Tumor Metabolism: Environmental Influences and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities

Mar 16–19, 2025 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Shannon Mumenthaler, Kathryn E. Wellen and Arkaitz Carracedo

  In Person
  On Demand

Mar 16–19, 2025 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Shannon Mumenthaler, Kathryn E. Wellen and Arkaitz Carracedo

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 British/Columbia Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 British/Columbia Foyer
Monday, March 17, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
 British Ballroom
Welcome and Keynote Session
8:30–9:30 AM
 Columbia Ballroom
Joshua D. Rabinowitz, Princeton University
Metabolic Flux Analysis in Cancer
Tomi Akinyemiju, Duke University
Health Disparities/Equity in Research or the Clinic as it Applies to Tumor Metabolism
Therapeutic Targeting of Metabolism
9:30–11:30 AM
 Columbia Ballroom
Issam Ben-Sahra, Northwestern University
Regulation of Nucleotide Metabolism in Cancer Cells
Marianne Koritzinsky, University of Toronto
Cellular Metabolism and Radiotherapy
Jonathan D. Powell, Calico Life Sciences
Glutamine Antagonism and Immunotherapy
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
 British/Columbia Foyer
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 British Ballroom
On Own for Lunch
11:30–1:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 British Ballroom
Symposia Spotlight 1: New Strategies for Therapeutic Targeting of Metabolism
1:30–3:15 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Health Equity Panel Discussion 1: Diversity and Equity in Research and Clinical Approaches
3:30–4:30 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 British/Columbia Foyer
Signaling, Epigenetics and Tumor Metabolism
5:00–7:00 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Arkaitz Carracedo, Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences
Cancer Metabolism and Cell Signaling
Brendan D. Manning, Harvard School of Public Health
mTOR Signaling and Metabolic Control in the Tumor Microenvironment
Sara Sdelci, Centre for Genomic Regulation
Epigenetic Face of Cancer Metabolism
Kathryn E. Wellen, University of Pennsylvania
Acetyl-CoA at the Crossroads of Metabolism and Gene Expression
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 British Ballroom
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 British Ballroom
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
 British Ballroom
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
 British Ballroom
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
 British Ballroom
Metabolic Crosstalk Between Tumor Cells and their Microenvironment
8:30–11:30 AM
 Columbia Ballroom
Shannon Mumenthaler, University of Southern California
Biomimetic Models to Study Tumor Metabolism in Context
M. Celeste Simon, University of Pennsylvania
Effects of Hypoxia on Cancer Metabolism
Sara Zanivan, CRUK Scotland Institute
CAF Metabolism and the Immune Tumor Microenvironment
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 British/Columbia Foyer
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
 British Ballroom
Posters
12:00–2:30 PM
 British Ballroom
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 British/Columbia Foyer
Immune Microenvironment and Metabolism
5:00–7:00 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Costas A. Lyssiotis, University of Michigan
Metabolic Networks in the Immune Microenvironment
Stacey D. Finley, University of Southern California
Systems Biology Modeling of Metabolic Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment
Lydia Lynch, Princeton University
Immunometabolism in Obesity and Cancer
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
 British Ballroom
Systemic Influences on Tumor Metabolism
8:30–11:30 AM
 Columbia Ballroom
Matthew G. Vander Heiden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Diet and Tumor Metabolism
Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB-KU Leuven
Metabolic Vulnerabilities of Metastatic Cancer Cells
Marcus D. Goncalves, NYU Langone
Cancer Cachexia
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 British/Columbia Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:30–1:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Understanding how Environment (Local and Systemic) Impacts Tumorigenesis
1:30–3:15 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Panel Discussion 2: Innovative Clinical Trial Strategies
3:30–4:30 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 British/Columbia Foyer
Challenges in Targeting Cancer Metabolism: Lessons Learned
5:00–6:45 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Chi Van Dang, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
MYC and The Complexity of Targeting Cell Metabolism
Andrew M. Intlekofer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Acquired resistance to IDH inhibition
Ayelet Erez, Weizmann Institute of Science
Nucleotide Imbalance and Immunotherapy
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Columbia Ballroom
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 British Ballroom
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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