Sixth Mayo Clinic and Karolinska Institutet Joint Cancer Research Symposium

The Sixth Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cancer Research-Karolinska Institutet Joint Cancer Research Symposium featuring the 2024 Cancer Research Funding Awardees and Keynote Presentations

KI and Mayo flags hoisted in the wind.

Time and date 18 June 2025, 7:45–11:00 US CT / 2:45–6:00 CET via Zoom. 

Please, register on the link below. The link for the meeting will be sent to you on 16th June 2025. 

Registration

Link to register

Program

7:45-7:50 CT / 2:45-2:50 CET
Welcome

Matthew Goetz, M.D., Professor of Oncology and Pharmacology, Deputy Director of Translational Research, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elias Arnér, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Director of Cancer Research, Karolinska Institutet

7:50-7:55 CT / 2:50-2:55 CET
Introductory Remarks

Cheryl Willman, M.D.
David A. Ahlquist, M.D., Professor of Cancer Research, Stephen and Barbara Slaggie Executive Director, Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs and Director, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor of Pathology and Medicine

7:55-8:00 CT / 2:55-3:00 CET
Introductory Remarks

Marie Arsenian-Henriksson, Ph.D, Professor and Academic Vice-President, Karolinska Institutet, Vice President of Research, Professor of Molecular Tumor Biology, Karolinska Institutet

8:00-8:30 CT / 2:00-3:30 CET
Unraveling the metabolic changes linking high mtDNA levels to increased lung tumor burden

Taro Hitosugi, Ph.D. and Nils-Göran Larsson, M.D., Ph.D.

8:30-9:00 CT / 3:30-4:00 CET 
Targeting both intracellular and extracellular domain of PD-L1 to overcome immunoresistance in TNBC

Xinyi Tu, Ph.D. and Theodoros Foukakis, M.D., Ph.D.

9:00-9:15 CT / 4:00-4:15 CET 
Break
9:15-9:45 CT / 4:15-4:45 CET
A novel mode of Notch dysregulation in small cell lung cancer – implications for therapy development

Aaron Mansfield, M.D. and Urban Lendahl, Ph.D.

 

9:45-10:15 CT / 4:45-5:15 CET
AI for image-based breast cancer risk prediction 

Fredrik Strand, M.D., Ph.D.  
    
 

10:15-10:45 CT / 5:15-5:45 CET
REDI Overview

James Cerhan, M.D., Ph.D. 

 

10:45-11:00 CT / 5:45-6:00 CET
Closing Remarks

Matthew Goetz, M.D. and Elias Arnér, M.D., Ph.D.

Content reviewer:
Stefina Milanova
Stefina Milanova
20-05-2025