Keynote Speakers
Huda Zoghbi, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics
Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute
Texas Children’s Hospital
Professor, Pediatrics - Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Arul Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan Medical School
Director, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
American Cancer Society Research Professor
Day 1 - Rayzor Lounge | |
|---|---|
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Registration for poster set-up |
| 2 - 5 p.m. | Poster session |
| 5 - 6 p.m. | Trainee social and networking |
Day 2 - Kleburg Auditorium | |
| 8 - 8:20 a.m. | Welcome and State of the Cancer Center and Invited Speakers – Pavan Reddy, M.D. Director, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 8:20 – 8:45 a.m. | Breast Cancer Program Talk: Gaorav Gupta, M.D. Ph.D. UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Title: Immune Sensing of DNA Damage during Breast Tumorigenesis and Therapy |
| 8:45 – 9:10 a.m. | Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Program Talk: Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, UT Health San Antonio Title: Addressing the Drivers of the Latino Cancer Journey |
| 9:10– 9:35 a.m. | Tumor Biology: Marina Pasca Di Magliano, Ph.D., University of Michigan Medical School Title: Oncogenic KRAS as a regulator of the local and systemic pancreatic cancer microenvironment. |
| 9:35 a.m.-9:50 a.m. | Break outside Kleberg Auditorium |
| 10 -10:50 a.m. | Keynote Address - Hoda Zoghbi, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine |
| 10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch at Rayzor Lounge |
| 12:20 – 1:20 p.m. | Oral Trainee Talks |
| 1:20-1:30 p.m. | Break |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 | Keynote Address - Arul Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan Medical School Title: Targeting Transcription Factor neo-Enhanceosomes in Cancer |
| 2:20 – 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. | Chromatin Biology Program Talk: Bevin Engelward, ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Title: Visualization of Mutant Cells In Situ Reveals Impacts of Age and Physiology on Cancer Risk |
| 2:50 – 3:10 p.m. | CCGT Program Talk: Ben Deneen, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine Ttile: Decoding the Language of Brain Tumor and Neuron Communication |
| 3:10 – 3:30 p.m. | PCP Program Talk: TBD |
| 3:30 – 3:50 p.m. | Trainee Awards for Poster and Oral Talks |
| 3:50 – 4 p.m. | Closing |
| 4 – 5:15 p.m. | Reception, Rayzor Lounge |
Abstracts
Cash award for first, second and third place posters; first and second place oral presentations.
All submissions are due by Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, 11:59 p.m. CST.
Scientific Image Contest
Please email your submissions to rashieda.hatcher@bcm.edu. Those applying for the image contest are not required to submit an abstract and vice versa.
All submissions are due by Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, 11:59 p.m. CST.