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 occur on Tuesdays, 9-10 a.m. in CCRB 1-125.
Also available via Zoom.
Please use this URL to join virtually: https://umn-private.zoom.us/j/98692713230
Meeting ID: 986 9271 3230
Seminar Series Schedule
| Seminar Date | Speaker | Seminar Title | Recording Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2025 | Susan Arnold, DVM, DACVIM University of Minnesota | Breed-specific canine high-grade glioma and systemic immune transcriptomes | View the recording. |
| September 16, 2025 | Catherine Bollard, MBChB, MD Children's National Hospital | Next Generation Cell Therapies for Cancer – From Blood Cancers to Solid Tumors | No recording available. |
| September 23, 2025 | Adam Sharp, MD, PhD Institute of Cancer Research | Targeting the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in lethal prostate cancer | View the recording. |
| September 30, 2025 | Pippa Kennedy, PhD University of Minnesota | Therapeutic natural killer cells in space and time | No recording available. |
| October 7, 2025 | Heide Ford, PhD University of Colorado Denver | Enhancing Natural Killer Cell Function to Combat Breast Cancer Metastasis | View the recording. |
| October 14, 2025 | No Seminar this week | ||
| October 21, 2025 | Eimear Dolan, PhD University of Galway | Enhancing long-term function of therapeutic implants for cancer and diabetes | View the recording. |
| October 28, 2025 | Jaime Modiano, VMD, PhD University of Minnesota | The Tumor Microenvironment in Osteosarcoma. Are there Ghosts in the Machine? | View the recording. |
| November 4, 2025 | No Seminar this week - Kersey Lecture | ||
| November 11, 2025 | Yi Zhang, MD, PhD Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) | Epigenetic regulation of T cell alloimmunity and tumor immunity. | |
| November 18, 2025 | Kenneth Resnicow, PhD University of Minnesota | Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Lessons from 10 Years of AD for COE | |
| November 25, 2025 | No Seminar this week - Happy Thanksgiving! | ||
| December 2, 2025 | Kristina Thiel, PhD University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center | TBD | |
| December 9, 2025 | Brittany Hartwell, PhD University of Minnesota | Training anti-cancer immunity against pancreatic cancer using albumin-hitchhiking vaccines to recall ancient immune memories | |
| December 16, 2025 | Darko Bosnakovski, DVM, PhD University of Minnesota | Modeling CIC::DUX4 Sarcoma Reveals Oncogene-Driven, MHC-I–Dependent Immune Evasion and P300/CBP Vulnerability. | |
| December 23, 2025 | No Seminar this week - Happy Holidays! | ||
| December 30, 2025 | No Seminar this week - Happy Holidays! |
Seminar presentations are recorded when possible and available to view on the MCC YouTube page. For more information: [email protected]