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Annual Spring Symposium
featuring Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation Poster Competition
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND
ANNUAL SPRING SYMPOSIUM | 1pm TMEC 227
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TMEC 227
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1-1:05pm |
Introduction & Welcome |
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1:05-2:05pm |
Single-Cell Landscape of Melanoma Progression: Insights and Career Reflection Ajit Nirmal, PhD |
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2:05-2:15pm |
Improving the efficacy of KRAS inhibitors in lung cancer by co-targeting a MYC-eIF4A survival axis Francesca Nardi, Karen Cichowski Lab |
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2:15-2:25pm |
Epigenetic and oncogenic inhibitors drive differentiation and death in KRAS mutant colorectal cancers Patrick Loi, PhD, former graduate student, Karen Cichowski Lab |
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2:25-2:35pm |
Break |
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2:35-2:45pm |
Cholesterol biosynthesis inhibition selectively synergizes with AKT inhibition in TNBC Alissandra Hillis, PhD, former graduate student, Alex Toker Lab |
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2:45-2:55pm |
Functional diversification of plant small molecules by the gut microbiome tunes intestinal homeostasis Gavin Kuziel, Seth Rakoff-Nahoum Lab |
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2:55-3:55pm |
How it started, how it’s going: Targeting the Lymphatic Microenvironment to Inhibit Metastasis Jessalyn Ubellacker, PhD, MPH, MA |
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KGCRF POSTER COMPETITION & RECEPTION |
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TMEC Atrium |
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4:00-6:00pm |
KGCRF Poster Competition & Reception |
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6:15pm |
KGCRF Poster Competition Winners Announcement |
KGCRF POSTER COMPETITION | 4pm TMEC Atrium
Four professional development awards available, in the amount of $1,000 each:
- up to & including G3s: KGCRF Rising Young Scientist Award x2
- G4s & up: KGCRF Early Career Investigator Award x2
INFO ON ELIGIBILITY & HOW TO PARTICIPATE
All GSAS graduate students working in the field of cancer biology are eligible to participate.
To participate in the KGCRF Poster Competition – SIGN UP HERE at your earliest convenience and no later than Friday May 19 and provide us with your working title and a short abstract.
POSTER GUIDELINES & TEMPLATE
30x40
300dpi
you can download a poster template here
The poster should be sent directly to Jelena_Patrnogic@hms.harvard.edu by Monday May 22.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jelena (Jelena_Patrnogic@hms.harvard.edu).
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND THE SYMPOSIUM
 | 2023 Annual Spring Symposium PROGRAM.pdf | 3.96 MB |