Exploring major topics in cancer research

We're highlighting the current leaders in their field of study.

Established scientists. Known for significant contributions to cancer research, either through a single scientific discovery or body of work. With lasting impact on the field, they have demonstrated a lifetime of commitment to progress against cancer.

Rising stars. These investigators are emerging leaders, asking important, significant and often non-obvious questions. They bring fresh ideas, initiative, curiosity, flexibility and a demonstrated promise for bold new areas of cancer research.
2023 Seminar Schedule
Past Seminars
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Cancer Signaling
Drs. J. Silvio Gutkind and Matt Hangauer
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Tumor Heterogeneity
Drs. Kornelia Polyak and Diwakar Ram Pattabiraman
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Autophagy and Cancer
Drs. Jayanta (Jay) Debnath and Christina (Christie) Towers
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Translational Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery
Drs. Charles L. Sawyers and Eytan Ruppin
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Pancreatic Cancer
Drs. Diane Simeone and Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta
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Tumor Dormancy
Drs. Julio A. Aguirre-Ghiso and Cyrus Ghajar
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The Hippo Pathway in Cancer
Dr. Kun-Liang Guan
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Cancer Metabolism
Dr. M. Celeste Simon
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Cancer Drivers
Dr. Richard White
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The Tumor Microbiome
Drs. Thomas Gajewski and Ravid Straussman
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Microenvironment in Treatment Resistance
Drs. Marina Pasca di Magliano and Madeleine Oudin
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Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis
Drs. Ashani Weeraratna and Shreya Raghavan
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Cancer Modeling
Drs. Alana Welm and Alice Soragni
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Cancer Genomics
Drs. Charles Swanton and Michael Hoffman
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Tumor Senescence
Drs. Judith Campisi and Katherine M. Aird
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Pancreatic Cancer
Drs. Rosalie Sears and Elda Grabocka
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Structural Biology of Cancer
Drs. Loren Walensky and Aashish Manglik
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Cancer Immunotherapy
Drs. Jeffrey C. Rathmell and Greg M. Delgoffe
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Precision Oncology
Drs. Eytan Ruppin and Nikhil Wagle
Recordings
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Diane Simeone, M.D. and Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, Ph.D. - May 23, 2022
Charles L. Sawyers, M.D. and Eytan Ruppin, M.D., Ph.D.. - April 25, 2022
Jayanta (Jay) Debnath, Ph.D. and Christina (Christie) Towers, Ph.D. - March 7, 2022
J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D. and Matt Hangauer, Ph.D. - January 31, 2022
Eytan Ruppin, M.D., Ph.D. and Nikhil Wagle, M.D. - December 6, 2021
Loren Walensky, M.D., Ph.D. and Aashish Manglik, M.D., Ph.D. - October 18, 2021
Rosalie Sears, Ph.D. and Elda Grabocka, Ph.D. - September 20, 2021
Judith Campisi, Ph.D. and Katherine Aird, Ph.D. - July 12, 2021
Charles Swanton, M.D. Ph.D., FRCP, FMedSci, FAACR, FRS and Michael Hoffman, Ph.D. - June 14, 2021
Alana Welm, Ph.D. and Alice Soragni, Ph.D. - May 10, 2021
Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D. and Shreya Raghavan, Ph.D. - April 5, 2021
Marina Pasca di Magliano, Ph.D. and Madeleine Oudin, Ph.D. - March 8, 2021
Thomas Gajewski, M.D., Ph.D. and Ravid Straussman, M.D., Ph.D. - February 8, 2021
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