Sponsored by Division of Hematology-Oncology & Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

"Expanding Therapeutic Options in Metastatic Breast Cancer Through Next Generation Discovery and Programmable Nucleic Acid Targeting of Structural Variants"

Faculty Recruit Guest Speaker:

Nolan Priedigkeit, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructor / Physician
Department of Medical Oncology | Divion of Breast Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Broad Institute

About Dr. Nolan Priedigkeit:

Nolan Priedigkeit, M.D., Ph.D., is a medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, he specializes in breast cancer and his research aims to merge computational and genomic sciences with technology development to make an impact on how we understand and treat metastatic disease. He received dual MD/PhD degrees from the University of Pittsburgh-Carnegie Mellon University Medical Scientist Training Program where his thesis applied translational genomics to discover novel drug targets in advanced breast cancers. He completed an internal medicine residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, a medical oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber/Mass General Brigham, and currently leads multidisciplinary research projects at the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard focused exclusively on breast cancer. He has been supported by awards from the National Cancer Institute, American Association for Cancer Research, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, Lubin Family Foundation, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. He values patient-centered care with a focus on open and transparent communication, generous sharing of research data and ideas, as well as mentorship of trainees in both science and medicine.

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Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Founding Director
Peletonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio

"Protein Quality Control as a Checkpoint: Proteostatis Failure and the Origins of T- Cell Exhaustion"

Hosted by: Drs. Mingyi Chen and Jian Qiao

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UTSW Speakers include:

James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D.Chuo Chen, Ph.D.Benjamin Drapkin, M.D. Ph.D.Amyn Habib, M.D.Fangyu Liu, Ph.D.Yun “Claudia” Wei, Ph.D.

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Learn more about the GO2 For Lung Cancer 5k Walk/Run.

Join the UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center team.

Event chairs: Jonathan Dowell, M.D. and Sheena Bhalla, M.D.

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7 hours to learn from the best and network with fellow researchers in the industry.8 experts in cancer and bone will speak at the event.Recorded talks shared after the conference, so you can catch up on what you missed.Speakers to include:

Naim Maalouf, M.D.
Associate Director, Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research

Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, UT Southwestern Medical Center Kidney Cancer Program

Roberta Faccio, Ph.D.

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

Uttam Tambar, Ph.D.

Professor of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Colleen Wu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

Shirley Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mineral Metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Teresa Guise, M.D.

Professor of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Yingbei Chen, M.D, Ph.D.

Attending Pathologist
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Talk title: "Updates on Renal Cell Neoplasms"

Hosted by: Qi Cai, M.D., Ph.D

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