9/9/16: Colorectal Cancer: The Role of Inflammation and DNA Mismatch Repair for Patient Outcome

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07/04/23

John M. Carethers, MD, PhD, John G. Searle Professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, presents a talk about how inflammation and DNA mismatch repair influence the outcome of patients with colorectal cancer. Dr. Carethers' research interests include familial cancer and polyposis syndromes, mechanisms of tumor progression, tumor genetics, tumor markers, DNA mismatch repair, molecular pathology, TGF-beta superfamily signaling in cancer progression, and colorectal cancer disparities. This lecture was part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Medicine Grand Rounds series. The title of his September 9, 2016 Grand Rounds talk is "Colorectal Cancer: The Role of Inflammation and DNA Mismatch Repair for Patient Outcome."

University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Grand Rounds are presented throughout the academic year and are intended for health care professionals and medical researchers. Unless otherwise indicated, Grand Rounds occurs in the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital auditorium, Room A1028, Madison, Wisconsin. All faculty and staff are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information on the Grand Rounds lecture series, visit http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/d....om/medicine-grand-ro