LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Response Genetics, Inc. today announced that Kathleen Danenberg, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will give a presentation on the role of pharmacogenomics in tailoring medicine at the 2007 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, which will be held October 22-26, 2007 at the Moscone Convention Center West in San Francisco.
Ms. Danenberg’s presentation, entitled “Optimizing Therapy through Pharmacogenomics,” is one of a series of presentations, followed by a panel discussion, taking place during Plenary Session 6: Towards Personalized Cancer Therapy from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 25.
This plenary session will be broadcasted on the Internet as part of the AACR Virtual Meeting webcast. The slides used for the presentation will be made available online, along with the audio, approximately 15 days after the completion of the presentation. A link to the audio/presentation will be available on our website at www.responsegenetics.com.
About Response Genetics, Inc.
Response Genetics, Inc. (“RGI”) is engaged in the research and development of pharmacogenomic cancer diagnostic tests based on its proprietary and patented technologies. RGI’s technologies enable extraction and analysis of genetic information from genes derived from tumor samples stored as formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded specimens. RGI currently generates revenue primarily from the sales of its proprietary analytical pharmacogenomic testing services of clinical trial specimens to the pharmaceutical industry. The company was founded in 1999 and its principal headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.responsegenetics.com.
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