Medicine Grand Rounds: Bench to bedside strategies targeting mechanisms of protein degradation

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Lecture Hall, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721

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Topic

Bench to Bedside Strategies Targeting Mechanisms of Protein Degradation

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Jennifer Carew, PhD

Dr. Carew is chief of the Division of Translational Medicine in the Department of Medicine and a professor of medicine and clinical translational sciences at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. She also serves as director of investigator-initiated clinical trials and director of translational research at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Dr. Carew, a nationally recognized cancer researcher and co-founder of Majestic Therapeutics LLC, focuses on identifying novel, selective therapeutic targets for patients with hematological malignancies and developing strategies to overcome drug resistance. Dr. Carew joined the University of Arizona faculty in 2016. Prior to that, she held positions at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute and the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where she served as co-director of preclinical research. Earlier in her career, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and contributed as a mentor in its pediatric oncology education program. She earned her PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and holds a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

1. Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
2. Understand more clearly advances in therapy
3. Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-7174 at least three days in advance of event. If you would like to participate in the Q&A portion of this lecture, email Crystal Escobar (crystalescobar@arizona.edu) for the Zoom link and password.