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

January 18-21, 2025 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Brian M. Davis, Michelle Monje and Ihsan Ekin Demir

  In Person
  On Demand

January 18-21, 2025 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Brian M. Davis, Michelle Monje and Ihsan Ekin Demir

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
 Alhambra
Michelle Monje, Stanford University
Neuronal Activity Drives Glioma Growth and Initiation through both Paracrine and Synaptic Signaling
Neuron-Cancer Chemical and Paracrine Signaling
9:00–11:15 AM
 Alhambra
Shawn Hervey-Jumper, University of California, San Francisco
Glioblastoma Remodels Functional Neural Circuits
Ihsan Ekin Demir, Technische Universität München
Neuronal Glutamate Signaling and Progression of Pancreatic Cancer
David H. Gutmann, Washington University School of Medicine
Neuronal Hyperexcitability Drives Central and Peripheral Nervous System Tumor Progression in Models of Neurofibromatosis-1
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Riverview Lounge
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
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
 Alhambra
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Neuronal Influence on Cancer Initiation and Growth
5:00–7:00 PM
 Alhambra
Jeremy Borniger, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A Central Mechanism Driving Aberrant HPA-Axis Function in Breast Cancer
Karen Dixon, University of Basel
Talk Title to be Announced
Moran Amit, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer Associated Neurogenesis and its Impact on Response to Therapy
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
Speaker 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
11:00–10:00 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
Nervous System Effects on the Immune System and Immuno-Oncology
8:00–11:00 AM
 Alhambra
Sébastien Talbot, Queen’s University
Tumor-Infiltrating B Cells tune Nociceptor Neurons Immunomodulation
Lauren Abrey,  InCephalo Therapeutics
Talk Title to be Announced
Nicole Scheff, University of Pittsburgh
Sympathetic and Sensory Nerve Coupling Modulates Cancer Immunosurveillance and Growth
Elizabeth A. Repasky, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Beta Adrenergic Receptors as a Targetable Checkpoint for Reducing Immune Suppression in the Tumor Microenvironment
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
 Alhambra
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Nervous System Effects on Cancer Invasion and Metastasis
5:00–6:45 PM
 Alhambra
Frank Winkler, University Hospital Heidelberg
Neuronal Influence on Glioma Invasion and Brain Metastasis
Richard J. Wong, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mechanisms of Perineural Invasion
Nisha J. D'Silva, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Neural Phenotypes in Cancer Progression
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Alhambra
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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