Cancer Neuroscience: Neural Mechanisms as Therapeutic Targets in Cancer (N5)
January 1-4, 2027
| Location to be Determined
Erica K Sloan, Jeremy Borniger and Shawn Hervey-Jumper
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Asya Rolls †, Tel Aviv University
Immunoception: Neural Representation of Immunity in Cancer and Disease |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Lessons from Normal Neurophysiology |
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Amber L. Alhadeff †, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Vagal Circuits of Motivated Behavior |
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Yuki Oka †, California Institute of Technology
Neural Mechanisms of Internal Balance |
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Erik Herzog †, Washington University in St. Louis
Neural basis of Circadian Rhythms |
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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 |
Meet the Editors |
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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: Emerging Technologies and Model Systems |
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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 |
Cancer Metastasis Modulates the CNS |
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Adrienne Boire †, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer Metastasis to the CNS |
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Delphine Merino †, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
Tumor Cell Heterogeneity and Brain Metastasis |
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Julio Aguirre-Ghiso †, Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center
Neurons, Dormancy and Brain Metastasis |
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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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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Neural-Cancer Interactions in the Body |
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Leanne Li †, Francis Crick Institute
Intrinsic Electrical Activity Drives Small Cell Lung Cancer |
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Sohail F. Tavazoie †, Rockefeller University
Sensory Neurons Regulate Metastasis |
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Erica K Sloan, Monash University
Neural Interactions in Metastatic Organs |
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Ece Eksi †, Oregon Health & Science University
Cancer Innervation Defines Response to Androgens |
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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 |
Cancer Neuroendocrinology |
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Amy Moran †, Oregon Health & Science University
Endocrine Signaling Shapes Cancer Immunity |
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Jeremy Borniger, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Neural Circuits Drive Breast Cancer |
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Yuan Pan †, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Neuronal Activity and Pain 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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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
CNS Malignancies Modulate Neural Circuits |
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Shawn Hervey-Jumper, University of California, San Francisco
Brain Tumors Modulate Cognition Circuits |
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Benjamin Deneen †, Baylor College of Medicine
Neuronal Activity Drives Glioma Infiltration |
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David H. Gutmann †, Washington University School of Medicine
Brain Development Impacts Glioma Progression |
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Matthia Karreman †, DKFZ German Cancer Research Center
Cancer Intrinsic Neural Mechanisms |
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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 PM |
Panel Discussion: Challenges Facing Clinical Translation of Cancer Neuroscience |
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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: The Future of Cancer Neuroscience |
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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 |
Translation: New Paradigms for Cancer Treatment |
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Elise Jenkins †, Coherence Bio
Electroceutical Devices to Target Cancer in the Brain and Body |
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Jorg Dietrich †, Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer, Neurotoxicity and Brain Repair |
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Timothy C. Wang †, Columbia University
Chemotherapy and Cancer-Neural Interactions in Pancreatic Cancer |
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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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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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