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Program: Wednesday, October 21

Please note that this meeting will take place as an in-person event in Atlanta and will not live-stream content for virtual participation. The meeting content will be recorded and made available as an on-demand program after the conference. Please see the registration page for details.

All presentations are scheduled to be live, in-person presentations at the date and time specified below unless noted otherwise. Program in progress.

*-Short talk from proffered abstract

Special Program for High School Students
Sunday, Oct. 18 Monday, Oct. 19 Tuesday, Oct. 20

Wednesday, October 21

Wednesday, October 21

BREAKFAST/Networking roundtables

8-9 a.m. | Galleria Exhibit Hall 1

Plenary Session 5: The Sociomicrobiome: Microbial Pathways Linking Social Drivers to Infection-Associated Cancer Disparities

9-10:30 a.m. | Grand Ballroom East

Session Chair: Katherine Y. Tossas, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia

  • 9:05 a.m. | Genomic diversity, sociomicrobiome determinants, and immunomodulatory role of Fannyhessea in HPV, dysplasia, and cervical cancer among Arizona cohorts
    Nicole Jimenez, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
  • 9:25 a.m. | Decoding the role of lifestyle and behavioral factors on the microbiome–metabolome axis in cervical cancer risk
    Natalie M. Meléndez-Vázquez, University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 9:45 a.m. | Engineering native bacteria to probe microbial links between environment, inflammation, and cancer risk
    Amir Zarrinpar, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
  • 10:05 a.m. | Panel Discussion and Q&A

break

10:30- 10:45 a.m. | Grand Ballroom Foyer

Plenary Session 6:  From Observation to Action: Innovative Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Early‑Onset Cancer Disparities

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Grand Ballroom East

Session Chair: LeeAnn O. Bailey, National Cancer Inst – Shady Grove Campus, Rockville, Maryland and Cassandra Fritz, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

  • 10:50 a.m. | Understanding the rise in early-onset breast cancer: Epidemiologic clues and opportunities for prevention
    Rebecca Kehm, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York
  • 11:05 a.m. | Cassandra Fritz, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 11:20 a.m. | Early-onset colorectal cancer: Translating observation into action
    Cathy Eng, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  • 11:35 a.m. | Tamika Felder, Cervivor, Inc., Upper Marlboro, Maryland
  • 11:42 a.m. | Lisa Simms Booth, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Washington, DC
  • 11:49 a.m. | Panel Discussion and Q&A

Closing Remarks

12:15-12:30 p.m. | Grand Ballroom East

  • Iona C. Cheng, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
  • Melissa B. Davis, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Carmen E. Guerra, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Kimberly Richardson, Black Cancer Collaborative, Chicago, Illinois
  • Enrique I. Velazquez Villarreal, City of Hope, Duarte, California