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Welcome to Day 1

Scientific Programme Committee

Session 1

Chair: Sara Zanivan

Janine Erler University of Copenhagen, Denmark

“Organ scaffold regulation of metastasis”

Q&A: 13:25 - 13:45

Sponsor Introductions

Thomas Cox Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia

“Deconstructing Solid Tumour Heterogeneity: The Stromal Matrix Perspective"

Q&A: 14:10 - 14:30

5-minute break

Industry Symposium

LUNAPHORE

Dr. Pamela Pulimeno, Alix Faillétaz and Jonathan Mignot

"Spatial biology made easy: multiplex sequential immunofluorescence in a few steps"

Q&A: 14:55 - 15:05

Break

Coffee & stretching

Session 2

Chair: Jacky Goetz

Sara Zanivan Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, UK

"CAF metabolism shapes the tumour microenvironment: roles in collagen production"

Q&A: 15:40 - 16:00

5-minute break

Fabricio Loayza-Puch German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany

Proffered Paper 1: "Dual ribosome profiling uncovers metabolic limitations in distinct cellular populations of the tumor microenvironment (TME)"

Q&A: 16:15 - 16:25

Julie di Martino Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA

Proffered Paper 2: "A tumor-derived type III collagen-rich ECM niche regulates tumor cell dormancy through a DDR1 STAT1 pathway"

Q&A: 16:35 - 16:45

10-minute break

Valerie Weaver UCSF, USA

"Mechanosensitive hormone signaling promotes mammary progenitor expansion, cancer risk and malignant progression"

Q&A: 17:15 - 17:35

Poster Spotlights

4 top abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks by Teresa Glauner (Beatson Institute for Cancer Research), Oshrat Levi Galibov (Weizmann Institute), Ozgur Sahin (University of South Carolina) and Neta Solomon (Tel Aviv University).

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.

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Virtual Poster Discussion Session

Welcome to Day 2

Scientific Programme Committee

Session 3

Chair: Neta Erez

Ruth Scherz-Shouval Weizmann Institute, Israel

“The role of stromal stress responses in modulation of the structural tumor microenvironment”

Q&A: 14:25 - 14:45

Sponsor Introductions

Christopher Hanley University of Southampton, UK

Proffered Paper 3: "Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies fibroblast subpopulations with tumour-promoting and suppressive properties in lung adenocarcinoma"

Q&A: 15:00 - 15:10

Giorgio Seano Institut Curie, France

Proffered Paper 4: "Vessel co-option, resistance to therapy and plasticity in glioblastoma"

Q&A: 15:20 - 15:30

5-minute break

Industry Symposium

PARTHENON THERAPEUTICS

Thomas Schürpf

"Breaking down barriers in the tumor microenvironment with a first-in-class anti-DDR1 therapeutic antibody targeting immune-excluded tumors."

Q&A: 16:00 - 16:05

Break

Coffee & stretching

Session 4

Chair: Janine Erler

Jacky Goetz INSERM, France

"Intravascular forces shape tumor metastasis"

Q&A: 16:40 - 17:00

10-minute break

Neta Erez Tel Aviv University, Israel.

"Inflammatory crosstalk between stromal and immune cells shapes the metastatic microenvironment”

Q&A: 17:30 - 17:50

5-minute break

Meet the Expert Talk

Neta Erez Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Following on from her scientific talk, Neta Erez will host an informal session where she will share her own personal and professional experiences of her path to scientific leadership.

Q&A: 18:40 - 18:55

END OF DAY 2 SUMMARY