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OCT 2, 2024

Cancer Research & Oncology Virtual Event Series 2024

Join Labroots for the highly anticipated 12th Annual Cancer Research & Oncology Virtual Event Series on October 2nd, 2024. This event will unite esteemed academic and industry experts and medical professionals worldwide. Watch free presentations on the latest breakthroughs and global cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment advancements across various cancer types.

Experience a dynamic 1-day program featuring engaging lectures, insightful discussions, and innovative posters designed to deepen your understanding of cutting-edge developments in the field. Discover how advancements in immunotherapy, personalized therapeutics, and targeted drug development are reshaping cancer care, leading to notable declines in mortality rates.

Cancer Research & Oncology 2024 is not just an event; it's your virtual gateway to exploring the forefront of cancer research and oncology. Register for free now to secure your spot and play a crucial role in staying ahead in the fight against cancer.

This year's tracks and focus areas include:

The Immune System and Immunotherapies

  • Mechanisms of immune surveillance and tumor evasion
  • Advances in checkpoint inhibitors
  • Developments in cellular immunotherapy technologies
  • Combination immunotherapy strategies

Biomarkers and Cancer Prevention

  • Identification and validation of novel cancer biomarkers
  • Early detection methods and technologies
  • Lifestyle and genetic factors in cancer prevention
  • Biomarker-driven clinical trials

Novel Targeted Therapies in Cancer

  • Development of small molecule inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies
  • Targeting cancer-specific genes, mutations, and pathways
  • Resistance mechanisms and overcoming therapeutic challenges

Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside and Back Again

  • Using animal models to define therapeutic targets and mechanisms
  • Early Phase Clinical Trials to evaluate the safety of new therapeutic strategies in patients
  • Late Phase Clinical Trials to test for therapeutic efficacy in a controlled clinical setting
  • Research on clinical outcomes to access implementation into clinical practice
  • The value of correlative studies to validate scientific and clinical progress
  • Regulatory considerations and challenges

Cancer Health Disparities

  • Socioeconomic and racial disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes
  • Access to care and its impact on cancer survival
  • Community-based interventions and outreach programs
  • Policy changes to address health disparities

Basic Research

  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms of cancer initiation, progression, and recurrence
  • Animal models in cancer research
  • Drug discovery and development pipeline
  • High-throughput screening and omics technologies

Personalized Medicine

  • Genetic approaches to precision medicine
  • Personalized immunotherapy approaches
  • Modification of lifestyle factors like diet and exercise as an adjuvant to cancer treatment
  • Pain management during and after cancer treatment

Reducing Stress and Improving Quality of Life in Cancer Patients

  • Recognizing a role of mental health and emotional stress in cancer patients
  • Improving the patient experience during cancer treatment and survivorship via alternative therapies like art, dance, and pet therapy
  • The financial burden of cancer treatment
  • Controlling toxicities and immune-mediated adverse events during cancer treatment

This event is accepting abstract submissions for on-demand educational talks on relevant topics. For more information, please contact our Senior Scientific Editor, Sarah Hoffman (sarah.hoffman@labroots.com).

Call for Posters — Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present data to a global audience via a PDF poster and video summary, and discuss results with interested colleagues through email. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2024 Cancer Research & Oncology Virtual Event. Submission is free. Submit your abstract here.

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. The event will remain open for 2 years from the date of the live event, and the webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing.  This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global cancer research and immuno-oncology community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions.

Continuing Education
Labroots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation for a maximum of 35 credits.

Labroots is a proud partner of Chati, a virtual event platform that allows for the hosting of engaging and interactive virtual and hybrid events, catering to businesses of any vertical or size.

Connect with us! 

When you attend the event remember to use the hashtag #LRcancer to follow the conversation and connect with other members of the global Cancer & Oncology Research community! Follow @Cancer_LR on Twitter and @CancerResearchandOncology.LR on Facebook to connect with our specialist Cancer & Oncology writers and stay up to date with the latest news in Cancer & Oncology Research.  

Now, you can also join our Cancer Research & Oncology networking group on LinkedIn! 



Speakers
  • Clayton C. Yates, Ph.D.

    John R. Lewis Professor in Pathology, Director for Translational Health Disparities and Global Health Equity Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Claudia Chiocchini

    Manager, Research and Development
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jonathan Deliberty, PhD Candidate

    Graduate Student, Pharmacology, UNC School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Xiaolan Fang, PhD

    FACMG, Associate Director; Cytogenomics and Molecular Pathology Laboratories, Henry Ford Health System
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Amiee Feiqing Huang

    Post-doc, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Heather Gibson

    Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Cancer Biology Program, Wayne State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Andrea Gillis, MD, MSPH

    Assistant Professor Endocrine Surgery, Director of Endocrine Surgery Research
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Sue Hess

    HRI Scientist, Assistant Professor, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ana Krivokuca, PhD

    Head of Department for Genetic Counseling, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia (IORS)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marija Navickaitė

    Product Manager, Platinum DNA Polymerases and Phusion DNA Polymerases, Thermo Fisher
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Theo Roth, MD, PhD

