Hormonal Influences on Immunity and Cancer Across the Lifespan (F2)
October 5-8, 2026
| Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Suzanne D. Conzen, Amy Moran and James DeGregori
Scholarship Deadline: Jun. 10, 2026 | Abstract Deadline: Sep. 15, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Aug. 6, 2026
| 4:00–4:10 PM |
Welcome Remarks |
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| 4:10–5:00 PM |
Keynote Address |
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Alberto Mantovani, Humanitas University
Intersection of Inflammation and Cancer |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Hormones, Age, Immunity and Cancer Risk |
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Quinn Ostrom, Duke University
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Duygu Ucar, The Jackson Laboratory
Sexual-Dimorphism in Human Immune System Aging |
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Christy Hagan, University of Kansas Medical Center
Hormone–Immune Crosstalk: How Progesterone Enables Immune Escape in Breast Cancer |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Sex Differences in Cancer Immunity and Outcomes |
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Joseph Unger, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Cancer Treatment Outcomes and Sex Differences: Evaluations Using Clinical Trial Databases |
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Amy Moran, Oregon Health & Science University
Hormone Receptor Action as Immune Modifiers Affecting IO Outcome |
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Fabio Conforti, European Institute of Oncology
Sex Differences in the Efficacy of Immunotherapy for Various Cancers, with Immunotherapy being Less Effective in Women than in Men |
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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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| 11:00–12:00 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence |
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* Kendall W. Nettles, The Scripps Research Institute
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| 12:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 12:00–5:00 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: Neuroendocrine Immune Regulation of Cancer - the Host, the Cancer Cell and the Microenvironment |
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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 |
Physiological and Social Stressors: Puberty, Pregnancy, & Menopause |
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Pepper Jo Schedin, Oregon Health & Science University
Discovery of Mechanisms by Which Hormonal Changes of the Lifespan Affect Cancer Risk |
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Suzanne D. Conzen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Pubertal Social Stressors and the Role of Glucocorticoid Receptor in Mammary Gland Development and Cancer Risk |
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Elizabeth A. Bonney, University of Vermont
Pregnancy’s Influence on T Cell Regulation |
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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, October 7, 2026
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
The Aging Host and the Role of the Microenvironment |
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Emi K. Nishimura, University of Tokyo
Melanocyte Stem Cells (McSCs) and their Niche Coordinately Determine Individual Stem Cell Fate through Depending on Exposome |
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Joao Passos, Mayo Clinic
How Mitochondria Fuel Inflammation: Implications for Healthy Aging |
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Curtis J. Henry, University of Colorado Cancer Center
The Epigenetic Landscape of Breast Cancer, Metabolism, and Obesity |
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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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| 11:00–12:00 AM |
Panel Discussion 2: Aging of the Tumor Microenvironment - Who are the Main Players? |
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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: Successful Interdisciplinary Science and Learning to Speak another Language |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Metabolic and Hormonal Changes during Aging as a Driver of Tumorigenesis |
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Ana P. Gomes, Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Understanding Cancer through the Lens of Old Age |
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Nima Sharifi, University of Miami
Steroid Metabolism in Physiology and Cancer |
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Michael Hwang, Genentech
Nuclear Hormone Receptor Signaling and Anti-Tumor Immunity |
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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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Thursday, October 8, 2026
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Immune Senescence and Healthspan |
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James DeGregori, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cancer Prevention |
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Yash Chhabra, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Beyond the Surface: Decoding Age and Sex Disparity in Melanoma Progression and Therapy Response |
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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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| 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: Epigenetics and Cancer Over the Lifespan - Tumor and the Microenvironment |
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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 |
The Aging Immune System and the Onset of Disease |
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Kendall W. Nettles, The Scripps Research Institute
Using Machine Learning to Model Nuclear Receptor Biology in T Cells and Tissues |
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Ben A Youngblood, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Translating Epigenetic Mechanisms of T Cell Exhaustion into Durable Tumor Immunity |
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Alison Ringel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Age-Related effects on Anti-Tumor Immunity |
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Elise Alspach, Saint Louis University
Sex Differences in Immunoediting |
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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 |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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