Colon Cancer Summit & 12th Annual CGA Meeting
Cleveland Clinic
InterContinental Hotel
Cleveland OH
September 3-6, 2008
Wade Samowitz, MD, incoming CGA President presents a service award to James Church, MD, outgoing CGA President at the CGA Annual Business Meeting, September 6, 2008.
Randall Burt, MD, Professor, Gastroenterology, University of Utah, and Director, Prevention & Outreach, Huntsman Cancer Institute, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of his contribution in hereditary colon cancer. The award was presented to Dr. Burt by his colleague, at the University of Utah, Wade Samowitz
The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, was the site of a once in a lifetime experience for attendees of the Colon Cancer Summit and the 12th Annual CGA Meeting to be in the presence of so many world renown experts in hereditary colon cancer. The Summit included presentations and discussions of topics such as molecular genetics in hereditary syndromes, stem cell research, pathways and pathology, epigenetics, novel genes, and chemoprevention. The idea of the Summit was the brainchild of James Church MD, Colorectal Surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. As the President of CGA, he organized the Summit to precede the CGA annual meeting. It was a privilege for the CGA to have so many world renowned experts such as Sir Walter Bodmer, Sandy Markowitz, Stanley Hamilton, Richard Boland, Albert de la Chappelle, Randall Burt, and Charis Eng to present at both programs.
Highlights of the meeting included Stanley Hamilton MD presenting the Herrera Lecture “Pathology of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer” and Albert de la Chapelle MD, PHD presenting the Jagelman Lecture, “American Founder Mutation”.
Victoria Raymond, MS, received the award for “Best Scientific Abstract” for her work entitled, “Risk of Colorectal and Endometrial Cancer in Lynch Syndrome.” Anu Chittenden, MS, was awarded the “Best Poster” award for her work entitled, “Attitudes Toward Childbearing and Prenatal Testing in Patients Undergoing Genetic Analysis for Lynch Syndrome.”
