2025 Course Schedule
Critical Issues in Tumor Microenvironment: Angiogenesis, Metastasis and Immunology
In Person Meeting Schedule
Monday, November 10, 2025
| 10:00 A.M. |
Opening Remarks Rakesh K. Jain |
| 10:10 A.M. |
Tumor Microenvironment I: Angiogenesis and Vascular Function Rakesh K. Jain |
| 11:20 A.M. |
Q&A |
| 11:35 A.M. |
Break |
| 11:50 A.M. |
Tumor Microenvironment II: Vascular Normalization and Immunotherapy Rakesh K. Jain |
| 1:10 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 1:25 P.M. |
Break |
| 2:00 P.M. |
Tumor Microenvironment III: Extracellular Matrix, Lymphatics and Metastasis Rakesh K. Jain |
| 3:20 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 3:35 P.M. |
Break |
| 4:05 P.M. |
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Overview Arlene Sharpe |
| 5:10 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 5:25 P.M. |
Adjourn |
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
| 10:00 A.M. |
Circadian Clock and Metabolic Vulnerabilities of Cancer Chi Van Dang |
| 11:05 A.M. |
Q&A |
| 11:20 A.M. |
Break |
| 11:50 A.M. |
Skull Bone Marrow as a Site for Immuno-Surveillance of Healthy Brain and Brain Tumors Jonathan Kipnis |
| 12:55 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 1:10 P.M. |
Break |
| 2:10 P.M. |
Determinants of How Tumors Use Metabolism to Support Growth Matthew Vander Heiden |
| 3:15 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 3:30 P.M. |
Break |
| 4:00 P.M. |
Identifying Immune Vulnerabilities in Solid Tumors Lisa Coussens |
| 5:05 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 5:20 P.M. |
Adjourn |
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
| 10:00 A.M. |
AI in Basic and Clinical Oncology Eliezer Van Allen
|
| 11:05 A.M. |
Q&A |
| 11:20 A.M. |
Break |
| 11:50 A.M. |
Microbiota: a Key Orchestrator of Cancer Therapy Giorgio Trinchieri |
| 12:55 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 1:10 P.M. |
Break |
| 2:10 P.M. |
Using Cell Transfer to Remodel the Tumor Microenvrionment Carl June |
| 3:15 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 3:30 P.M. |
Break |
| 4:00 P.M. |
Whispering in the Forest: How Pediatric Brain Tumors Converse with their Microenvrionment Robert Wechsler-Reya |
| 5:05 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 5:20 P.M. |
Adjourn |
Thursday, November 13, 2025
| 10:00 A.M. |
Dissecting the Ecosystem of Gliomas by Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics Mario Suva
|
| 11:05 A.M. |
Q&A |
| 11:20 A.M. |
Break |
| 11:50 A.M. |
Mechanisms of Malignant Progression Robert Weinberg |
| 12:55 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 1:10 P.M. |
Break |
| 2:10 P.M. |
Fibroblast Heterogeneity in Solid Tumors: Implications for Pancreatic Cancer David Tuveson |
| 3:15 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 3:30 P.M. |
Break |
| 4:00 P.M. |
Neural Influences on Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors Frank Winkler |
| 5:05 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 5:20 P.M. |
Summary and closing remarks Rakesh K. Jain |
Friday , November 14th, 2025
Trainee-Focused Day
| 8:30 A.M. |
Poster set up |
| 9:00 A.M. |
Career Round Table Discussion |
| 11:00 A.M. |
Special Lecture George Sledge |
| 12:30 P.M. |
Lunch Break |
| 1:30 P.M. |
Emerging strategies to improve CAR-T cell therapy for glioblastoma and other solid tumors Hideho Okada |
| 2:35 P.M. |
Q&A |
| 3:00 P.M. |
Poster Session |
| 4:30 P.M. |
Poster Award Presentation |
| 5:00 P.M. |
Networking Reception |
