Lectures and seminars Welcome to MTC Experimental Tumor Biology Symposium
Welcome to a morning devoted to pioneering research in tumor biology. This symposium will feature the outstanding work of distinguished international junior researchers who are advancing the boundaries of tumor biology and immunology.
Agenda
8:55 – 9:00: Welcome by Susanne Nylén (Head of Department, MTC, KI)
9:00 – 9:30: Mirco Friedrich (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany): "Engineering immune systems resilient to cancer and ageing”
9:30 – 10:00: David Kung-Chun Chiu (Stanford University): "Engineering Autochthonous Tumor Models to Decode the Mechanistic Architecture of Cancer Immune Evasion"
10:00 – 10:30: Riccardo Mezzadra (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY): "How T Cells See Tumors: From Genetic Screens to in Vivo Immunology"
10:30 – 10:50: Break
10:50 – 11:20: Gokhan Unlu (Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Rockefeller University): "Tumor Genotype Dictates Mitochondrial and Immune Vulnerabilities in Liver Cancer"
11:20 – 11:50: Veronica Rendo (Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University): "Decoding the transcriptional and evolutionary maps of high-grade glioma to overcome treatment resistance"
11:50 – 11:55: Closing by Susanne Nylén