In addition to those noted below, please view the AACR Online Program Planner to find other sessions where NCI staff are presenting.
NCI Director Dr. Anthony Letai
Credit: National Cancer Institute
All times are Pacific Time (PT).
NCI Director Presentations
- Sunday, April 19, 7:45 AM | Opening Ceremony - including remarks from Dr. Letai
- Monday, April 20, at 2:30 PM | NCI Director's Address and Fireside Chat with AACR President Dr. Lillian L. Siu
Presentations by NCI Staff
Visit Division, Office, and Center websites for specific listings of presentations and posters at the meeting.
NCI-NIH Selected Sessions
The topics below were selected by NCI’s Office of the Director to highlight resources, funding opportunities, programs, and consortia. Following their presentations, NCI staff will take questions from the audience.
Visit the links below for more details.
| Title | Presenters | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| NCI Opportunities to Support Early Career Cancer Researchers and Research Specialists |
| Sunday, April 19 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
| NCI Drug Development Resources and Grant Writing Strategies for New and Early-Stage Investigators |
| Sunday, April 19 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
| NCI Opportunities in Technology Development for Cancer Research |
| Sunday, April 19 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
| From Data Commons to Knowledge Engine: AI Enablement Across CRDC and CCDI |
| Monday, April 20 10:15 - 11:15 AM |
| Modernizing Clinical Trial Communication: NCI’s AI-Enabled Toolkit for Research Protocols and Participant Materials |
| Monday, April 20 12:30 - 1:30 PM |
| Leveraging NCI-supported Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts to Advance Cancer Prevention and Control |
| Monday, April 20 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
| NCI/NIH Consortia Initiative: Metabolic Dysregulation and Cancer Risk Program: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Obesity-Associated Cancers |
| Tuesday, April 21 10:15 - 11:15 AM |
| FLAIMME: A National Federated Learning Consortium Advancing Privacy-Preserving Oncology AI Through Foundation Model Adaptation |
| Tuesday, April 21 12:30 - 1:30 PM |
| NCI/NIH Opportunities in Funding: NCI-Cancer Diagnosis Program Initiatives and Biospecimen Resources for Investigators |
| Tuesday, April 21 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
| NCI Funding of Extramural Cancer Biology Research |
| Tuesday, April 21 4:00 - 5:00 PM |