Siteman Cancer Center Seminar Series

Join us on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 3:30 – 5:30pm!

This monthly seminar series features research talks (3:30-4:30pm), followed by networking receptions (4:30-5:30pm). Designed to draw trainees and faculty from all SCC programs and disciplines, the Siteman Seminar Series acts as a catalyst to increase interactions across the cancer center. Registration is not required to attend.

2026 Seminars

January 14: Imaging tumour metabolic subtypes and their responses to treatment - Kevin Brindle, BA, D. Phil., University of Cambridge

Hosting Program: Oncologic Imaging Program (OIP)

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February 11: Targeting Lipid Metabolism in Pancreatic Cancer - Costas Lyssiotis, PhD, University of Michigan School of Medicine

EPNEC, Seminar Room B & EPNEC Mezzanine

Hosting Program: Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)

March 11: Exploring tumor immune interactions in genetically engineered mouse models - Tyler Jacks, PhD, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT

FLTC, Connor Auditorium & FLTC Hearth

Hosting Program: Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program (MCBP) and Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)

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April 8: Laura M. Calvi, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center

EPNEC, Seminar Room B & EPNEC Mezzanine

Talk title to be announced

Hosting Program: Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program (MCBP)

May 13: Julie R. Palmer, ScD, Boston University School of Public Health

EPNEC, Seminar Room B & EPNEC Mezzanine

Talk title to be announced

Hosting Program: Prevention and Control Program (PCP)

 

2025 Seminars

January 8: Aging, Somatic Evolution, and Cancer – Inextricably Linked - James DeGregori, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Hosting Program: Hematopoietic Development and Malignancy Program (HDMP)

February 12: NETworking in Cancer: Bidirectional Interplay Between Neutrophils and Tumors Drive Metastasis - Mikala Egeblad, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Hosting Program: Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program (MCBP)

March 12: Synthetic Cytokines as Cancer Therapy - Stephanie K. Dougan, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School

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Hosting Program: Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)

April 9: Unleashing cGAS-STING Signaling to Promote Cancer Immunogenicity - David A. Barbie, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School

Hosting Programs:

Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program (MCBP)

Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program (STTP)

Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)

May 14: How metabolism influences cancer progression - Matt Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT

Hosting Programs: Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program (MCBP)

September 10: Stress From Within and from Outside: Decoding and Targeting Microenvironmental Challenges in Malignancy - Costas Koumenis, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

Hosting Program: Oncologic Imaging Program (OIP)

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October 8: Molecular Pathogenesis and Classification of Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Jeffery M. Klco, MD, PhD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Hosting Program: Hematopoietic Development and Malignancy Program (HDMP)

November 12: Targeting the Cycle in Cancer Therapy - Erik Knudsen, PhD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hosting Program: Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

December 10: Understanding Cellular Hierarchies in the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment - Mara Sherman, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hosting Programs: Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program (MCBP)

2024 Seminars

January 9: Drivers and Targets - Transcriptional Dysregulation in AML - Kathrin M. Bernt, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Hosting Program: Hematopoietic Development and Malignancy Program (HDMP)

February 14: ER-Coregulators in Endocrine Resistance and Metastasis – Mechanistic and Therapeutic Insights - Rachel Schiff, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center

Hosting Program: Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

March 13: Targeting Myeloid Suppressive Pathways to Improve Therapeutic Responses - Brian Ruffell, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center

Hosting Program: Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)

May 8: Moving from Framework to Action in Quality Cancer Survivorship Care: Where are we now? - Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School

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Hosting Program: Prevention and Control Program (PCP)

September 11: Stress, Aging, Disparities and Cancer: A Multi-Level Approach - Electra D. Paskett, PhD, Ohio State University

Hosting Program:  Prevention and Control Program (PCP)

October 9: Cross Species Functionalization of the Cancer Genome - Giannicola Genovese, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Research Center

Hosting Program: Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)

November 13: Nanobodies to Manipulate Immunity - Hidde Ploegh, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Hosting Program: Oncologic Imaging Program (OIP)

2023 Seminars

September 13: PET Imaging of Steroid Receptors in Cancer: It Started at WashU Medical School - John Katzenellenbogen, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Hosting Program: Oncologic Imaging Program (OIP)

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November 8: Understanding How Tumor Microenvironments Are “Wired” and Implications for Immunotherapy - David DeNardo, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Hosting Program: Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)

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