Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: From Basic Biology to Novel Diagnostics and Treatments
Discussion Leader: Erica Pratt (University of Minnesota, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Emma Tomlinson Guns (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Circulating Clues to Help with Prostate Cancer Detection, Prognosis and Treatment Response"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Translational Applications of Liquid Biopsy in Cancer
Discussion Leader: Fredrik Thege (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Vincent Bernard (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
"Rare Cells in Circulation as Biomarkers of Chemorefractory Status in Pancreatic Cancer"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Jong Sik Lee (Konkuk University Medical Center, South Korea)
"Extracellular Vesicle-Based EGFR Genotyping in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Olivia Ruhen (The University of Western Australia, Australia)
"Comprehensive Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of Circulating Tumour DNA and Tumour-Derived Exosomes in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Lisa Welter (University of Southern California, USA)
"Investigating the Multimodal Relationship Between Cell-Free DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Advances in Liquid Biopsy Technologies
Discussion Leader: Vincent Bernard (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Thomas Carey (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"A Resistive-Pulse Sensing Platform for Detecting Tumor-Derived Exosomes"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Bashar Hamza (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"An Optofluidic Real-Time Cell Sorter for Longitudinal CTC Studies in Mouse Models of Cancer"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Venkata Yelleswarapu (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
"Sub-pg/mL, Multiplexed Detection of Cytokines on a Mobile-Phone, High Throughput Digital Droplet ELISA"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Kendra Maass (German Cancer Research Center, Germany)
"Analysis of Cell-Free DNA in the Plasma and CSF of Patients with Non-Resectable, Progressive or Relapsed Pediatric Malignancies"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Panel
Discussion Leader: Karla Williams (The University of British Columbia, Canada)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Leveraging Advanced Degree Skills for Careers Inside and Outside Academia
Anthony Dickherber (National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA)
Natalie Galley (Fish & Richardson P.C., USA)
Allison Rosenzweig (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, USA)
Brian Kirby (Cornell University, USA)
Emma Tomlinson Guns (University of British Columbia, Canada)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes