UB Cancer Research Consortium Symposium
The Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology invites you to join us for the University at Buffalo's Cancer Research Consortium Symposium. You can hear collaborative speakers discuss cancer research in the past, present and future.
Event Details
Date: Sept. 28, 2023
Time: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: CTRC Room 5019A/B and via Zoom
The keynote presentation by Dr. Brentjens will coincide with grand rounds and be titled "CARs and Armored CARs: Moving Cellular Therapy Forward.”
For those who join us in person there will be breakfast, coffee and lunch provided.
About the Keynote Speaker
Morning
8–8:25 a.m.
Breakfast and poster session.
8:25–8:35 a.m.
Welcome remarks with:
Allison Brashear, MD
Vice President for Health Sciences
Dean, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Timothy Murphy MD
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
Director, UB CTSI
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
8:30–8:45 a.m.
“The UB Cancer Research Consortium”
Roberto Pili, MD
Associate Dean for Cancer Research and Integrative Oncology
Division of Hematology and Oncology/Department of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
8:45–9:10 a.m.
“Diet and alcohol: associations with mortality after breast cancer”
Jo L. Freudenheim, PhD
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions
9:10–9:35 a.m.
“Community-level implementation to promote health equity: adaptation of cancer screening communication strategies to low-resource settings”
Katia Noyes, PhD MPH
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions
9:35–10 a.m.
“Benefits and harms of cannabis for symptom management in cancer"
Rebecca Ashare, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
10:25–10:40 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:40–11:05 a.m.
“Advanced computational approaches to cancer progression modeling and cancer driver gene detection”
Yijun Sun, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
11:05–11:30 a.m.
“Micro-scaffold Assisted Spatial Proteomics (MASP) to Quantitatively Map the Distribution of > 5000 Proteins Across Whole Tissues”
Jun Qu, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
11:30–11:55 p.m.
“Visible light-controlled combination strategy to treat non-muscle invasive bladder cancer”
Youngjae You, PhD
SUNY Empire Professor
Department of Pharmaceuticals Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Afternoon
11:55 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch.
Noon–1 p.m.
GRAND ROUND - Keynote speaker
“CARs and armored CARs: Moving cellular therapy forward”
Renier Brentjens, MD PhD
Deputy Director
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
1–1:45 p.m.
Poster session.
1:45–2:10 p.m.
“Short Peptide Nanoparticles for Potent Induction of Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cells"”
Jonathan Lovell, PhD
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2:10–2:35 p.m.
“Photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging of breast cancer”
Jun Xia, PhD
Associate professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2:35–3 p.m.
“Hindering myeloid-derived suppressor cell biogenesis to augment immunotherapy response”
Scott Abrams, PhD
Distinguished Member and Professor of Oncology
Department of Immunology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
3–3:25 p.m.
“Structure and design of inhibitors targeting mutant EGFR: Insights for improving drug development in cancer therapy”
David Heppner, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
3:25–3:50 p.m.
“Dynamic reprogramming of AR/GR cistrome in treatment-resistant prostate cancers”
Remi Adelaiye-Ogala, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hematology and Oncology/Department of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
3:50–4:15 p.m.
“Pioneer factors in cancer”
Michael Buck, PhD
Professor, Director Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Department of Biochemistry
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
4:15–4:30 p.m.
Poster awards and closing remarks
Roberto Pili, MD