dîner). Je désire recevoir un reçu et joins une enveloppe adressée et timbrée. Tyler E. Jacks, PhD Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute David H. Koch Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Cancer Research, E17-517 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 ph. 617/253-0262 fax: 617/253-9863 email: [email protected] Dr. Tyler Jacks, Ph.D. is the David H. Koch Professor of Biology and the Director of the Center for Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Jacks received his B.A. in Biology from Harvard College. His Ph.D. thesis was performed with Nobel laureate Harold Varmus at the University of California, San Francisco and his post-doctoral research was carried out in the laboratory of Robert Weinberg at the Whitehead Institute. Since joining the MIT faculty in 1992, he has pioneered the use of gene targeting technology in the mouse to study cancerassociated genes and to construct mouse models of many human cancer types, including cancers of the lung, brain and ovary. In addition to mouse modeling, a major focus of research in Dr. Jacks’ laboratory has been the role of p53 in the elimination of damaged and precancerous cells by programmed cell death as well as the oncogenic function of the K-ras gene. He has published more than 190 scientific papers. Dr. Jacks has served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) and the Board of Scientific Advisors of the National Cancer Institute, He is currently on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as well as an advisor to several biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Jacks was a Merck Fellow of the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, a Markey and a Searle Scholar and is currently a Daniel K. Ludwig Scholar in Cancer Research. In recognition of his contributions to the study of cancer genetics, he received the AACR Cornelius P. Rhoads Memorial Award and the Amgen Award from the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Paul Marks Prize. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife Laura and their two daughters, Madeleine (10) and Olivia (5).