Thursday, Nov. 9
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8 – 8:05 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD – The Tisch Cancer Institute at The Mount Sinai Medical Center |
Session I: Basic Immunology – A Brief Overview
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8:05 – 8:35 a.m. |
Innate Lymphocytes Amir Horowitz, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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8:35 – 9:05 a.m. |
Monocytes and Macrophages in Cancer Vincenzo Bronte, MD – University of Verona |
9:05 – 9:35 a.m. |
Dendritic Cells and Antigen Presentation A. Karolina Palucka, MD, PhD – The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine |
9:35 – 10:05 a.m. |
Adaptive Immunity Jonathan Powell, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
10:05 – 10:20 a.m. |
Panel Discussion Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD – The Tisch Cancer Institute at The Mount Sinai Medical Center
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10:20 – 10:35 a.m. |
Break |
Session II: Treating Tumors with Passive Immunotherapy
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10:35 – 10:40 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD – The Tisch Cancer Institute at The Mount Sinai Medical Center |
10:40 – 11:10 a.m. |
Cytokines: Interferons, Interleukins and Beyond Jeffrey S. Miller, MD – University of Minnesota
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11:10 – 11:40 a.m. |
Adoptive T Cell Therapy Cassian Yee, MD – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
Monoclonal Antibodies and Bi-Specifics/Structure and Mechanism of Action Charles G. Drake, MD, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center
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12:10 – 12:25 p.m. |
Panel Discussion Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD – The Tisch Cancer Institute at The Mount Sinai Medical Center
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12:30 – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
Session III: Active Immunotherapy: Unleashing the Patient’s Own Immune System
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1:30 – 1:35 p.m. |
Welcome and Introductions Timothy NJ Bullock, PhD – University of Virginia |
1:35 – 2:05 p.m. |
Targeting Regulatory Molecules in Cancer Therapy: New Insights and Opportunities Michael A. Curran, PhD – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
2:05 – 2:35 p.m. |
Cancer Vaccines Ross Kedl, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine |
2:35 – 2:50 p.m. |
Panel Discussion Timothy NJ Bullock, PhD – University of Virginia
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2:50 – 3:05 p.m. |
Break |
Session IV: Immune Monitoring: Figuring out How it All Works
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3:05 – 3:10 p.m. |
Welcome and Introductions Timothy NJ Bullock, PhD – University of Virginia |
3:10 – 3:40 p.m. |
Immune Monitoring and Next Generation Sacha Gnjatic, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
3:40 – 4:10 p.m. |
On The Horizon: IO Combinations Jeffrey Sosman, MD – Northwestern University
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4:10 – 4:40 p.m. |
Biomarkers – Mutational Load Timothy A. Chan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
4:40 – 4:55 p.m. |
Panel Discussion Timothy NJ Bullock, PhD – University of Virginia
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4:55 – 5 p.m. |
Closing Remarks Timothy NJ Bullock, PhD – University of Virginia |