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Sarah-Jane Dawson, PhD

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Denes Hnisz, PhD

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany

Florian Markowetz, PhD

University of Cambridge

Kamila Naxerova, PhD

Harvard Medical School

Ryan Notti, MD, PhD

The Rockefeller
University

Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Margaret A. Shipp, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Jun Wang, PhD

Department of Pathology and the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU

E. John Wherry, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Catherine J. Wu, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Session 1

9:00 - 10:15 AM

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9:00 AM: Circulating Tumour DNA to Serially Assess Genomic and Transcriptional Evolution in Cancer
Presented by:
Sarah-Jane Dawson, PhD, Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

9:25 AM: The Structural Biology of T-cell Receptor Activation
Presented by:
Ryan Notti, MD, PhD, Instructor in Clinical Investigation, The Rockefeller University

9:50 AM: Grand Challenges in Chromosomal Instability
Presented by:
Florian Markowetz, PhD, Professor of Computational Oncology, University of Cambridge

Session 2

11:15 - 12:30 PM

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11:15 AM: The Interplay Between Genetics and Tumor Microenvironment in Hodgkin Lymphoma
Presented by:
Margaret A. Shipp, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

11:40 AM: Transcriptional Condensates in Health and Disease
Presented by:
Denes Hnisz, PhD, Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany

12:05 PM: A New Method for Driver-agnostic Detection of Clonal Expansions in Normal Tissues
Presented by:
Kamila Naxerova, PhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Session 3

2:30 - 3:20 PM

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2:15 PM: T-cell Exhaustion, Immunopharmacology, and Immunotherapy
Presented by:
John Wherry, PhD, Chair, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics Richard and Barbara Schiffrin President's Distinguished Professor Director, Institute for Immunology & Immune Health (I3H) Director, Colton Center for Autoimmunity, University of Pennsylvania

2:55 PM: The Obesity-Cancer Connection in Immunotherapy
Presented by:
Jeff Rathmell, PhD, Director, Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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117 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036

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Sarah-Jane Dawson, PhD

Denes Hnisz, PhD

Florian Markowetz, PhD

Kamila Naxerova, PhD

Ryan Notti, MD, PhD

Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD

Margaret A. Shipp, MD

Jun Wang, PhD

E. John Wherry, PhD

Catherine J. Wu, MD

Breakfast

Welcome & MFCR Overview

Session 1

MFCR Spotlight - Workshops

Break

Session 2

Lunch

Keynote Lecture

Session 3

Break

Session 4

Closing Remarks

Reception

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION
Convene
117 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036

Courtesy Room Blocks

Other Nearby Accommodations

Sarah-Jane Dawson, PhD

Denes Hnisz, PhD

Florian Markowetz, PhD

Kamila Naxerova, PhD

Ryan Notti, MD, PhD

Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD

Margaret A. Shipp, MD

Jun Wang, PhD

E. John Wherry, PhD

Catherine J. Wu, MD

Breakfast

Welcome & MFCR Overview

Session 1

MFCR Spotlight - Workshops

Break

Session 2

Lunch

Keynote Lecture

Session 3

Break

Session 4

Closing Remarks

Reception

SYMPOSIUM LOCATIONConvene117 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036

Courtesy Room Blocks

Other Nearby Accommodations

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION
Convene
117 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036