The 2007 International Conference on Glioma Research and Therapy will serve to support Harvard Medical School's continuing education mission by providing physicians and allied health professionals with an up-to date understanding of gliomas of every grade and type. Specifically, this conference will feature a robust agenda comprising presentations on the biology of glioma as well as on the latest therapies and treatments.

Continental Breakfast and Registration
   
Boston Marriott Copley Place

Glioma Classification
    
Peter Burger, MD,
  
Catherine Daumas-Duport, MD
  
Keith Ligon, MD, PhD,
   
Michael McDermott, MD

Epidemiology of Gliomas
  
Elizabeth Claus, PhD, MD
  
Melissa Bondy, PhD
  
Margaret Wrensch, PhD

Imaging of Gliomas
  
Gregory Sorensen, MD
  
Rakesh Jain, PhD
  
Geoff Young, MD
  
Alexandra Golby, MD

Chemotherapeutics I
  
Jeremy Rich, MD
  
David Reardon, MD
  
WK Alfred Yung, MD
   
Mark Gilbert, MD
  
Patrick Wen, MD
  
Jan Drappatz, MD

Radiation Therapy
  
Jay Loeffler, MD
  
Minesh Mehta, MD
  
Arnab Chakravarti, MD
  
Stephanie Weiss, MD
  
Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD

Surgical Therapies for Gliomas
  
Peter Black, MD, PhD
  
Edward Oldfield, MD, FACS
  
Henry Brem, MD
  
John Yu, MD
  
Michael Apuzzo, MD
  
Rona Carroll, PhD

Grand Reception
  
Boston Marriott Copley Place
  
Attendees are invited to relax with colleagues while enjoying an assortment of sumptuous hors d’oeuvres and beverages in a special lounge area of the Marriott Copley, Boston.