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
Seminar Series Schedule
| Seminar Date | Speaker | Seminar Title | Recording Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/13/2022 | Paul Marker, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Role of the Growth Hormone/IGF-1 Axis in Breast and Prostate Cancers | View the recording |
| 9/20/2022 | Subree Subramanian, MS, PhD University of Minnesota |
Immune Supression in Colorectal Cancer | Recording not available |
| 9/27/2022 | Joseph C. Sun, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
NK cells in Host Immunity | View the recording |
| 10/4/2022 | Robert J. Turesky, PhD University of Minnesota |
Cooked Meat and Prostate Cancer Risk | View the recording |
| 10/11/2022 | Martin Felices, PhD University of Minnesota |
Leveraging Tri-specific Killer Engagers to Enhance NK Cell Function Across a Variety of Tumor Microenvironments. | View the recording |
| 10/18/2022 | John Bell, PhD University of Ottawa |
Development of a Multiplex Virus Based Cancer Therapeutic | View the recording |
| 10/25/2022 | No Seminar | ||
| 11/1/2022 | Sharon Savage, MD National Cancer Institute | Germline TP53 variants in families and populations – Li-Fraumeni syndrome and beyond | View the recording |
| 11/8/2022 | Nima Sharifi, MD Cleveland Clinic |
Metabolic phenotypes of sex steroid dependent cancers | Recording not available |
| 11/15/2022 | William J. Murphy, PhD University of California Davis |
The Obesity Paradox in Cancer Immunotherapy: Linking Preclinical and Clinical Data | View the recording |
| 11/22/2022 | No Seminar - Happy Thanksgiving! | ||
| 11/29/2022 | Charles R. Rogers, PhD, MPH, MS, MCHES® MCW Cancer Center | Increasing Colorectal Cancer Equity: Mistrust & Men & Masculinity, Oh My! |
Recording not available |
| 12/6/2022 | Zohar Sachs, MD, PhD University of Minnesota |
Mechanisms of the progression and aggressive biology of TP53 mutant AML | View the recording |
| 12/13/2022 | Martina Bazzaro, PhD University of Minnesota |
Role of the microtubule severing protein UNC45A in cancer and neurodegeneration | View the recording |
| 12/20/2022 | Kelly Makielski, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) University of Minnesota |
Molecular signatures of disease biological behavior |
View the recording |
| 12/27/2022 | No Seminar - Happy Holidays! | ||
| 1/3/2023 | No Seminar | ||
| 1/10/2023 |
Julia Austin, PhD Megan Ludwig, PhD |
Julia - The Role of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling in Triple Negative Breast Cancer. |
View the recording |
| 1/17/2023 | Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP University of Pennsylvania |
Advancing Equity in Cancer Clinical Trial Participation | Recording not available |
| 1/24/2023 | Britt K. Erickson, M.D. University of Minnesota |
Uterine Serous Carcinoma: updates and unanswered questions in early and advanced disease |
View the recording |
|
1/31/2023 Zoom only |
Supriya G. Mohile, MD, MS University of Rochester James P. Wilmot Cancer Center |
Improving Care Delivery and Outcomes of Older Patients with Cancer and their Caregivers. |
View the recording |
| 2/7/2023 | Mary Armanios, MD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
Telomeres and Cancer |
Recording not available |
| 2/14/2023 | David Potter, MD, PhD University of Minnesota |
Modulating the Immune Microenvironment of ER+HER2- Breast Cancer | Recording not available |
| 2/21/2023 | Ramzi G Salloum, Ph.D. University of Florida |
Implementation Science to Advance Evidence-Based Practices in Tobacco Control | View the recording |
| 2/28/2023 | Stefani Spranger, PhD Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT |
Not all anti-tumor T cell responses are generated equal: the role of dendritic cells in guiding T cell responses. |
View the recording |
| 3/7/2023 | No Seminar - Spring Break | ||
| 3/14/2023 |
Shalini Kulasingam, PhD, MPH |
Can we eliminate cervical cancer? | View the recording |
| 3/21/2023 | Marcela V. Maus, MD PhD. Harvard Medical School and Mass General Cancer Center |
Next generation CAR T cells. | Recording not available |
| 3/28/2023 | Emily Balskus, PhD Harvard University |
Deciphering the human microbiome with chemistry | View the recording |
| 4/4/2023 | Arjun Gupta, MBBS University of Minnesota |
The Time Toxicity of Cancer Care | View the recording |
| 4/11/2023 | No Seminar | ||
| 4/18/2023 | No Seminar | ||
| 4/25/2023 | No Seminar | ||
| 5/2/2023 | Carston Wagner, PhD University of Minnesota |
CellTAC: Tumor Eradication with T-cell Targeting Chemically-Self-Assembled Nanorings | View the recording |
| 5/9/2023 | Candyce Kroenke, MPH, ScD Kaiser Permanente Northern California |
Should social relationships be considered a vital sign in cancer patients and what can be done to help socially isolated patients? | View the recording |
| 5/16/2023 |
Thu Truong, PhD |
Cancer stem cells, therapy resistance, and breast cancer… oh my! |
Seminar presentations are recorded when possible and available to view on the MCC YouTube page. For more information: mccrd@umn.edu