Cancer Immunotherapy: Bridging Basic Research and Clinical Translation (A1)
January 24-27, 2027
| Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Ana Carrizosa Anderson, Drew M. Pardoll, Neta Erez and Ivan Diaz-Padilla
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Antoni Ribas, University of California, Los Angeles
How Tumors Enable Immunotherapy |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Reimagining Checkpoint Targeted Therapies |
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Ivan Diaz-Padilla, Ipsen, Oncology Global Research & Development
Lessons from Checkpoint Blockade Trials |
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Andrea Cercek, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Neoadjuvant Checkpoint Blockade in MMRd Cancer |
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Drew M. Pardoll, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Understanding Resistance to Checkpoint Inhibition based on Neoadjuvant Clinical Trials |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Panel Discussion: Circadian Control of Immunotherapy |
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Cancer-Neuroimmunology |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Biological Insights from Systems that Model Human Cancer |
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Daniela Thommen, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Rewiring T Cells in PD1 Resistant Tumors |
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Neta Erez, Weizmann Institute of Science
Stromal and Immune Plasticity Shape the Metastatic Niche |
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Raza Ali, University of Cambridge
Systems Cancer Pathology |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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Tuesday, January 26, 2027
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Harnessing Innate Cells for Cancer Therapy |
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Eric Vivier, Aix Marseille University and Innate Pharma
Harnessing NK Cells in Cancer Therapies |
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Lydia Lynch †, Princeton University
Targeting Innate T Cells in Cancer (MAIT , gdT, and iNKT) |
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Judith A. Varner, University of California, San Diego
Macrophage Directed Immunotherapies |
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Marco Colonna †, Washington University School of Medicine
Trem2 based Therapies in Cancer |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Mechanisms Shaping T Cell Differentiation in Cancer |
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Mary Philip, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Early CD8+ T Cell Fate Commitment in Cancer |
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Ana Carrizosa Anderson, Harvard Medical School
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Jean-Christophe Beltra, University of Basel
Cytokine-Directed Gene Programs Shaping CD8+ T Cell Differentiation in Cancer |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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Wednesday, January 27, 2027
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Applying Engineering and Materials Science to Cancer Immunotherapy |
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David J. Mooney, Harvard University
Engineering T Cell Cancer Therapies |
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Naimish Patel †, CRISPR Therapeutics
Therapeutic Applications of CRISPR |
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Peter Benedict Kirk †, Immunocore
Bi-Specific T Cell Engagers (BiTes) |
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Jamie Spangler, Johns Hopkins University
Engineering Proteins for Immunotherapy |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Pushing the Envelope in Cancer Vaccines: Generation and Application |
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Yardena Samuels, Weizmann Institute of Science
Novel Mechanisms Producing Targetable Tumor Antigens |
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Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer Vaccines for Immunoprevention |
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Özlem Türeci †, BioNTech
Next Generation Cancer Vaccines |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Thursday, January 28, 2027
