2023 Course Schedule
Critical Issues in Tumor Microenvironment: Angiogenesis, Metastasis and Immunology
Virtual Meeting
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
| 10:00 A.M. | Opening Remarks Rakesh K. Jain |
| 10:10 A.M. | Tumor Microenvironment I: Angiogenesis and Vascular Function Rakesh K. Jain |
| 11:20 A.M. | Q&A |
| 11:35 A.M. | Break |
| 12:00 P.M. | Tumor Microenvironment II: Vascular Normalization and Immunotherapy Rakesh K. Jain |
| 1:20 P.M. | Q&A |
| 1:35 P.M. | Break |
| 2:00 P.M. | Tumor Microenvironment III: Extracellular Matrix, Lymphatics and Metastasis Rakesh K. Jain |
| 3:20 P.M. | Q&A |
| 3:35 P.M. | Break |
| 4:00 P.M. | Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Overview Gordon Freeman |
| 5:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 5:20 P.M. | Adjourn |
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
| 10:00 A.M. | Circadian Clock and Metabolic Vulnerabilities of Cancer Chi Van Dang |
| 11:05 A.M. | Q&A |
| 11:20 A.M. | Break |
| 12:00 P.M. | Paradox of the Immune System in Cancer Lisa M. Coussens |
| 1:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 1:20 P.M. | Break |
| 1:50 P.M. | Systems approaches to understand mechanisms of tumor immunity in humans Nir Hacohen |
| 2:55 P.M. | Q&A |
| 3:10 P.M. | Break |
| 4:00 P.M. | Mechanisms of Malignant Progression Robert A. Weinberg |
| 5:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 5:20 P.M. | Adjourn |
Thursday, October 26, 2023
| 10:00 A.M. | Using Cell Transfer to Remodel the Tumor Microenvironment Carl June |
| 11:05 A.M. | Q&A |
| 11:20 A.M. | Break |
| 12:00 P.M. | Monitoring and modulating the microbiome to promote health and end cancer Jennifer Wargo |
| 1:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 1:20 P.M. | Break |
| 2:00 P.M. | Heterogeneity Through Space and Time Drives the Clinical Behavior of Childhood Brain Tumors Michael D. Taylor |
| 3:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 3:20 P.M. | Break |
| 4:00 P.M. | Determinants of How Tumors Use Metabolism to Support Growth Matthew Vander Heiden |
| 5:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 5:20 P.M. | Adjourn |
Friday, October 27, 2023
| 10:00 A.M. |
Dissecting the Ecosystem of Gliomas by Single-Cell Genomics Mario Suva |
| 11:05 A.M. | Q&A |
| 11:20 A.M. | Break |
| 12:00 P.M. | Setting in Motion Anti-tumor Immunity: Lessons from the Microenvironment George Coukos |
| 1:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 1:20 P.M. | Break |
| 2:00 P.M. | Fibroblast Heterogeneity in Solid Tumors: Implications for Pancreatic Cancer David Tuveson |
| 3:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 3:20 P.M. | Break |
| 4:00 P.M. | Lessons from Clinical Trials of Targeted Therapies for Cancer George W. Sledge, Jr |
| 5:05 P.M. | Q&A |
| 5:20 P.M. | Summary and closing remarks Rakesh K. Jain |