    PGY-3, Department of Pathology, Stanford Health Care
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. William S. C. Ngai

    Plasmid Scientist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jason A. Sprowl, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Jason White

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Daniel P. Wickland, PhD

    Associate Consultant, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
    BIOGRAPHY

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    Keynote Presentation: Reassessing Tumor Biology through the Lens of African Ancestry and Health Equity

    Clayton C. Yates, Ph.D.
    John R. Lewis Professor in Pathology, Director for Translational Health Disparities and Global Health Equity Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division
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  • Neoantigen Targeting in Cancer Immunotherapy: Current Strategies and Future Directions
    OCT 02, 2024 2:00 PM PDT

    Neoantigen Targeting in Cancer Immunotherapy: Current Strategies and Future Directions

    Dr. William S. C. Ngai
    Plasmid Scientist
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    Sponsored By: Yxgene
  • Breaking sample type barriers with Direct PCR
    OCT 02, 2024 1:00 PM PDT

    Breaking sample type barriers with Direct PCR

    Marija Navickaitė
    Product Manager, Platinum DNA Polymerases and Phusion DNA Polymerases, Thermo Fisher
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    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Beyond the noise: Identifying clinically relevant mutations in somatic NGS testing
    OCT 02, 2024 12:00 PM PDT

    Beyond the noise: Identifying clinically relevant mutations in somatic NGS testing

    Ana Krivokuca, PhD
    Head of Department for Genetic Counseling, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia (IORS)
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    Sponsored By: QIAGEN
  • Unraveling the Roles of Copy Number Variants in Tumorigenesis
    OCT 02, 2024 11:00 AM PDT

    Unraveling the Roles of Copy Number Variants in Tumorigenesis

    Xiaolan Fang, PhD
    FACMG, Associate Director; Cytogenomics and Molecular Pathology Laboratories, Henry Ford Health System
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    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Accelerate Discovery and Development by Optimizing the Protein Engineering Workflow
    OCT 02, 2024 7:30 AM PDT

    Accelerate Discovery and Development by Optimizing the Protein Engineering Workflow

    Claudia Chiocchini
    Manager, Research and Development
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    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Comprehensive Profiling of Cancer Neoantigens From Aberrant RNA Splicing
    On Demand

    Comprehensive Profiling of Cancer Neoantigens From Aberrant RNA Splicing

    Daniel P. Wickland, PhD
    Associate Consultant, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
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  • Concurrent Inhibition of The RAS Pathway and Autophagy As a Treatment Approach for Pancreatic Cancer
    On Demand

    Concurrent Inhibition of The RAS Pathway and Autophagy As a Treatment Approach for Pancreatic Cancer

    Jonathan Deliberty, PhD Candidate
    Graduate Student, Pharmacology, UNC School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Diving into the Unknown to Address Cancer Disparities: Genetic Diversity and Variants of Unknown Significance
    On Demand

    Diving into the Unknown to Address Cancer Disparities: Genetic Diversity and Variants of Unknown Significance

    Dr. Jason White
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine
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  • Empowering Electronic Health Records to Uncover Real World Evidence in Chronic Disease Progression: A Case Study of Renal Cell Carcinoma Recurrence Risk Prediction
    On Demand

    Empowering Electronic Health Records to Uncover Real World Evidence in Chronic Disease Progression: A Case Study of Renal Cell Carcinoma Recurrence Risk Prediction

    Dr. Amiee Feiqing Huang
    Post-doc, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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  • Host Genetics Identify Candidate Mechanisms of Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance
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    Host Genetics Identify Candidate Mechanisms of Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance

    Heather Gibson
    Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Cancer Biology Program, Wayne State University
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  • Introducing Healing Touch, a biofield therapy, at an NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center:  Improving the Patient Experience
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    Introducing Healing Touch, a biofield therapy, at an NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center: Improving the Patient Experience

    Dr. Sue Hess
    HRI Scientist, Assistant Professor, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263
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  • Next Generation Genetic Discovery Systems in Human Immune Cells
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    Next Generation Genetic Discovery Systems in Human Immune Cells

    Theo Roth, MD, PhD
    PGY-3, Department of Pathology, Stanford Health Care
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  • Novel Benefits and Consequences Associated with Altered Transporter Activity During Cancer Treatment
    On Demand

    Novel Benefits and Consequences Associated with Altered Transporter Activity During Cancer Treatment

    Jason A. Sprowl, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy
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  • Social Determinants of Health as Epigenetic Drivers of Disparities in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
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    Social Determinants of Health as Epigenetic Drivers of Disparities in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

    Andrea Gillis, MD, MSPH
    Assistant Professor Endocrine Surgery, Director of Endocrine Surgery Research
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  • Biomarkers and Cancer Prevention
  • Next Generation Genetic Discovery Systems in Human Immune Cells
    On Demand

    Next Generation Genetic Discovery Systems in Human Immune Cells

    Theo Roth, MD, PhD
    PGY-3, Department of Pathology, Stanford Health Care
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Reducing Stress and Improving Quality of Life in Cancer Patients
  • Novel Benefits and Consequences Associated with Altered Transporter Activity During Cancer Treatment
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    Novel Benefits and Consequences Associated with Altered Transporter Activity During Cancer Treatment

