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SUMMARY:Sam's Jam III
DESCRIPTION:San Jacinto High Rollers Pasadena Chapter and Friends\n\nPrepar
 ing for Sam's Jam III \nInfo on Sam's Jam: Oct. 16\, 2010\n  \n\nRiders for
  the Cure (RFTC) is pleased to announce that our 2010 fund-raising efforts 
 will go to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to help lead the largest genetic st
 udy ever attempted. This study will be led by Melissa Bondy\, Ph.D.\n \n\nD
 r. Bondy is a Professor of Epidemiology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and
  Director of the Childhood Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Center\, whic
 h is a joint effort of M. D. Anderson\, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylo
 r College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Bondy is also the Lead Investigator o
 n The Gliogene Study\, a worldwide study looking at inherited brain tumors.
  In addition to the familial glioma study\, Dr. Bondy will be launching the
  largest ever case-control study of glioma worldwide in January\, 2010.  Th
 is study will recruit over 6000 glioma patients and controls in hope of ide
 ntifying genetic and environmental risk factors for glioma.  \n \n\nApproxi
 mately 5% to 10% of glioma cases run in families\, but it is not known exac
 tly which genes are related to the disease. Gliogene investigators are look
 ing at families with 2 or more diagnosed gliomas in an attempt to identify 
 genetic links among family members. Genetic links can provide information a
 bout the disease which may improve treatment and prevention strategies. "Br
 ain tumor research is extremely challenging\, yet rewarding\, because any p
 rogress in this field translates into significant results down the road\," 
 says Melissa Bondy\, Ph.D.\, principal investigator on the study.\n \n\nThe
  launch of this initiative requires substantial philanthropic funding. Your
  donations will be awarded as a grant\, in order for M. D. Anderson Cancer 
 Center to lead the largest genetic study ever attempted on the causes and r
 isk factors of primary adult and pediatric brain tumors known as gliomas. M
 ore information on this multi-center research effort can be found on the we
 b: www.gliogene.org.  You can contact Georgina Armstrong\, Research Manager
 \, 1.800.248.4856 to learn more about enrollment for protocol 2003-0974.\n 
 \n \nDon't forget to mark October 16th on your calendars.  You can support 
 RFTC in our efforts to raise money for this worthy project during SAM's JAM
  III.\n\n \n  \nIf you are interested in learning the benefits of being a 2
 010 Sam's Jam Sponsor\, please email Patrick Browning at: pbrownin@mdanders
 on.org or Patrick can be reached during normal business hours at 713.563.80
 19\n \nIf you or your company / organization would like to be a vendor at W
 est of the Brazos Bar & Grill during the Sam's Jam III Event\, please conta
 ct me at: brandy.reed@mdanderson.org and I'll email you a vendor informatio
 n packet.\n\nDamon\, TX  77430 - USA\n\nSaturday\, October 16 at 12:00 PM\n
 \nPhoto: http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/2/1/f/event_1066969
 5.jpeg\n\nDetails: http://www.sjhrpasadena.net/calendar/12042317/
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DTEND:20101016T190000Z
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LOCATION:West of the Brazos - 23220 Highway 36 - Damon\, TX  77430 - USA
URL:http://www.sjhrpasadena.net/calendar/12042317/
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