AACR Grantee Summit: Igniting Innovation in Cancer Research

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Reception with Light Hors d’Oeuvres (Location: Studio 2 and 3)

7:10 – 8:10 am

Check-In and Breakfast

8:10 – 8:30 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks (Location: Great Room 1 and 2)

• Margaret Foti, PhD, MD, (hc), Chief Executive Officer, AACR
• Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD, New York University
• Sheila Stewart, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine

8:30 – 9:15 am

Keynote Address

Lillian Siu, MD, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, AACR President

9:15 – 10:15 am

Grantee Presentations Session I
15 minutes each (10-minute presentation followed by 5-minute Q&A)

10:15 – 10:40 am

Break

10:40 – 11:40 am

Panel Session: A Multifaceted Dialogue on Drug Development

• Keith Flaherty, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, AACR President-Elect
• Christine Hodgdon, Guiding Researchers and Advocates to Scientific Partnerships (GRASP)
• William Pao, MD, PhD, Revelio Therapeutics

11:40 am – 1:10 pm

Lunch and Learn Session: Communication and Engagement Skills

1. Building Connections: Importance of a Strong Network (Maureen Murphy, PhD, The Wistar Institute)
2. Engaging the Public: Communicating Your Science Effectively (Christine Hodgdon, Guiding Researchers and Advocates to Scientific Partnerships (GRASP))
3. Funding Challenges and Solutions (Jon Retzlaff, Chief Policy Officer, AACR)

1:10 – 1:55 pm

Keynote Address

Keith Flaherty, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, AACR President-Elect

1:55 – 2:55 pm

Translating Innovation: Academic and Entrepreneurial Synergy in Cancer Research

• Michael Caligiuri, MD, City of Hope
• William Pao, MD, PhD, Revelio Therapeutics

2:55 – 3:20 pm

Break

3:20 – 4:20 pm

Grantee Presentations Session II
15 minutes each (10-minute presentation followed by 5-minute Q&A)

4:20 – 5:20 pm

AI Perspectives: Exploring AI’s Potential Impact on Basic and Clinical Science

• Jorge Reis-Filho, MD, PhD, FRCPath, AstraZeneca
• Yu Shyr, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

5:30 – 8:00 pm

Poster Session and Reception (Location: Industry 1 and 2)

• John Zhang, PhD, Vice President, Research and Grants Administration, AACR
• Mitch Stoller, Chief Philanthropic Officer, AACR
• Bill Day, AACR Foundation Board Member

7:45 – 8:45 am

Breakfast (Location: Industry 1 and 2)

8:45 – 9:30 am

Keynote Address

Katerina A. Politi, PhD, Yale School of Medicine

9:30 – 10:30 am

Grantee Presentations Session III
15 minutes each (10-minute presentation followed by 5-minute Q&A)

10:30 – 10:55 am

Break

10:55 – 11:40 am

Fireside Chat with Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), Yale University (Location: Great Room 1 and 2)

Moderated by Mitch Stoller, Chief Philanthropic Officer, AACR

11:40 am – 12:45 pm   

Lunch with Round Table Discussions (Location: Industry 1 and 2)

1. Building a Sustainable Research Career
2. Building a Research Identity and Niche
3. Balancing Collaboration with Establishing Independence
4. Diversifying Funding Sources
5. Recruiting and Mentoring Students and Staff
6. The Power of No: Time Management and Delegation

12:45 – 1:45 pm

Grantee Presentations Session IV
15 minutes each (10-minute presentation followed by 5-minute Q&A)

1:45 – 2:10 pm

Break

2:10 – 2:40 pm

Poster Session Winner Presentations (Location: Great Room 1 and 2)

2:40 – 2:45 pm

Announcement of Oral Presentation Winners

2:45 – 3:00 pm

Summary and Closing Remarks