NIDCR75: Catalyzing Excellence in Cancer Research: Moonshot, SPORE, and AHEAD

Event Details
Date

March 15, 2024

Time

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT

Location
2024 General Session of the IADR/AADOCR/CADR, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 294, New Orleans, LA.
Event Description

Presentations focused on a variety of topics, including what drives initiation of head and neck cancers; strategies to overcome treatment resistance; and emerging technologies for early detection, machine-learning-assisted single-cell data analysis, and cancer vaccine development. 

Event Speakers
Session Co-Chair
Yu Leo Lei, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Yu Leo Lei, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Dentistry & Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
University of Michigan

Speakers
J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D.

Oral Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy: From Bench to Clinic and Back

J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology
University of California San Diego

Flora (Fatemeh) Momen-Heravi, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.

Harnessing the Plasticity of Tumor- Associated Macrophages (TAMs): A Dual Approach to Targeting Head and Neck Cancer

Flora (Fatemeh) Momen-Heravi, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., Dip. ABP
Associate Professor of Dental Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center

Barbara Burtness, M.D.

Overcoming Treatment Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cancer

Barbara Burtness, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Yale University

Scott A. Ness, Ph.D.

Complexities of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Revealed by Gene Expression Analysis

Scott A. Ness, Ph.D.
The Victor and Ruby Hansen Surface Endowed Professor in Cancer Genomics
University of New Mexico

Other Information

For a full listing of anniversary-related events and activities, visit our 75th anniversary webpage.

Last Reviewed
May 2024

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