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      Outrun the Sun is an outstanding organization in Indianapolis, IN.  They are hosting a forum next week. I am posting the details for anyone interested in attending.

      Outrun the Sun is an outstanding organization in Indianapolis, IN.  They are hosting a forum next week. I am posting the details for anyone interested in attending.

      2012 Outrun the Sun National Melanoma Research and Education Forum
      Thursday, October 18
      Indianapolis, Indiana
       
      Please join the Outrun the Sun, Inc. board of directors, research and education partners

      and special guests for an informative overview of progress occurring in the world of melanoma research and skin cancer education.
       
      5:30 pm: Hors d'oeuvres Reception; 6:30 pm:Program
      Indiana University Health Fairbanks Hall
       
      Featured Speakers
       
      • Douglas Schwartzentruber, M.D., FACS, System Medical Director of Cancer Services, Indiana University Health; Named by Time Magazine to Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010, Dr. Schwartzentruber will provide opening remarks.
       
      • Tsing Cheng, Ph.D., New York University, 2011 Outrun the Sun, Inc. National Melanoma Research Scholar
       
      • Omar Ali, Ph.D., Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, 2011 Outrun the Sun, Inc. National Melanoma Research Scholar
       
      • Anand Ganesan, M.D., Ph.D., University of California-Irvine; Dr. Ganesan is a 2010 Outrun the Sun Melanoma Research Scholar. He will join via teleconference to discuss his recent research discovery that involves identifying a cause of chemotherapy resistance in melanoma.
       
      • Lawrence Mark, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), will provide an update on the enhanced dermatological curriculum for all IUSM students and the support of OTS.
       
      • Anne Dowden, Founding Board Member, Rochester Melanoma Action Group, Rochester, New York; First licensee of the Outrun the Sun Race Against Melanoma
       
      Please RSVP by October 1
      to Mary Beth Dedman; [email protected]; 317-253-2121
      Directions to Fairbanks Hall: http://www.iupui.edu/buildings/FS
      Convenient free parking is located in the surface lot east of the building.
       
      Outrun the Sun thanks Indiana University Health and Dermatology, Inc. for support of this event.
       
       

      Looks like this will be a great event. 

      Teach

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