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Program: Saturday, September 20

Thursday, Sept. 18 Friday, Sept. 19 Sunday, Sept. 21

Saturday, September 20

Saturday, September 20

BREAKFAST/Networking roundtables

8-9 a.m.

Plenary Session 3: Bridging the Gap between Genomics and Social Determinants

9-10:30 a.m. | CME-eligible

Session Chair: To be announced

break

10:30-11 a.m.

Concurrent sessions 5 and 6 

11 a.m.-12 p.m. | CME-Eligible

Concurrent Session 5: The Science of Community Engagement: Fostering Resilience and Sustaining Impact (Companion Session to Plenary 1)

Session Chair:  Laura Crandon, TOUCH4LIFE, INC., Clarksville, Maryland Additional Session Chair to be announced

Concurrent Session 6: Innovative Approaches for Continued Progress in Low-Resource Settings

Session Chair: Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Ctr., Chicago, Illinois

lunch on own

12-2 p.m. | Not CME-eligible

Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award

12-12:30 p.m. | Not CME-eligible

  • Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award
    Joy L. Jones, Executive Director, Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia
    Megan Becker, Executive Director, Winn Career Development Awards Program, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia

Concurrent Sessions 7 and 8

2-3 p.m. | CME-Eligible

Concurrent Session 7: Charting the Path Forward: Supporting Early-Stage Investigators (Companion Session to Plenary 1)

Session Chair: Shine Chang, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Concurrent Session 8: Advancing Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas: Scalable Strategies for Lasting Impact

Session Chair: Shobha Srinivasan, NCI-Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Rockville, Maryland and Rulla M. Tamimi, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York

  • Cancer risk education in schools for youth and families: The (CARES4You) Study
    Erica Phillips, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
  • Jared Fox, Fox EduConsulting, Washington, DC

BREAK

3-3:15 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions 9 and 10

3:15-4:15 p.m. | CME-Eligible

Concurrent Session 9: Funding Cancer Health Disparities Research: Insights from Foundations and Industry (Companion Session to Plenary 1)

Session Chair: Joanne W. Elena, American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, Georgia and Yixian (John) Zhang, American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia

Concurrent Session 10: Inflammation and Comorbidities

Session Chair: Electra D. Paskett, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

  • Stefan Ambs, National Cancer Institute, Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Comorbidities, inflammation, tumor environment, and disparities among breast and ovarian cancer patients
    Lindsay J. Collin, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Adana A. M. Llanos, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York
  • The power of laughter to reduce stress, inflammation, and comorbidities
    Saranne Rothberg, The Comedy Cures Foundation, Tenafly, New Jersey

break

4:15-4:30 p.m.

Lightning lectures 2

4:30-5 p.m.

poster session c and reception

5-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18 Friday, Sept. 19 Sunday, Sept. 21