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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.
Dissecting the Ecosystem of Gliomas by Single-Cell Genomics Mario Suva
5:05 P.M.
Q&A
5:20 P.M.
Adjourn

Friday, October 27, 2023

10:00 A.M.
Determinants of How Tumors Use Metabolism to Support Growth Matthew Vander Heiden
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