    Jason A. Sprowl, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Introducing Healing Touch, a biofield therapy, at an NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center:  Improving the Patient Experience
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    Introducing Healing Touch, a biofield therapy, at an NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center: Improving the Patient Experience

    Dr. Sue Hess
    HRI Scientist, Assistant Professor, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263
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  • Basic Research
  • Concurrent Inhibition of The RAS Pathway and Autophagy As a Treatment Approach for Pancreatic Cancer
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    Concurrent Inhibition of The RAS Pathway and Autophagy As a Treatment Approach for Pancreatic Cancer

    Jonathan Deliberty, PhD Candidate
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  • Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside and Back Again
  • Social Determinants of Health as Epigenetic Drivers of Disparities in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
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    Social Determinants of Health as Epigenetic Drivers of Disparities in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

    Andrea Gillis, MD, MSPH
    Assistant Professor Endocrine Surgery, Director of Endocrine Surgery Research
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  • Comprehensive Profiling of Cancer Neoantigens From Aberrant RNA Splicing
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    Comprehensive Profiling of Cancer Neoantigens From Aberrant RNA Splicing

    Daniel P. Wickland, PhD
    Associate Consultant, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
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  • The Immune System and Immunotherapies
  • Host Genetics Identify Candidate Mechanisms of Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance
    On Demand

    Host Genetics Identify Candidate Mechanisms of Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance

    Heather Gibson
    Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Cancer Biology Program, Wayne State University
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  • Cancer Health Disparities
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    On Demand

    Diving into the Unknown to Address Cancer Disparities: Genetic Diversity and Variants of Unknown Significance

    Dr. Jason White
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: Reassessing Tumor Biology through the Lens of African Ancestry and Health Equity
    OCT 02, 2024 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Reassessing Tumor Biology through the Lens of African Ancestry and Health Equity

    Clayton C. Yates, Ph.D.
    John R. Lewis Professor in Pathology, Director for Translational Health Disparities and Global Health Equity Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division
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Speakers


  • Clayton C. Yates, Ph.D.

    Clayton C. Yates, Ph.D.

    John R. Lewis Professor in Pathology, Director for Translational Health Disparities and Global Health Equity Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Claudia Chiocchini

    Claudia Chiocchini

    Manager, Research and Development

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jonathan Deliberty, PhD Candidate

    Jonathan Deliberty, PhD Candidate

    Graduate Student, Pharmacology, UNC School of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Xiaolan Fang, PhD

    Xiaolan Fang, PhD

    FACMG, Associate Director; Cytogenomics and Molecular Pathology Laboratories, Henry Ford Health System

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  • Dr. Amiee Feiqing Huang

    Dr. Amiee Feiqing Huang

    Post-doc, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Heather Gibson

    Heather Gibson

    Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Cancer Biology Program, Wayne State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Andrea Gillis, MD, MSPH

    Andrea Gillis, MD, MSPH

    Assistant Professor Endocrine Surgery, Director of Endocrine Surgery Research

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Sue Hess

    Dr. Sue Hess

    HRI Scientist, Assistant Professor, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ana Krivokuca, PhD

    Ana Krivokuca, PhD

    Head of Department for Genetic Counseling, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia (IORS)

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marija Navickaitė

    Marija Navickaitė

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  • Theo Roth, MD, PhD

    Theo Roth, MD, PhD

    PGY-3, Department of Pathology, Stanford Health Care

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  • Dr. William S. C. Ngai

    Dr. William S. C. Ngai

    Plasmid Scientist

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  • Jason A. Sprowl, PhD

    Jason A. Sprowl, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Jason White

    Dr. Jason White

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Daniel P. Wickland, PhD

    Daniel P. Wickland, PhD

    Associate Consultant, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

    BIOGRAPHY

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  • Dr. Kathleen Kokolus, PhD

    Kathleen (Katie) Kokolus is a research scientist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY. She received BS and MS degrees from Duquesne University before earning a PhD in Tumor Immunology from SUNY Buffalo. Dr. Kokolus also did a post-doctoral fellowship at ...

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  • Yan Asmann, PhD

    Dr. Yan Asmann is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Mayo College of Medicine. Her research focuses on developing analytical algorithms and frameworks for multi-omics data mining, modeling, and integration. Dr. Asmann has applied these methods to study complex ...

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  • Antonio Baines

    Dr. Antonio T. Baines is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and an adjunct professor in the Department of Pharmacology in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill. He earned a ...

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    Keith L. Knutson, Ph.D., is a consultant in the Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic in Florida, where he also serves as director of the Discovery and Translation Lab's Cancer Research Program. Dr. Knutson joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 2005 and holds the academic rank of ...

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    Jonas Korlach was appointed Chief Scientific Officer of Pacific Biosciences in July 2012. He was previously a Scientific Fellow, supporting commercial development of the PacBio RS II system and performing research aimed at developing new applications for SMRT technologies. He ...

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    John Quackenbush is Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Professor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. John's PhD was in Theoretical Physics but a fellowship to work ...

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