Marvin Kuschner Memorial Lecture: The PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway in Cancer

Pathology Grand Rounds

Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 1:00 PM


This grand round has already taken place.


MART Auditorium - Stony Brook University, NY
November 4th, 2021
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit Hours

Description

An overview of the PI3K/PTEN/AKT pathway in cancer and efforts to understand its components and regulation will be presented. Efforts to use the pathway for cancer treatment will be discussed. Data from recent published and unpublished work from the Parsons lab focusing on AKT and PTEN-L will be shown and future directions summarized.

Dates and Times

Start: 11/4/2021 1:00 PM
End: 11/4/2021 2:00 PM

Objectives

  1. Discuss the molecular features of the signaling pathway and how it regulates tumor development and growth
  2. Review of the different types of cancer with mutations of the pathway
  3. Overview of targeted therapies for the pathway for cancer

Speakers

  • Ramon Parsons, MD
    • The PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway in Cancer

Location

MART Auditorium
Level 5, MART
Stony Brook University, NY 11794

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) . Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Need help with this Grand Round Session?

Please contact the Grand Round coordinator listed below:

Nancy Strein
Department: Pathology
Phone: (631) 444-3000
Email: nancy.strein@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Give us a call
(631) 444-2094
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
HSC, Level 2, Room 142
Stony Brook, New York 11794-8222