2023 Symposium
About the event
2023 campus-wide symposium on basic cancer research.
Where
105 Sprague Hall (839 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine CA 92697)
When
Friday, May 5, 2023
10:00AM - 3:00PM PDT
Hosted by:
Admission is open to all members of UCI and the surrounding community without charge. Advance notification of attendance is requested. For information, contact the Cancer Research Institute at cri@uci.edu or e-mail Krystina Jarema kjarema@uci.edu
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY:
Hua Eleanor Yu, PhD
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Professor in Tumor Immunotherapy;
Associate Chair and Professor, Department of Immuno-Oncology
Department of Immuno-Oncology; Co-leader, Cancer Immunotherapeutics Program
Schedule
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00AM | David Fruman, PhD CRI Director | Welcome |
| 10:10AM | Lisa Wagar, PhD | “Follicular Lymphoma Organoids for the Characterization of Immunotherapy Responses” |
| 10:40AM | Thomas Burke, Phd | “Innate immune agonists for cancer immunotherapy” |
| 11:10AM | Dequina Nicholas, PhD | “Available tools at UCI to study Inflammation and Metabolism” |
| 11:40AM | Katrine Whiteson, PhD | “The human gut microbiome as an indicator and an instigator of cancer” |
| 12:10PM - 2:00PM | Lunch & Poster Session Trainees interested in participating, please email the CRI at CRI@uci.edu to secure your poster board slot. |
|
| 2:00PM - 3:00PM | Hua Eleanor Yu, PhD | Keynote Address “An update on STAT3 cancer biology and targeting strategies” |
About our Speakers
David Fruman, PhD
Professor, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Director, Cancer Research Institute
Katrine Whiteson, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Pediatrics
