Thursday, November 2, 2023 7:45am to 4:15pm
About this Event
601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/cancer-institute/events/cancer-center-symposium.aspxThe Wilmot Cancer Institute Scientific Symposium aims to bring scientists together, working in basic, translational, and clinical cancer research, to share exciting findings, new projects, and fantastic success stories.
The 2023 symposium will feature keynote speaker Ned Sharpless, MD, former Director of the National Cancer Institute and Professor of Medicine at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sharpless was appointed acting director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2019 and served as director of the National Cancer Institute from 2017-2022.
The symposium program will also include a presentation of the annual Davey Award, plenary talks by Wilmot members, trainee research presentations, and a scientific poster competition.
See the full agenda below.
7:30 am
Symposium Registration Opens – Continental Breakfast
8:00 am
Hucky Land, PhD & Ruth O’Regan, MD
Welcome and Introduction
8:05 am
Jonathan Friedberg, MD, Director of Wilmot Cancer Institute
2023 Wilmot Cancer Institute Strategic Plan Overview & Discussion
Clinical Research
9:05 am
Plenary Talk
Anna Weiss, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology)
The Quest to Eliminate Axillary Lymph Node Dissection- The Final Frontier
9:30 am
Abstract Winner
Adam Visca, Medical Student, UR School of Medicine and Dentistry
Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatments
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
9:45 am
Plenary Talk
Stephen Cook, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
“Obesity Treatment in Families: Implication for Innovations in Cancer”
10:10 am
Abstract Winner
Nikesha Gilmore, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cancer Control)
Associations of Medical Mistrust with Therapeutic Alliance and Patient-centered Communication in Cancer Care in Black and White Older Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment
10:25 am: Morning Break
10:35 am
Shared Resources
John Ashton, PhD, Director of Wilmot Shared Resources
Overview of Wilmot Shared Resources with a focus on new Capabilities
10:45 am
COE Abstract Winner
Annalynn Williams, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cancer Control)
Barriers and Facilitators to Research Engagement of Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Keynote Presentation
11:00 am
Ned Sharpless, MD, Former NCI Director, Professor of Cancer Policy and Innovation, UNC School of Medicine
Modulating the Cell Cycle to Manage DNA Damage and Aging
12:00 pm: Lunch and Poster Session
Davey Award Presentation
2:30 pm
2023 Davey Award Lecture: Karen Mustian, PhD, MPH, Professor in the Department of Surgery (Cancer Control)
Cancer Microenvironment Program
3:30 pm
Abstract Winner
Allison Ryan, PhD Candidate, Immunology, Microbiology and Virology
Driving CAR T Cells to Solid Tumors
3:45 pm
Plenary Talk
Marvin Doyley, PhD, Wilson Professor of Electronic Imaging and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shear Wave Elastography Can Stratify Rectal Cancer Response to Short-course Radiation Therapy
Genetics, Epigenetics, and Metabolism
4:10 pm
Abstract Winner
Juliana Cazarin de Menezes, Postdoctoral Researcher, Biomedical Genetics
The Oncogene MYC as a Driver of Circadian Clock Disruption and Dedifferentiation in the Lung: Implications in Early Lung Carcinogenesis
4:25 pm
Plenary Talk
Darren Carpizo, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery (Oncology)
Targeting Netrin-1 in pancreatic cancer: a highjacked embryonic program offers a therapeutic vulnerability
4:50 pm
Ruth O’Regan, MD, and Carla Casulo, MD – Five poster winners announced
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