The CheckPoints Party

40th Anniversary Party Featuring the CheckPoints

SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 2025  |  8:30–MIDNIGHT ET

Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center

Don't Miss the CheckPoints Band at the SITC 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting Party

Wear your CheckPoints t-shirt and join your favorite rockstar scientists for a special party during SITC 2025.

Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025  |  8:30–MIDNIGHT ET

Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center

Comprised of SITC members who are luminaries in the field of cancer immunotherapy, The CheckPoints Band performance has become a mainstay of the SITC Annual Meeting experience for the past ten years.

Checkpoints Party

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Support the Forward Fund

SITC established the Forward Fund in 2012, to stimulate the development and application of cancer immunology and immunotherapy by financially supporting its education and research.

Contributions to the Forward Fund will help provide grants to promising young post-doctoral researchers, advocate for more young scientists to enter the field of cancer immunotherapy research and much more.

The Band

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Thomas F. Gajewski, PhD – Lead Guitar

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Dirk Spitzer, PhD – Drums

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(From left to right)
Russell Pachynski, MD - Trombone; Jason Luke, MD - Trumpet; Ferran Prat, PhD - Saxophone



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Rachel W. Humphrey, MD – Lead Vocals

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Patrick Hwu, MD – Keyboard

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James P. Allison, PhD, FAIO – The Harmonica

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(From left to right)
John Timmerman, MD – Guitar
Brad Reinfeld – Bass Guitar