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The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) hosted the "World Immunotherapy Council's 3rd Young Investigator Symposium" during the SITC 2019 Annual Meeting on November 6, 2019. Available here are the presentation slides and video from the "Gene Profiling and Identification of Biomarkers" session.

Program Summary

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer and the World Immunotherapy Council (WIC) are dedicated to advancing cancer immunotherapy and, likewise, the future leaders of the field. This program provided the opportunity for young scientists and future leaders from throughout the world to interact, fulfilling the World Immunotherapy Council’s mission to facilitate rapid development and global dissemination of cancer immunotherapies through scientific exchange.

The young investigators, each chosen for exemplary work in the field of cancer immunotherapy, contributed insight and perspectives into present and future issues, challenges, and improvements as cancer immunotherapy is integrated into mainstream cancer treatment. This program and its participants highlighted worldwide initiatives in cancer immunotherapy and facilitated scientific exchange and networking between today’s and tomorrow’s leaders. Additionally, this forum provided a unique opportunity to showcase the world’s young, talented scientists and provide an opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking for these selected representatives.

WIC Organizers

• Samir N. Khleif, MD – Georgetown University
• Jose A. Lopez-Martin, MD, PhD – 12 de Octubre University Hospital & Research Institute
• Brad Nelson, PhD – BC Cancer – Deeley Research Centre
• Graham Pawelec, PhD – University of Tuebingen
• Barbara Seliger, MD, PhD – Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• Joe Yeong, MBBS, PhD – Singapore General Hospital

• Takahiro Karasaki, MD, PhD – The University of Tokyo

To view the entire program schedule (including presenter permission to post) please click here.