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  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    9:45 AM - 10:25 AM CT
    Critical Aspects in the Diagnosis and Management of MEN1 and MEN4
    Location: Room 375A
    Meet the Professor Speaker: Thor R. Halfdanarson, MD
    Meet the Professor Co-Author: Omair Shariq, MD, MS – Mayo Clinic
    Tumor Biology
     CE: 0.67
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Endocrine Control of the Tumor Ecosystem
    Location: Room 180
    Symposium Chair: Steven Kregel, PhD, MS (he/him/his) – Loyola University Chicago
    Symposium Chair: Diane Robins, PhD – University of MI Medical School
    Symposium Speaker: Jennifer Richer
    Symposium Speaker: Christy Hagan, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Symposium Speaker: Mikala Egeblad
    Tumor Biology
     CE: 1.5
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Chronic Stress Increases Metastasis Through Neutrophils
    Symposium Speaker: Mikala Egeblad
    Tumor Biology
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    PR-Mediated Immune Reprogramming in Breast Cancer
    Symposium Speaker: Christy Hagan, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Tumor Biology
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Systemic and Local Effects of Targeting Androgen Receptors on the Breast Cancer Anti-tumor Immune Response
    Symposium Speaker: Jennifer Richer
    Tumor Biology
  • Sunday, Jun 14th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Obesity, Metabolism, and Cancer: Mechanisms and Clinical Impact
    Location: Room 180
    Symposium Chair: John Blenis, PhD – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Symposium Speaker: Andrew Renehan
    Symposium Speaker: Philipp E. Scherer, PhD – University of TX Southwestern Medical Center
    Symposium Speaker: Stephen Hursting
    Symposium Speaker: Neil Iyengar, MD – EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Tumor Biology
     CE: 1.5
  • Sunday, Jun 14th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and Cancer Risks
    Symposium Speaker: Philipp E. Scherer, PhD – University of TX Southwestern Medical Center
    Tumor Biology
  • Sunday, Jun 14th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    How Does Weight Loss Through Bariatric Surgery, GLP1 Agonism, and Calorie Restriction Affect Tumor Outcomes?
    Symposium Speaker: Stephen Hursting
    Tumor Biology
  • Sunday, Jun 14th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Obesity in Breast Cancer and Clinical Trial
    Symposium Speaker: Neil Iyengar, MD – EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Tumor Biology
  • Sunday, Jun 14th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    What Is the Evidence for Using Weight Loss as Anti-cancer Strategies
    Symposium Speaker: Andrew Renehan
    Tumor Biology
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    From Data to Discovery: Computational Approaches in Hormone-dependent Cancers
    Location: Room 183BC
    Symposium Chair: Noelle Gillis, PhD – UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND
    Symposium Speaker: Moray Campbell, PhD – Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Symposium Speaker: Kevin Janes, Ph.D. – University of Virginia
    Symposium Speaker: Laura Heiser, PhD – OHSU
    Tumor Biology
     CE: 1.5
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Decoding tumor ecosystems: Systems biology approaches to uncover cellular mechanisms and therapeutic responses
    Symposium Speaker: Laura Heiser, PhD – OHSU
    Tumor Biology
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Epigenomic Networks in Hormone Signaling
    Symposium Speaker: Moray Campbell, PhD – Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Tumor Biology
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Systems analysis of hormonal response variability in luminal breast cancer
    Symposium Speaker: Kevin Janes, Ph.D. – University of Virginia
    Tumor Biology
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Environmental Exposures and Development of Hormone-dependent Cancers
    Location: Room 181AB
    Symposium Chair: Lindsey Treviño, PhD – City of Hope National Medical Center
    Symposium Speaker: Zeynep Madak Erdogan, PhD – UIUC
    Symposium Speaker: Ana M. Soto, MD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University School of Medicine
    Symposium Speaker: Gail S. Prins, PhD – University of IL - Chicago
    Symposium Speaker: Charlotte Kuperwasser, PhD – Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tumor Biology
     CE: 1.5
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    EDCs in Fetal Exposure and Cancer Risk
    Symposium Speaker: Ana M. Soto, MD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tumor Biology
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Impact of Socio-Environmental Stressors on Breast and Lung Cancers
    Symposium Speaker: Zeynep Madak Erdogan, PhD – UIUC
    Tumor Biology
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Modeling Endocrine Disruption in Human Breast Development Using a 3D Organoid Platform
    Symposium Speaker: Charlotte Kuperwasser, PhD – Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tumor Biology
  • Monday, Jun 15th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    PFAS Exposures Shift Human Prostate Cancer Stem Cell Metabolism, Alter Signaling Pathways and Increase Aggressive Behavior
    Symposium Speaker: Gail S. Prins, PhD – University of IL - Chicago
    Tumor Biology
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Immuno-metabolism in Endocrine Neoplasia: From Pathophysiology to Therapeutics
    Location: Room 180
    Symposium Chair: Karel Pacak, MD,PhD,DSC, FACE (he/him/his) – Akeso Holding and Masaryk University, Brno
    Symposium Chair: Carmelo Nucera, MD, PhD – BIDMC/Harvard Medical School, Leader: Human Thyroid Cancers Preclinical and Translational Research
    Symposium Speaker: Pedro Marques, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Hospital CUF Descobertas
    Symposium Speaker: Laura-Sophie Landwehr, Dr. rer. nat. (she/her/hers) – University Hospital Wuerzburg
    Symposium Speaker: Romana Netea-Maier
    Tumor Biology
     CE: 1.5
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Chemokine Network in PitNETs: Impact on Tumor Biology and Clinical Outcomes
    Symposium Speaker: Pedro Marques, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Hospital CUF Descobertas
    Tumor Biology
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Immune-metabolic Deregulation in Thyroid Carcinoma
    Symposium Speaker: Romana Netea-Maier
    Tumor Biology
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Tumor–Immune Crosstalk in the Adrenocortical Carcinoma Microenvironment
    Symposium Speaker: Laura-Sophie Landwehr, Dr. rer. nat. (she/her/hers) – University Hospital Wuerzburg
    Tumor Biology
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    When Good Complexes Go Bad: Dissecting the Nuclear Receptor Complexes That Drive Disease
    Location: Room 183A
    Symposium Chair: David D. Moore, PhD (he/him/his) – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY
    Symposium Chair: Julie Ostrander
    Symposium Speaker: Steven Kregel, PhD, MS (he/him/his) – Loyola University Chicago
    Symposium Speaker: Carol Sartorius, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
    Symposium Speaker: Wilbert Zwart
    Tumor Biology
     CE: 1.5
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    A New FADS Pathway to Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer
    Symposium Speaker: Carol Sartorius, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
    Tumor Biology
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    Temporal Formation of GR Complexes in Cancer
    Symposium Speaker: Wilbert Zwart
    Tumor Biology
  • Tuesday, Jun 16th
    10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    Usurping AR Complexes to Drive Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer
    Symposium Speaker: Steven Kregel, PhD, MS (he/him/his) – Loyola University Chicago
    Tumor Biology