Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Plasticity and Therapeutic Potential
Virtual Event, Worldwide : 25 - 26 April 2023
Scientific Programme
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Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
WELCOME TO DAY ONE
Session One Drivers of early tumorigenesis
Chair: Michaela Frye
Jane Visvader
"Using stem cell biology to decipher breast cancer"
Q&A 13:25 - 13:35
Pekka Katajisto
“Stem cell niche interactions in early tumorigenesis”
Q&A 13:55 - 14:05
Proffered Paper 1: William Hill Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
‘Lung Adenocarcinoma Promotion by Air Pollutants’
Q&A 14:15 - 14:20
Break
Session Two From tissue stemness to cancer
Chair: Meritxell Huch
Kamil Kranc
"The impact of RNA modifications on normal and malignant haematopoiesis”
Q&A 14:55 - 15:05
Proffered Paper 2: Lidia Fortuny University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
‘Metabolic heterogeneity as a driver of stem cell fate and tumorigenesis in the intestine’
Q&A 15:15 - 15:20
Tuomas Tammela
“Aging-induced reprogramming of the cell of origin defines lung cancer evolution”
Q&A 15:40 - 15:50
POSTER SPOTLIGHTS
Chair: Ilaria Malanchi
Chiara Battistini, IEO, Milan, Italy; Mariana Bustmente Eduardo, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA; Ana Rita Silva, i3S, Porto, Portugal
Transition to Poster Discussion Session
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 1
Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 2
Transition to Webinar
WELCOME TO DAY TWO
Session 3 Cancer plasticity
Chair: Mohamed Bentires-Alj
Richard White
“What determines oncogenic competence?”
Q&A 14:25 - 14:35
Proffered Paper 3: Panagiotis Karras VIB Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, Belgium
‘Dissecting cell state diversity during melanoma growth and metastasis’
Q&A 14:45 - 14:50
Direna Alonso-Curbelo
"Epigenetic licensing of neoplastic plasticity in pancreatic cancer"
Q&A 15:10 - 15:20
Break
Session 4 Therapy opportunities
Chair: Tuomas Tammela
Maria Alcolea
"From development to homeostasis and back"
Q&A 15:55 - 16:05
Dana Ishay-Ronen
"Cancer cell plasticity as a window for trans-differentiation treatment"
Q&A 16:25 - 16:35
Proffered Paper 4: Giorgio Seano Institut Curie, Orsay, France
‘Glioblastoma vessel co-option and resistance to chemoradiation’
Q&A 16:45 - 16:50
DISCUSSION FORUM
Nature vs Nurture: how does phenotypic plasticity relate to mutational driven somatic evolution in cancer?
Chair: Ilaria Malanchi
Speakers: Tuomas Tammela, Richard White, Direna Alonso-Curbelo and Maria Alcolea
END OF DAY TWO SUMMARY
Key dates
Abstract submission deadline:
20 February 2023
Registration and Payment deadline:
27 March 2023
