Joint with: Neural Influence on Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Immunology
Tumor Microenvironment: Metastasis and the Host

January 18-21, 2025 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Mikala Egeblad, Julio Aguirre-Ghiso and Manuel Valiente

  In Person
  On Demand

January 18-21, 2025 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Mikala Egeblad, Julio Aguirre-Ghiso and Manuel Valiente

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Eduard Batlle, Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Immune Regulation of Metastatic Relapse from Persister Cells
The Disseminated Cell in the Metastatic Niche
9:00–11:15 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center
Plasticity of Cancer Cells and Dormancy Programs
Leah Cook, NCI, National Institutes of Health
Anti-Metastatic Bone Niches in Prostate Cancer
Eric S. Lightcap, HiberCell
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Riverview Lounge
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Microenvironmental Regulation of Metastasis
5:00–7:00 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Daniela F. Quail, McGill University
Obesity as a Driver of Pro-Metastatic Niche Formation
Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA and Institute for Research in Biomedicine
The Role of Lipids in Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Clare Isacke, Institute of Cancer Research
Microenvironmental Changes Driving Breast Cancer Metastatic Relapse
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Monday, January 20, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Defining and Shaping the Metastatic Microenvironment (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Michael Angelo, Stanford University
Talk Title to be Announced
Devon A. Lawson †, University of California, Irvine
Talk Title to be Announced
David Lyden, Weill Cornell Medical College
Tumor Induced Liver Metabolic Dysfunction Drives Metastasis
Mikala Egeblad, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Immune Control and Escape at the Metastatic Site
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Riverview Lounge
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
The Brain-Body Axis in Metastasis (Joint)
5:00–7:00 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Humsa Venkatesh, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Neuronal-Activity Dependent Mechanisms of Small Cell Lung Cancer Progression
Manuel Valiente, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
Strategies to Challenge Brain Metastasis Lethality in Mice and Human/The Effects of Brain Metastasis on Neural Circuits
Erica Sloan, Monash University
Blocking Stress Signaling to Control Metastatic Breast Cancer
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Cancer Cell Plasticity and Evolution During Metastasis
8:00–11:00 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Samra Turajlic, Francis Crick Institute
Talk Title to be Announced
Jean-Christophe W. Marine, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Influence of the Niche on Cancer Cell Hierarchy
Anwesha Dey, Genentech, Inc.
Targeting the Hippo Pathway in Cancer, Fibrosis, wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine
Ashley M. Laughney, Weill Cornell Medicine
Tackling the Genotype-to-Phenotype Problem in Cancer Evolution
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Riverview Lounge
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Engineering and Targeting of Host Mechanisms of Metastasis
5:00–6:45 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Tel Aviv University
3D Bioprinted Cancer Models: From Basic Biology to Drug Development
Daniel A. Heller, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Nanotherapeutic Targeting of Metastatic Cancer to the Brain
Edgar G. Engleman, Stanford University School of Medicine
Harnessing Innate Immune Response to Reduce Metastatic Seeding
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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