We are at the first mid-winter meeting of the Brain Cancer SPORE! This is an annual meeting, where each of the SPOREs in the organ group, present their projects, and progress.

As we are the newbies, we got to go first, and got an extra half hour so that we could present our material in a little more depth. Dr. Yung gave an overview of the BTC program and how the SPORE fits in. Then the projects went in order - Dr. Fueyo with targeted adenovirus Project 1; Dr. Colman with gene-expression biomarkers for glioblastoma prognosis; Dr. Yung with PI3K inhibitors and then, by phone, Drs. Meyers and Bondy on the genetic factors and neuro-cognitive outcomes study. Dr. Bogler closed with a brief overview of the cores, and the Career Development and Developmental Research Projects.

Our talks were well received - everyone presented opportunities for collaboration and interaction - a key aspect of what this meeting is all about.

Now we are seeing the talks from the other Brain SPORE institutions, and are ourselves looking for ways to work together.