Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: The Importance of the Microenvironment for Tumour Cells
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:55 pm
"Targeting the Tumour Microenvironment in Breast Cancer"
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Epithelium Intrinsic Effects that Influence Initiation and Progression of Breast Cancer
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
"Metabolic Reprogramming in DCIS and Clues to Tumor Progression"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:55 am
10:55 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Targeting Post-lactational Involution as a Chemoprevention Strategy for Postpartum Breast Cancer"
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
"Role of Mammary Stem Cell Fate Regulators on Breast Cancer Development"
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:00 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:30 pm
"Environmental Control of Mammary Stem Cell Fate Revealed by Hydrogel Organoids"
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Macroenvironment: Metabolism and Inter-Organ Communication
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"Metabolic Rewiring Driving Metastasis Formation"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:15 am
"Neural-Tumour Crosstalk Drives Breast Cancer Metastasis and Impairs Treatment Response"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Bidirectional Communication Between Primary Mammary Tumors and the Hypothalamus"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Fasting Mimicking Diet Cycles in Breast Cancer Therapy"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Exploring the Complexity of the Tumour Microenvironment
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
"Shaped by Cancer: Neutrophil Systemic Rewiring and Metastatic Support"
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
"Age-Related Stromal Changes Drive Breast Cancer Progression"
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Innovations at the Interface of Technology and Biology
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"The Ins and Outs of Intratumor Bacteria in Breast Cancer Malignancy"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:00 am
"Bioengineering Models for Breast Cancer Dormancy and Early Metastasis"
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Innovation in Translational Breast Cancer Research
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
"The Grand Challenge of Breast Cancer Disparities. How Environment and Genomics Intersect"
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
"Computational Pathology for Prognostic and Predictive Assessment in Breast Cancer"
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Complexities of Milk and Lactation
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"From Risk to Recovery: Impact of Maternal Health on Milk Production: Biomarkers, Mechanisms, and Clinical Rescue Strategies"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:00 am
"T-Cell-Mediated Breast Cancer Protection"
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
"Tissue Engineering Tools for Studying Human Lactation"
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Keynote Session: Mammary Stem Cells: Expectations
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
"The Complexities of Mammary Stem and Progenitor Cells"
7:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure