For Immediate Release
February 28, 2007

BUFFALO, NY- Peter A. Jones, PhD, Director of the University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and former president of the American Association for Cancer Research will present the annual Davé Memorial Lecture, on Thursday, March 8, at 3:30 - 4:30 pm, in the Gaylord-Cary Meeting Room, Research Studies Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY. His topic will be “The Epigenomics of Cancer.” The lecture is open to the public.

Dr. Jones is known for his studies of the basic mechanisms of DNA methylation and its role in cancer and differentiation. His discoveries have been credited for playing a central role in the development of the field of epigenetics (the science concerned with the control of gene expression). Furthermore, his discovery and characterization of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors have led to novel and improved treatments for human cancer. Dr. Jones’ work was recently recognized as a “milestone” in gene expression and cancer by Nature magazine.

The annual Davé Memorial Lecture was established to honor the late Chandrakant V.Dave, PhD, a professor at RPCI, and is organized by the Graduate Program of Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers. Roswell Park has affiliate sites and collaborative programs in New York, Pennsylvania, and in China. For more information, visit RPCI’s website at www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org.

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