Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation provides additional support to fund the cancer biology programming at Harvard. The use of these funds goes towards a poster competition, and the professional development awards for the best posters. The poster competition is typically part of the Spring Symposium held each year.
The Cancer Biology program at Harvard is inviting you to attend our online research competition. Each student will have 3 minutes and a single static slide to present, while focusing on the big picture questions and significance of the research. Join us and learn about the exciting science done by our graduate students!
PROGRAM OUTLINE*
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
RESEARCH COMPETITION
Beatrice Awasthi | Interrogating how tissue type influences hyperactive KRAS-induced MAPK signaling
Fernandez Francisco | Protein glycosylation in NF1-related tumors: therapeutic targets and biomarkers
Alissandra Hillis | Identifying synthetic lethal combination therapies with PI3K/AKT inhibitors in TNBC
Sophia Liu | Spatially mapping T cell receptors and transcriptomes for understanding immune response to cancer
Francesca Nardi | Targeting the eIF4F translation initiation complex as a novel therapeutic strategy for KRAS-mutant lung cancer
Shikha Sheth | Understanding resistance to Kras-G12C inhibitors in colorectal cancer (CRC)
Georgia Stirtz | Tumor Microenvironmental Regulation of T cell Infiltration
SHORT TALKS
Bing Shui | Hyper-activated KRas suppresses global microRNA function in colon and colorectal cancer
Kristin Qian | Elucidating the dynamics and organization of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes in transcriptional regulation
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
*for more information about the participants, see the pdf below
COMPETITION FORMAT & GUIDELINES
We invite graduate students at all levels of their training to showcase their research in this virtual competition. Show us your big picture questions, the significance of your research, and why you are excited to work in this field.
GUIDELINES
The science
The presentation
ELIGIBILITY
If you wish to participate in the competition sign up here no later than Friday June 11, 2020.
The PowerPoint presentation slide should be sent directly to Jelena_Patrnogic@hms.harvard.edu no later than Monday June 21, 2020.