Quarterly Sessions and Symposia

The Quarterly Fellows Sessions are an opportunity for our trainees and faculty to present their research and to discuss special topics such as grant submissions or human subjects. Each quarterly session is coordinated by one of the trainees in conjunction with the Program Coordinator. In the Spring the entire Biobehavioral Cancer Training Program faculty and mentors are invited for a half day of showcasing the accomplishments of the trainees.

Quarterly Fellows

2018 Fall Session (11/20)

Presentations:

• Topic: What makes a good or bad paper/manuscript: Discussion and examples.
  

2018 Winter Session (3/5)

Facilitator: Janet Sanchez Presentations:

• Utilization of Colonoscopy Following Abnormal FIT Results.
  Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS
  Assistant Member, HICOR, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  
• Assessing disparties in colorectal cancer postoperative-related outcomes.
  Janeth Sanchez
  BCPT Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Health Services, University of Washington
  

Annual Symposium

BCPT Annual Research Symposium   Thursday, May 9, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UW South Campus Center (Parking available in S1 lot)

Address (GPS Compatible):
1601 NE Columbia Road
Seattle, WA 98195

Driving Directions:
Head south on 15th Ave NE towards the Portage Bay Building until you arrive at Gate 6 (and pay for parking). Continue through Gate 6 and the South Campus Center will be on your right. Located next to the UW South Campus Bookstore.

View map (pdf) and UW/Fred Hutch shuttle schedule

Parking:
Stop at the Gatehouse and advise the Parking Specialist that you are attending the BCPT Research Symposium at the South Campus Center, and need to purchase a parking ticket ($15) for the S-1 Parking Lot. A parking ticket for the price of $15.00 will be given to you to display on your vehicles dashboard. If you need disability accommodations, please advise the Parking Specialist. Once you park, enter the building through the main level (3rd floor). Please see the UW SCC building map attached.

Registration:
Please RSVP to bcpt@uw.edu

Past Symposia

2018 Symposium (May 16)

12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Arnold Building, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

"Moving From the Means to the Standard Deviations in Symptom Managment Research"
Guest Speaker: Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FANN
Professor, Epidemiology, Columbia University
Research Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California San Francisco
Dr. Christine Miaskowski's program of research focuses on the identification of onology patients who are at greatest risk for the most sever symptom burden. She has had continuous funding from the NIH for the past 25 years. She has a strong commitment to the dissemination of her research findings with over 500 data-based publications.

2014 Symposium (April 9)

Guest Speaker: Bruce Link, PhD Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

• Student Posters:
  

2013 Symposium (April 10)

Guest Speaker: Elva M. Arredondo, PhD
Presentation Slides
School of Public Health, San Diego State University

• Student Posters:
  

2012 Symposium (April 19)

Guest Speaker: Leslie Bernstein, PhD
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

• Student Posters:
  

2011 Symposium (April 14)

Guest Speaker: Ana Abraido-Lanza, PhD
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

• Student Posters:
  • Mateo Banegas
  • Wendy Barrington
  • Roxana Chen
  • Eric Chow
  • Rebecca Drieling
    
  • Theresa Hastert
  • Anne Kirchhoff
  • Jennifer Livaudais
  • India Ornelas
  • Joseph Unger

2010 Symposium (April 8)

Symposium Poster
Special Guests: Robert T. Croyle, PhD; Michael Andrykowski, PhD

• Student Posters:
  • Mateo Banegas
  • Wendy Barrington
  • Deanna Kepka
  • Anne Kirchhoff
  • Jennifer Livaudais
    
  • India Ornelas
  • Kerryn Reding
  • John Scoggins
  • Sara Tamers
  • Stephanie Whisnant

2009 Symposium (April 10)

Symposium Poster
Guest Speaker: Professor Antronette Yancey, MD, MPH
UCLA School of Public Health

• Student Posters:
  • Anne Kirchhoff
  • Mateo Banegas
  • Lisa Cadmus
  • Emily Dolan
  • Jennifer Livaudais
  • Sara Tamers
  • Jean Yi
• Student Presentations:
  • Samantha Burns Artherholt: Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk in Long-Term Cancer Survivors
  • Wendy Barrington: Perceived Stress and Obesogenic Behavior in Working Adults
  • Deanna Kepka: Acculturation and HPV Infection Among US Latinas
  • John Scoggins: Cost Effectiveness of a Program to Promote Screening for Cervical Cancer in the Vietnamese-American Population

Sample Topics

• Mock grant / study section
  • Advice for New Applicants
  • Advice for New Reviewers
  • BORG 2008 Powerpoint
  • Resources
  • Designating Priority Scores
  • Grants Process - At a Glance
  • Reviewing Research Grants - Guidelines
• Presenting a paper at a national meeting
• How to do a literature search
• How to pick a journal for a paper
• R01, R03, R021 - Where do you put your emphasis?
• Human Subjects
• Progression from fellow to senior researcher or faculty. What are the options? Perhaps a panel discussion
• New Investigators - What are places such as the UW or the Hutch looking for in a new investigator?

Archived Presentations

• Rachel M. Ceballos: The Relationship of Leptin and Stress Among Worksite Employees - Apr 2007
• James Cross, MS: A Risk-Benefit Analysis of Celecoxib for the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer - Apr 2007
• Jennifer Livaudais, MPH: Community Stakeholder Perspectives on Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment among Rural Hispanics in Washington - Apr 2007
• Silvia Tejeda, MPH: A Cancer Prevention Program for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women Living in a Rural Area - Apr 2007
• Donald Patrick: Review Criteria for Different Grant Mechanisms - July 2005
• Donald Patrick: Types of NIH Grants
• Catherine Alfano: Is Getting A Faculty Position Hard? Confessions of a Former Applicant