UNC Lineberger Holds 33rd Annual Scientific Symposium

An overflow crowd of more than 500 people attended the 33rd annual scientific symposium. Symposium co-chairs Drs. Yue Xiong and Yi Zhang organized a lively meeting on “Stem Cells and Cancer” with many scientific leaders as speakers.

UNC Lineberger director Dr. Shelley Earp pauses for a moment with Dr. Adam Asch, associate director of East Carolina University’s Leo Jenkins Cancer Center.	(l-r) Session chair Dr. Trevor Archer speaks with Lineberger Lecturer Dr. John Dick
(l-r) Lineberger lecturer Dr. Irving Weissman with session chair Dr. Lishan Su	Lineberger lecturer Dr. Rudolf Jaenisch
(l-r) Dr. Ned Sharpless, session chair, speaks with Dr. Yue Xiong and Dr. Shelley Earp	(l-r) speaker Dr. Haifan Lin with Dr. Trevor Archer
A symposium participant with Dr. John Dick	Speaker Dr. Richard Young
Speaker Dr. Terry Magnuson	UNC Lineberger faculty Drs. Bill Kaufmann and Marila Cordeira-Stone discuss data with a colleague
(l-r) Speaker Dr. Guy Sauvageau with Dr. Yi Zhang