On behalf of the USC Physical Sciences in Oncology Center (PSOC), we invite you students, faculty and researchers to attend our first annual short course focused on a physical sciences approach to understanding cancer.

The USC PSOC short course is scheduled for Monday, October 17, 2011 at the USC Davidson Conference Center, located at the main campus (3415 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089). There is no cost to attend this short course. However, registration is required and space is limited.

This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a fundamental understanding of various disciplines and their relation to cancer. As the day is meant to be significantly pedagogic to a diverse audience, our speakers/lecturers will be presenting their latest scientific results and providing significant background and highlighting emerging problems for the whole field.

This is a full day event beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. Continental breakfast and lunch with be provided for registered attendees. Additionally, we will have a reception and poster session in the evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. For more information regarding this event, please contact Kristina Gerber at 323-442-3849 or kgerber@usc.edu.

Registration is now available at http://bit.ly/USCPSOC2011shortcourse.