Editorial Article: Virtual Cancer and Immunology Summit 2022: Full meeting agenda

 

The full exciting schedule has been announced for the SelectScience^® Virtual Cancer and Immunology Research Summit, launching on July 19.

Covering hot topics such as immunotherapy, metabolic classes of cancer, chromosomal instability, cancer detection using nanoparticles, cancer vaccines, and much more, this free-to-attend online event offers an interactive forum for scientists and manufacturers to connect, showcase research, and share technology solutions.

The Summit will host talks by world-leading scientists, live Q&As, video interviews, interactive resource booths, and unique networking opportunities. Attendees will also be able to view academic posters submitted by our global scientific community, leave comments, ask questions, and prompt collaboration through 1-on-1 chat facilities.

Register now to catch the talks that are most relevant to your work, and read on to learn more about:

• Featured speakers
• Agenda
• Sponsors

Featured Speakers 

• Dr. Fay Nicolson, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Samer Sansil, Moffitt Cancer Centre
• Prof. Adil Daud, University of California San Francisco
• Dr. Noelle Cutter, New York’s Molloy College
• Dr. Ofer Sharon, OncoHost
• Prof. Kirk McManus, University of Manitoba
• Dr. Cara Haymaker & Dr. Edwin Parra Cuentas, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Dr. Chris Halbrook, University of California

Agenda

Tuesday, July 19

Times in bold are shown as British Summer Time (BST)

11:30
	Opening address & Poster session
12:00  13:00 (CEST)   07:00 (EDT)  04:00 (PDT)
	SESORS for preclinical imaging of glioblastoma Dr. Fay Nicolson, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  Add to Calendar
	Studies quantitation of novel and standard chemotherapy agents  Samer Sansil, Moffitt Cancer Centre Add to Calendar
13:00  14:00 (CEST)   08:00 (EDT)  05:00 (PDT)
	TCR targets validation through T cell activation Dr. Anna Pasetto, Karolinska Institute Add to Calendar
	Bispecific-antibody-armed, metabolically enhanced headless CAR T cells: Safe and effective serial killers of solid tumors Dr. Archana Thakur, University of Virginia, School of Medicine Add to Calendar
13:45  14:45 (CEST)   08:45 (EDT)  05:45 (PDT)
	Identifying and targeting chromosome instability genes in cancer Prof. Adil Daud, University of California San Francisco Add to Calendar
	Proteomics as part of multiomics approach in early detection and treatment of cancer Dr. Marijana Rucevic, Olink  Add to Calendar
14:30  15:30 (CEST)   09:30 (EDT)  06:30 (PDT)
	Healing after COVID-19, impacts in pediatric medulloblastoma  Dr. Noelle Cutter, New York’s Molloy College Add to Calendar
	Plasma proteomic profiling as a precision oncology tool Dr. Ofer Sharon, OncoHost Add to Calendar
15:15  16:15 (CEST)   10:15 (EDT)  07:15 (PDT)
	Pathogenic implications of the SCF complex in cancer development Prof. Kirk McManus, University of Manitoba Add to Calendar
	Cancer drug development: Optimizing every stage of the pipeline  Dr. Catherine Ulich, Horizon Discovery Add to Calendar
16:00  17:00 (CEST)   11:00 (EDT)  08:00 (PDT)
	Writing the future of cell therapies Dr. Aaron Sato, Twist Bioscience Add to Calendar
16:45  17:45 (CEST)   11:45 (EDT)  08:45 (PDT)
	Integrated analysis of cancer tissue and vitreous humor from retinoblastoma eye Dr. Nilanjan Guha, Agilent Technologies Add to Calendar
	Origins and utility of autoantibodies in oncology Dr. Janique Peyper, Sengenics Add to Calendar
17:30  18:30 (CEST)   12:30 (EDT)  09:30 (PDT)
	Spatial signature panel optimization and reproducibility to enable tumor immune profiling Dr. Cara Haymaker & Dr. Edwin Parra Cuentas, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Add to Calendar
	Identifying novel aging genes and investigating their pathological role in breast cancer Dr. Rong Yuan, SIU-School of Medicine Add to Calendar
18:15  19:15 (CEST)   13:15 (EDT)  10:15 (PDT)
	Targeting metabolic symbiosis in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment Dr. Chris Halbrook, University of California Add to Calendar
	What is spatial gene expression analysis? John Manuel, 10x Genomics Add to Calendar
19:00  20:00 (CEST)   14:00 (EDT)  11:00 (PDT)
	Poster session

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