Tumor Metabolism: New Frontiers in Diet, Microbiome and Beyond (E1)
June 8-11, 2026  | INEC Killarney Convention Centre, Killarney, KY, Ireland
Karen H. Vousden, Cynthia L. Sears and Eileen P. White
Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 5, 2026 | Abstract Deadline: May. 19, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Apr. 10, 2026
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of August 23, 2025 4 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Monday, June 8, 2026
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
7:30–8:00 AM Poster Setup
7:45–5:00 PM Poster Viewing
8:00–9:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Address
  Heather Christofk, University of California, Los Angeles
Metabolic Transitions in Cancer
 
9:00–11:15 AM Systemic Metabolism and Cancer
  Craig B. Thompson, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Talk Title to be Announced
 
  Matthew G Vander Heiden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Interplay Between Tumor and Systemic Metabolism
 
  Peter James Mullen, University of Southern California
Whole Body Metabolism and Cancer Progression
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:15–12:15 PM Lunch
12:00–2:30 PM Poster Session 1
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Microbiota, Metabolism and Cancer
  Cynthia L. Sears, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Microbiota and Colon Cancer
 
  Saman Maleki, Western University
Cancer, Immunology and the Microbiome
 
  Bertrand Routy, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Gut Microbiome and the Efficacy of Cancer Immunotherapy
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Metabolic Disease, Aging and Cancer
  Ayelet Erez, Weizmann Institute of Science
Urea Cycle Disorders and Cancer
 
  Marcia C. Haigis, Harvard Medical School
Metabolite Crosstalk in Cancer and Aging
 
  Ralph J. DeBerardinis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Metabolic Disease and Cancer
 
  Karen H. Vousden, Francis Crick Institute
Metabolic Control of Cancer Progression
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Antioxidants and Cancer
  Scott J. Dixon, Stanford University
Iron, ROS and Cell Death
 
  Richard L. Possemato, New York University School of Medicine
Iron Metabolism and Cancer
 
  Navdeep S Chandel, Northwestern University
Mitochondrial Metabolism, ROS and Cancer
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Poster Session 2
Thursday, June 11, 2026
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Cachexia, Obesity and Cancer
  Eileen P. White, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Autophagy, Cachexia and Cancer
 
  Lydia Lynch, Princeton University
Metabolism, Fat and Cancer
 
  Marcus D. Goncalves, NYU Langone
Tumor-Body Interactions and Weight Loss
 
  Rachel J. Perry, Yale University
Obesity, Exercise and Cancer
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM Cancer, Diet and Therapy
  Thales Papagiannakopoulos, NYU School of Medicine
Control of Nutrients for Cancer Therapy
 
  Mariia Yuneva, Calico Life Sciences and Francis Crick Institute
Metabolic Regulation of Aging and Metastasis
 
  Oliver Maddocks, University of Glasgow, Faeth Therapeutics
Precision Nutrition for Cancer Therapy
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
Friday, June 12, 2026
12:00–11:59 PM Departure