Wildfire and Cancer Symposium
9:00am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Michael Teitell, MD, PhD
Professor & Latta Endowed Chair in Pathology
Director, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
President, UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation
Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO
Program Director, Breast Medical Oncology,
Assistant Chief (Translational Research), Division of Hematology-Oncology,
Professor of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director of Translational Research Integration, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Heather Christofk, PhD
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry,
Director of Basic and Translational Research, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-Director, UCLA Metabolomics Center
9:10am
Wildlife Crisis and Emergency Response
Sun Yoo, MD, MPH
Chief Wellness Officer, Department of Medicine
Section Chief, Extensivist and Palliative Care Services
9:30am
Biochemical and Genomic Impact of Smoke
Brigitte Gomperts, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Vice Chief of Research, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Co-Director, JCCC Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Research Program
Associate Director for Translation, UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center
Michael Jerrett, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Vice Chief of Research, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
10:15am
Coffee Break
10:40am
Air Pollutants and Clinical Impact on Cancer Risk
Dan Beswick, MD
Associate Professor in Residence, Otolaryngology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
10:50am
Environmental Exposures and Lung Cancer Risk
Drew Moghanaki, MD, MPH
Professor and Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology
Stanley Iezman and Nancy Stark Endowed Chair in Thoracic Radiation Oncology Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Staff Physician & Co-Director, VA Greater Los Angeles Lung Precision Oncology Program
11:10am
Fire Chemicals and Cancer: Perspective from a Firefighter
Derek Urwin, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
11:30am
Compassionate Care During Challenging Times
Valentina Ogaryan, PhD
Clinical Director, Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology
Clinical Psychologist
Darcie Denkert Notkin Leader of Psychosocial Oncology Care
11:50am
Break
12:00pm
UCLA Wildfire Response Panel Discussion (Webinar)
Melissa Brymer, PhD, PsyD
Director of Terrorism and Disaster Programs, UCLA–Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Arash Naeim, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics and Hematology-Oncology) and Bioengineering
Neria and Manizheh Yomtoubian Endowed Chair in Cancer and Risk Sciences
Director of Informatics, Jonson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-Director, UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research (CMO-CR), UCLA Health
Associate Dean for Clinical Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Yifang Zhu, PhD
Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences