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December 06, 2006
HOT TOPICS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE
A Cancer Vaccine is Born:
The Story of the Human Papillomavirus
Thursday, Dec. 14th, 2006 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Discussion and Catered Reception - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Rose, Associate Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Ctr.
Along with two University colleagues, Dr. Robert Rose developed the key technology behind two vaccines that may eliminate cervical cancer, a disease that each year kills 250,000 internationally, including 4,500 Americans. Utilizing the Rochester technology, two vaccines have been developed, one of which is already on the market. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, with an estimated 24 million active cases and 5.5 million new cases each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Various strains of HPV cause the great majority of cases of cervical cancers. Despite this fact, public ignorance about HPV is high. Recent studies have shown that there are elevated levels of HPV infection among women, with leading levels among young women. Although cases of HPV are not formally reported in the United States, available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that at least 75% of the reproductive-age population has been exposed to the sexually transmitted HPV. Cervical cancer, which is associated with HPV infection, is now the ninth most common cancer among women in the United States.
This presentation will be held in WSU's School of Medicine , Jaffar Auditorium, Scott Hall, 540 E. Canfield Ave., Detroit, MI 48201
Complimentary valet parking is available at the DMC: Detroit Receiving Hospital
Contact: Deirdre Turner, Program Coordinator, CMMG at (313) 577-9019 or dturne@med.wayne.edu
Directions: http://www.drhuhc.org/map/
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