Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
Bioinformatics in Cancer
Virtual Event, Worldwide : 18 - 19 May 2021
Scientific Programme
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Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
WELCOME TO DAY 1
Session 1
Chair: Núria López-Bigas
Moritz Gerstung EMBL-EBI, United Kingdom
"Understanding cancer evolution with spatial genomics"
Q&A: 14:25 - 14:45
5-minute break
Itay Tirosh Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
"Single cell RNA-seq analysis of head and neck cancer"
Q&A: 15:10 - 15:30
Break
coffee & stretching
Session 2
Chair: Sohrab Shah
Martin Taylor University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
"Strand asymmetric repair and mutagenesis revealed by lesion segregation"
Q&A: 16:05-16:25
5-minute break
Camelia Quek Melanoma Institute, Australia
Proffered Paper 1: Spatially resolved single-cell sequencing reveals unfavourable immune diversity and intratumoural vessels in resistance melanoma patients treated with checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy
Q&A: 16:40 - 16:50
Jannat Ijaz Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
Proffered Paper 2: Reconstructing shattered chromosomes in oesophageal adenocarcinomas
Q&A: 17:00 - 17:10
5-minute break
Christina Curtis Stanford University, USA
"Quantifying tumor evolution: from genomic insights to predictive modeling"
Q&A: 17:35 - 17:55
POSTER SPOTLIGHTS
3 top abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks
END OF DAY 1 SUMMARY
Networking Reception
In the Gather online platform
An informal opportunity to browse the posters, meet our sponsors and make new connections. Bring your own drink to recreate the feel of an in-person EACR conference!
VIRTUAL POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION
WELCOME TO DAY 2
Session 3
Chair: Martin Taylor
Núria López-Bigas IRB Barcelona, Spain
"Computational analysis of cancer genomes"
Q&A: 14:25 - 14:45
5-minute break
David Mas-Ponte IRB Barcelona, Spain
Proffered Paper 3: Mutation showers and mutation fog patterns arise via different APOBEC3 mechanisms in tumors
Q&A: 15:00 - 15:10
Mariana Buongermino Pereira Genomics England, UK
Proffered Paper 4: Utilising the output of the 100,000 Genomes Project in the Genomics England Research Environment as a resource for empowering scientific discovery in oncology and accelerating its translation to patient care
Q&A: 15:20 - 15:30
BREAK
coffee & stretching
Session 4
Chair: Christina Curtis
Sohrab Shah MSKCC, USA
"Single cell whole genome sequencing to dissect mutational processes and clonal fitness in cancer"
Q&A: 16:05 - 16:25
5-minute break
Elli Papaemmanuil MSKCC, USA
"Profiling of cancer genomes, to understand origins of malignant transformation, mechanisms of disease progression and response to treatment."
Q&A: 16:50 - 17:10
5-minute break
DISCUSSION FORUM
Francesca Chemi (Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, UK), Elisa Mariella (Molecular Oncology Lab, Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Italy), Thomas Norman (MSKCC, USA), Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou (Chief Editor, Nature Cancer, session Chair)
"Phase separation - experience of the wet/dry interface"
END OF DAY 2 SUMMARY
Key dates
Travel Grant application deadline:
08 April 2021
Abstract submission deadline:
25 March 2021
Registration and Payment deadline:
12 May 2021
