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Scientific Symposium: Novel Approaches to Treat Lung Cancer

November 10, 2021 @ 1:00 pm 4:00 pm EST

This virtual scientific symposium will provide a forum for patients with lung cancer, along with caregivers, physicians, researchers and healthcare providers from across the country to connect with top lung cancer researchers to discuss the latest in lung cancer research. The symposium will be moderated by Katerina Politi, PhD from Yale School of Medicine, and will include an update on the state of lung cancer research, a round table discussion, and breakout sessions.

Schedule (all times EST)
1-1:10 PM Welcome
1:10-1:35 PM State of Lung Cancer Research address
1:35-3 PM Round table discussion: Novel Approaches to Treat Lung Cancer
3-3:50 PM Breakout groups for discussion
• EGFR/EGFR Exon 20/HER2
• KRAS
• Other Targetable Alterations: ALK/ROS1/RET/MET/BRAF
• Immunotherapy/CAR T
• Small cell carcinoma
3:50-4 PMClosing remarks

Special thanks to our event sponsor:


Speakers
Program Chair and Moderator

Katerina Politi, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Internal Medicine
Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling Networks
Scientific Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers
Yale School of Medicine

Chair, LCRF Scientific Advisory Board
Member, LCRF Board of Directors

State of Lung Cancer Research Address Speaker

Antoinette J. Wozniak, MD, FACP, FASCO
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Director of the Lung Cancer Disease Unit
Hillman Cancer Center
University of Pittsburgh

Member, LCRF Scientific Advisory Board

Round Table Discussion Panelists

Alice Berger, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

2019 LCRF Pilot Grant Program Awardee

Jalal Ahmed

Jalal Ahmed, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2018 LCRF Scientific Grant Program Awardee

Arnaud A. Augert, Ph.D
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

2014 UALC Grant Program Awardee

Diane Tseng, MD, PhD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

2018 LCRF Scientific Grant Program Awardee

Chiara Ambrogio

Chiara Ambrogio, PhD
University of Torino

2018 LCRF Scientific Grant Program Awardee