Masonic Cancer Center Seminar Series

This interdisciplinary seminar series provides a venue for basic-science and clinical researchers to hear about cutting-edge work in all areas of cancer. The series features invited speakers and Masonic Cancer Center faculty with expertise in selected topics related to cancer. All seminars are presented by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota and are held on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Seminar Room, First Floor, Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building.

 

Upcoming Seminars

The Precancer Genome Atlas (PCGA) and Immune Interception

October 8

Presenter:
Scott M. Lippman, MD
Director
Moores Cancer Center Research & Training
UC San Diego Health Sciences

Host: Reuben Harris, PhD

 

Health Disparities in Lung Cancer

October 15

Presenter:

Abbie Begnaud, MD
Assistant Professor Medicine/PACC
University of Minnesota

 

Rationally Designed AAV Vectors for Cancer Immunotherapy

October 29

Presenter:

George Aslanidi, PhD
Associate Professor
Hormel Institute

 

The Signaling and Metabolic Landscape Surrounding Metastatic Progression

November 5

Presenter:
John Blenis, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology
Weill Cornell Medicine

Host: Carol Lange, PhD

 

Cancer Progression: Failure of Resolution of Inflammation and Tumor Debris?

November 19

Presenter:
Dipak Panigrahy, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard University

Host: David Potter, MD, PhD

 

3D Biofabrication for Testable Cancer Modeling

December 3

Presenter:
Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD
Professor & Vice-Chair for Research
Dept of Pediatrics Div. of Blood & Marrow Transplantation
University of Minnesota

 

Biomaterial Platforms to Study and Treat Ovarian Cancer

December 17

Presenter:
Samira Azarin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota