Cancer Knows No Borders – Celebrating Tripartite Cooperation to Enhance Cancer Research

March 13, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Hybrid Event. Virtual and In-Person at NIH Main Campus Bethesda, MD USA

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Queen’s University Belfast – US National Cancer Institute Joint Symposium

This Joint Symposium between Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) builds on the success achieved through the Ireland - Northern Ireland - National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium, which has done so much for cancer research and cancer care on the island of Ireland. The Consortium grew out of the Good Friday Agreement which brought peace and reconciliation to the island of Ireland. The symposium showcases the work of doctoral students who are co-mentored by supervisors from QUB and NCI and features speakers from QUB, the NCI, and University College Dublin (UCD) on current and future initiatives in cancer research. The Symposium coincides with St. Patricks Week and the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Symposium will be held at the National Institutes of Health campus and live-streamed.

Agenda
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Session I: Welcome and Introductory Remarks Dr. Satish Gopal, Director, Center for Global Health, NCI, USA Dr. Mairead O'Driscoll, CEO Health Research Board of Ireland Ms. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the USA Virtual Prof. Ian Greer, Vice-Chancellor and President, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), UK
9:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session II: Ireland - Northern Ireland - National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium Co-chair - Dr. Yasir Atlasi, Vice Chancellor Illuminate Fellow, QUB Co-chair - Dr. Satish Gopal, Director, Center for Global Health, NCI, USA
9:30 AM - 9:55 AM	Ireland - Northern Ireland - National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium and the Genesis of the Joint Doctoral Training Programme in Precision Cancer Medicine Prof. Mark Lawler, Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics and Professor of Digital Health, QUB, UK and Co-lead All Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI) Dr. Stephen Chanock, Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, USA
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM	The QUB-NCI Joint Doctoral Training Programme in Precision Cancer Medicine Dr. Nick Orr, Reader in Cancer Genetics, QUB, UK, and Director, QUB-NCI Joint Doctoral Training Programme in Precision Cancer Medicine
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM	My NCI Story Prof. Austin Duffy, Professor of Translational Oncology, Mater University Hospital and University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland (Virtual)
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM	Dr. Geraldine O'Sullivan Coyne, Associate Chief, Clinical Science Section Head, Developmental Therapeutics Clinic, Early Clinical Trials Development Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis and Center for Cancer Research, NCI, USA
10:25 AM - 1:00 PM	Session III: Queen’s University Belfast - National Cancer Institute Doctoral Training Programme in Precision Cancer Medicine Co-chair - Dr. Nick Orr, Reader in Cancer Genetics, QUB, UK, and Director QUB-NCI Joint Doctoral Training Programme in Precision Cancer Medicine Co-Chair - Dr. Jackie Lavigne, Director, Office of Education, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, USA
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Dr. Jackie Lavigne, Director, Office of Education, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, USA
10:30 AM -10:40 AM	Pancreatic Cancer Genetics, Functional Genomics & Genetic Epidemiology Aidan O'Brien
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM	Investigating the role of SWI/SNF epigenetic regulating complexes in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Béga Murray
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM	BREAK
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM	Investigating ECM Remodeling in Metastatic Progression Alice Browne
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM	Interactive Visualization for Interpretable Exploration of Geo-Temporal Public Health Data Lee Mason
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Perivascular Interactions in the Pre-Metastatic Niche Tamara McErlain
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Wnt Enhancers and the Epiblast-to-NMP Transition Ryan Kelly
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM	Identification of Critical Hypoxia-Induced Factors in Prostate Cancer Treatment Resistance Olortuntoba Osagie
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Round Table Discussions with the Fellows Chair - Dr. James Gulley Deputy Director Center for Cancer Research, NCI, USA
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM	Moving Forward – Cancer Knows No Borders Prof. Mark Lawler, Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics, and Professor of Digital Health QUB, UK, and Co-lead AICRI Prof. William Gallagher, Professor of Cancer Biology, UCD, Ireland and Co-lead AICRI
12:50 PM - 12:55 PM	Cancer Trials Ireland Strategy and Call to Action Eibhlín Mulroe, CEO, Cancer Trials Ireland
12:55 PM - 1:00 PM	Closing Remarks Dr. Satish Gopal, NCI Prof. Mark Lawler, QUB