DCB News and Events
News
A recent Cancer Currents Blog features DCB-supported research and includes a perspective from Phil Daschner, a Program Director in DCB: Keto Molecule Offers Clue for Preventing Colorectal Cancer
A recent Cancer Currents Blog features research funded by our division's Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (CSBC) and includes a perspective from Hannah Dueck, a Program Director in DCB: Cancer in Lymph Nodes May Help Tumors Spread by Enlisting Immune Cells
A recent Cancer Currents Blog features DCB-funded research and includes a perspective from Christine Nadeau, a Program Director in DCB: Body Location May Influence Fate of Cells with Cancer-Causing Mutations
A recent Cancer Currents Blog includes a perspective from Ian Fingerman, a Program Director in DCB: Embryos in the Womb Can Get Gene Mutations That Lead to Cancer in Adulthood
A recent Cancer Currents Blog features DCB-funded research and includes a perspective from Brunilde Gril, a Program Director in DCB: Alzheimer’s-Linked Protein May Help Melanoma Spread to Brain
Upcoming Events
June 28 & 29, 2022 (4:00 - 4:30 pm ET)
DCB Cancer Immunotherapy Month Twitter Chat (#CIMChat22)
Join the IOTN DMRC team, Dr. Melissa Davis, Dr. James Gulley, Dr. Jennifer Guerriero, & the SITC team (including Dr. Bernard Fox) at @NCICancerBio to discuss recent advances and future directions of cancer immunotherapy research.
July 14, 2022 (1:30 - 2:30 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Microbiome Analyses and Clinical Decision Making
Dr. Jennifer Wargo (MD Anderson Cancer Center) will be sharing microbiome analyses to enable immuno-oncology clinical-decision making in a presentation moderated by Dr. Carsten Krieg (Medical University of South Carolina).
July 14, 2022 (3:00 - 4:00 pm ET)
Pre-Application Webinar for RFA-CA-22-016: Pediatric Immunotherapy Network (PIN)
NCI staff will provide orientation and programmatic guidance to potential applicants by explaining the goals and objectives of the Pediatric Immunotherapy Network (PIN). Potential applicants are encouraged to submit their questions by July 12 to pedsimmunotherapy@mail.nih.gov.
August 4 - 5, 2022
DCB Summer Undergraduate Research Program Conference
This conference includes a scientific poster session, career mentorship keynote talks, and networking opportunities for summer undergraduate research students.
August 18, 2022 (2:00 - 3:00 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Multiplex Imaging for Biomarker Development
Dr. Janis Taube (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) will be discussing multiplex imaging for immuno-oncology biomarker development in a presentation moderated by Dr. Riyue Bao (UPMC Hillman Cancer Center).
August 25 - 26, 2022
NCI Junior Investigator Annual Meeting
This hybrid meeting is a collaborative effort of NCI programs, including CSBC, PS-ON, BD-STEP, MetNet, & CISNET, and is open to all junior investigators (i.e., graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty).
September 13 - 14, 2022
Physical Sciences - Oncology Network (PS-ON) Annual Investigators Meeting
This meeting brings together PS-ON researchers to share their physical sciences in oncology findings, new experimental approaches, and more.
September 15, 2022 (1:00 - 2:00 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Machine Learning and AI
Dr. Olivier Elemento (Weill Cornell & IOTN) will be sharing machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to advance immuno-oncology in a presentation moderated by Dr. Santosh Putta (Qognit Inc).
September 15 - 16, 2022
Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (CSBC) Annual Investigators Meeting
This meeting brings together CSBC researchers to share their data, systems biology approaches, and more.
October 13 - 14, 2022
Animal Models for Cancer Interception and Precision Prevention Virtual Workshop
This DCB and NCI Division of Cancer Prevention meeting will explore the challenges and opportunities in utilizing animal models for cancer prevention research.
Past Events
| Event | Dates | Reports/Summaries/Videos |
|---|---|---|
| At the Intersection of RNA Metabolism and Genome Maintenance in Cancer Workshop | 12/06/2021 - 12/07/2021 | DCB webpage: Summary and documents from the workshop |
| NCI Symposium on Mutation Signatures and Cancer | 12/02/2021 – 12/03/2021 | DCB webpage: Summary, recordings, documents, and social media from the symposium |
| Diet as a Modifier of Tumor Metabolism Workshop | 07/14/2021 – 07/15/2021 | DCB webpage: Summary, documents, and social media from the workshop |
| DCB - National Science Foundation (NSF) Square Tables | 03/23/2021 – 03/31/2021 | DCB webpage: Summaries of the three square tables |
| 2021 NIH Webinar Series: Moving from Hepatitis Discovery to Elimination | 03/04/2021 – 10/14/2021 | DCB webpage: Summary and recordings of past webinars |
| Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Think Tank | 09/24/2020 –09/25/2020 | DCB webpage: Summary, documents, and reports from the workshop |
| 2020 Physical Sciences - Oncology Network (PS-ON) | 09/21/2020 – 09/23/2020 | YouTube videos: Celebrating a Decade of PS-ON Research and PS-ON Patient Advocacy |
| DataViz + Cancer MicroLabs | 08/31/2020 – 09/09/2020 |
YouTube videos: MicroLab 1, MicroLab 2, MicroLab 3, MicroLab 4 and MicroLab 5 |
| Immuno-Oncology Models Workshop | 07/09/2020 – 07/10/2020 | DCB webpage: Summary, documents, and commentary from the workshop |
| Geroscience Summit | 10/04/2019 – 10/06/2019 | NIH Videocast: Day 1 and Day 2 |
| Deconstructing Tumor Heterogeneity Workshop | 09/19/2019 – 09/20/2019 | DCB webpage: Summary, documents, and report from the workshop |
| Innovation Lab: Systems Biology for the Cancer Microbiome | 04/29/2019 – 05/03/2019 | Trends in Cancer: The cancer microbiome: distinguishing direct and indirect effects requires a systemic view |
| Workshop on Gynecology and Women's Health: Benign Conditions and Cancer | 04/25/2019 – 04/26/2019 | DCB webpage: Summary, documents, and report from the workshop |
| Liver Fibrosis to Cancer Workshop | 04/22/2019 – 04/23/2019 | NIH Record: NCI workshop explores liver cancer, which is on rise |
| Lineage Plasticity and AR-independent Prostate Cancer Workshop | 12/06/2018 – 12/07/2018 | Clinical Cancer Research: The role of lineage plasticity in prostate cancer therapy resistance |
| Evolutionary Dynamics in Cancer Workshop | 08/09/2018 – 08/10/2018 | Nature Genetics: Characterizing the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of cancer |
| Progesterone and Breast Cancer Workshop | 06/21/2018 – 06/22/2018 | Hormones and Cancer: Progesterone and breast cancer: an NCI workshop report |