Joseph R. Bertino Memorial Lecture Series
This annual event celebrates the life of Dr. Joseph R. Bertino, former Interim Director and Chief Scientific Officer of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and examines clinical, laboratory and translational research in the areas of cancer and hematologic disorders.
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To support the Joseph R. Bertino Memorial Lecture Series, please visit give.rutgers.edu/bertino.
Previous Years
2023 Program
View the 2023 program with Arnold J. Levine, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Systems Biology, Institute for Advanced Study, who discussed the 'Exploration of the Genetic and Genomic Causes of Cancers of African or European Ancestry.'
2022 Program
View the inaugural 2022 program with speakers:
Frederick W. Alt, PhD ~ 'Anti-Cancer Drug Resistance, Gene Amplification & Beyond'
Charles A. Janeway Professor of Pediatrics Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director, Program in Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Bruce A. Chabner, MD ~ 'Travels with Joe Along the Folate Highway'
Allen Distinguished Investigator Clinical Director Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital
Carl H. June, MD ~ 'Engineered T-Cells as Cancer Therapy'
Director, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania