50 Years of Seminal Contributions to Cancer Epidemiology and Training 50 Years of Seminal Contributions to Cancer Epidemiology and Training

Moderated by Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD

1:30-1:40 pm

Welcome and Reflection on Dr. Blot’s Impacts on VICC and its Catchment Area

Jennifer A. Pietenpol, PhD
Director, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Executive Vice President for Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Brock Family Directorship in Career Development Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr. Professor of Oncology Professor of Biochemistry and Otolaryngology

1:40-1:50 pm

Reflections on Dr. Blot’s Impacts on NCI and National Cancer Research Program

Robert T. Croyle, PhD
Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute

1:50-1:55 pm

Mapping the Generational Legacy of Dr. Blot

W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD
Hugh Jackson Morgan Chair in Medicine Chair, Department of Medicine Physician-in-Chief, Vanderbilt University Medical Center< Deputy Director for Research Integration and Career Development, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Professor of Biochemistry

1:55-2:30 pm

Cancer Diversity and Disparities Across Populations: Observations Spanning 50 Years

William J. Blot, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology)

2:30-2:40 pm

Break

Cancer Epidemiology: Nutrition, Genetics and Health Equity

Moderated by Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPH and Loren Lipworth, ScD

2:40-3:05 pm

Diet Assessment Across Cohorts: Opportunities to Extend our Vision

Walter Willett, MD, DrPH
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

3:05-3:30 pm

Radiation-related Genomic Profile of Papillary Thyroid Cancer following the Chernobyl Accident

Stephen Chanock, MD
Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute

3:30-3:55 pm

Retooling Precision Oncology for True Equity of Cancer Care

Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD

Walter L. Plamer Distinguished Service Professor of
Medicine and Human Genetics Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genomics  and Global Health University of Chicago Medical Center

3:55-4:10 pm

Break

Tributes from Friends, Colleagues and Collaborators

Moderated by Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, MPH and Martha Shrubsole, PhD

4:10-5:15 pm

Closing Remarks and Well Wishes

Moderated by Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD and Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPH

5:15-5:30 pm