Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
Seed and Soil: In Vivo Models of Metastasis
Virtual Event, Worldwide : 25 - 26 January 2022
Scientific Programme
To download and print the programme, use the links below.
Listed times are in Central European Time (CET).
Welcome to Day 1
Andreas Trumpp
Session 1
Chair: Andreas Trumpp
Sarah-Maria Fendt VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, Belgium
"Metabolic rewiring in metastasis formation"
Q&A: 13:25-13:45
5-minute break
Nicola Aceto Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
"Biology and Vulnerabilities of Circulating Tumor Cells"
Q&A: 14:10-14:30
Alpaslan Tasdogan DKTK, University Hospital Essen, Germany
"Targeting Metabolic Liabilities in Cancer Metastasis"
Q&A: 14:50-15:10
Break
Coffee and stretching
Session 2
Chair: Yibin Kang
Ashani Weeraratna John Hopkins University, USA
“Age against the Machine: How aging drives tumor progression”
Q&A: 15:40-16:00
5-minute break
Julie di Martino Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA
Proffered Paper 1: "A tumor-derived type III collagen-rich ECM niche regulates tumor cell dormancy through a DDR1 STAT1 pathway"
Q&A: 16:15-16:25
Susana García-Silva CNIO, Spain
Proffered Paper 2: "NGFR loaded in extracellular vesicles promotes lymphangiogenesis and lymph node metastasis in melanoma"
Q&A: 16:35-16:45
Break
Coffee and stretching
Sophia Lunt Michigan State University, USA
"The role of nucleotide sugar biosynthesis pathways in metastasis"
Q&A: 17:25-17:35
Poster Spotlights
3 top abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks by Amanda Guitián (INIBIC, Spain), I-Lin Ho (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA), and Frances Turrell (Institute of Cancer Research, UK).
Informal Gathering in 'Gather'
An informal opportunity for participants to browse the posters, visit the trade stands and make new connections. The virtual exhibition hall and posters will remain open for 24 hours for you to browse at your leisure.
Listed times are in Central European Time (CET).
Virtual Poster Discussion Session in 'Gather'
Welcome to Day 2
Sarah-Maria Fendt
Session 3
Chair: Sarah-Maria Fendt
Anna Obenauf Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria
“Shedding light on the evolution of metastatic clones”.
Q&A: 14:25-14:45
5-minute break
Srinivas Malladi UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Proffered Paper 3: "Metabolic diversity within breast cancer brain-tropic cells determines metastatic fitness"
Q&A: 15:00-15:10
Bin-Zhi Qian University of Edinburgh, UK
Proffered Paper 4: "Macrophage promotion of anti-androgen resistance in prostate cancer bone disease"
Q&A: 15:20-15:30
Hellmut Augustin DKFZ, Germany
"Vascular Control of Tumor Progression and Metastasis"
Q&A: 15:50-16:10
Break
Coffee and stretching
Session 4
Chair: Erik Sahai
The EMBO Keynote Lecture
Salvador Aznar Benitah IRB Barcelona, Spain
"Glial cells in metastasis: influence of dietary fatty acids"
Q&A: 16:40-17:00
Break
Coffee and stretching
Mariam Jamal-Hanjani University College London, UK
"Evolutionary pathways to metastasis in lung cancer"
Q&A: 17:30-17:50
5-minute break
Discussion Forum
End of Day 2 Summary
Key dates
Travel Grant application deadline:
15 December 2021
Abstract submission deadline:
16 November 2021
Registration deadline:
13 January 2022
