Cancer Center Seminar Series

Presented by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota 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 MCC faculty with expertise in selected topics related to cancer.

Seminars take place in room 1-125 CCRB (unless otherwise stated), Tuesdays 9-10am

Also available via zoom.
Please use this URL to join virtually: https://umn-private.zoom.us/j/98692713230
Meeting ID: 986 9271 3230

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Seminar Series Schedule

Seminar DateSpeakerSeminar TitleRecording Link
September 12, 2023Carol Lange, PhD
University of Minnesota		Mechanisms of Integrated ER/PR Signaling in Luminal Breast Cancer Models: Should we target PR?View the recording
September 19, 2023TCTP T32 Trainees
University of Minnesota		Targets of Cancer Training Program Trainee Flash TalksView the recording
September 26, 2023Tiffany Seagroves, MBA, PhD
University of Tennessee		Targeting Metastasis in Triple Negative Breast CancerNo recording available
October 3, 2023Christopher Meiers
University of Minnesota
GESR: An Affordable Resource for Genome Edited Cell Lines, iPSC, and Mice
View the recording
October 10, 2023R. Stephanie Huang, PhD
University of Minnesota		Inferring therapeutic vulnerability within tumors through integration of pan-cancer cell line and single-cell transcriptomic profilesView the recording
October 17, 2023Gensheng Feng, PhD
University of California San Diego		Mechanistic Dissection and Immunotherapy of Liver CancerView the recording
October 24, 2023John Dipersio, MD, PhD
Washington University		CART for the Treatment of Tcell MalignanciesNo recording available
October 31, 2023No Seminar this week - MCC Research Symposium  
November 7, 2023Helen Parsons, PhD, MPH
University of Minnesota		Improving Care and Outcomes and Adolescent and Young Adult Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaNo recording available
November 14, 2023Bevin Engelward, ScD
MIT		DNA Damage, Repair, and Mutations in the Context of Environmental HealthNo recording available
November 21, 2023No Seminar this week - Happy Thanksgiving!  
November 28, 2023David Largaespada, PhD
University of Minnesota		Drug Targets and Synthetic Vulnerabilities in Sarcoma: Our experience in NF1View the recording
December 5, 2023Rachel Vogel, PhD
University of Minnesota		CMV and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Ovarian CancerView the recording
December 12, 2023Rajaram Gopalakrishnan, BDS, PhD
University of Minnesota		Investigating Mechanisms of Invasion in Oral CancerNo recording available
December 19, 2023Sean Tracy, MD, PhD
University of Minnesota		T-cell responses in acute lymphoblastic leukemiaView the recording
December 26, 2023No Seminar this week - Happy Holidays!  
January 2, 2024No Seminar this week - Happy Holidays!  
January 9, 2024John Blenis
Weill Cornell		Signaling and Metabolic Plasticity During Cancer Progression, Links to AgingNo recording available
January 16, 2024Proteogenomics Shared Resource
UMN		The Proteogenomics Shared Resource: From novel proteoforms to microbiome functions in cancer using customized multi-omic toolsView the recording
January 23, 2024Joshua Lang, MD, MS
University of Wisconsin, Madison		Biomarkers and Biology: Treatment Resistance in Advanced Prostate CancerView the recording
January 30, 2024KERSEY LECTURE - Michael Calguiri View the recording
February 6, 2024Kyle Hill, PhD, MPH
University of Minnesota		Climate Change and Cancer Risk in Indigenous Communities: Opportunities for Reconciliation and PreventionNo recording available
February 13, 2024Logan Spector, PhD
University of Minnesota		From rare to well-done: The epidemiology of Ewing sarcomaView the recording
February 20, 2024Kiri Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital		Remediating Aging Phenotypes in Cancer SurvivorsView the recording
February 27, 2024Matt Sikora, PhD
University of Colorado, Denver		MDC1 Bridges Endocrine Response and DNA Damage Response in Lobular Carcinoma of the BreastView the recording
March 5, 2024No Seminar this week - Spring Break!  
March 12, 2024Emmanuel Antonarakis, MD
University of Minnesota		Bipolar Androgen Therapy: An Iconoclastic Treatment for Advanced Prostate CancerView the recording
March 19, 2024Barbara Stranger, PhD
Northwestern University		The impact of sex on gene expression across human tissues and cancersNo recording available

March 26, 2024

Zoom Only

Leslie Carnahan
University of Illinois Cancer Center

Linda Kasebier, MPH, MHS
Illinois Department of Public Health

Community conversations on cancer: Creating and implementing a community engagement strategy for the 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan through an academic – state public health department partnershipNo recording available
April 2, 2024

Nasra Giama, DNP, RN, PHN
University of Minnesota

Community engagement: partnering with immigrant/refugee communities to improve Liver Care.View the recording
April 9, 2024Beshay Zordosky, MSc, PhD
University of Minnesota		Therapy-induced Immunosenescence: Mechanisms, Implications, and Potential InterventionsView the recording
April 16, 2024No seminar this week.  
April 23, 2024Nicholas Zorko, MD, PhD
University of Minnesota		(Don't) Transplant Like It's 1999: The Role of Autologous Transplant and Cellular Therapy for Solid Tumors in 2024.
 		View the recording
April 30, 2024Crystal Lumpkins, PhD, MA
Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah		Advancing Health Equity through Community-Engaged Health Communication Scholarship: Research that Speaks the Language.No recording available
May 7, 2024Jian-Min Yuan, MD, PhD
University of Pitsburgh		Understanding variations in risk of lung cancer among smokers
 		 
May 14, 2024MCC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion TeamPanel discussion on expanding health disparities research and the cancer research workforce 
May 21, 2024Arjun Singh, MDS, MFDS, RCPS
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai		Surgeon - Scientist? 

 

Seminar presentations are recorded when possible and available to view on the MCC YouTube page. For more information: mccrd@umn.edu
 

View past seminar series recordings here