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
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
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
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
Nandita Bose, HiberCell
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Stressors Associated with an Adaptive Stress Response in Cancer
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Workshop 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Microenvironmental Regulation of Metastasis
5:00–7:00 PM
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
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Monday, January 20, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Defining and Shaping the Metastatic Microenvironment (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
Michael Angelo, Stanford University
Talk Title to be Announced
Peter C. Scacheri, Amgen Research
Dynamic Changes in Chromatin Accessibility During Osteosarcoma Lung Metastasis Expose Vulnerabilities
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
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
The Brain-Body Axis in Metastasis (Joint)
5:00–7:00 PM
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
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Cancer Cell Plasticity and Evolution During Metastasis
8:00–11:00 AM
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
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Workshop 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Engineering and Targeting of Host Mechanisms of Metastasis
5:00–6:45 PM
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
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
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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