Conferences & Events




Upcoming Events (conducted remotely until further notice. Details below)
February 4, 2021 - CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Host: James Allison, PhD
February 11, 2021 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Abel Trujillo O'Campo, PhD
Mentor: Jin Seon Im, PhD
Department: Stem Cell Transplantation
February 18, 2021 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Didem Agac Cobanoglu, PhD
Mentor: James Allison, PhD
Department: Immunology
March 3-4, 2021
GCC Future of Immunology Conference
See below for more details
March 11, 2021 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Parin Shah, PhD
Mentor: Chantale Bernatchez, PhD
Department: Melanoma Medical Oncology
March 18, 2021 – CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Yifan Zhou, PhD
Mentor: Stephanie Watowich, PhD
Department: Immunology
March 25, 2021 - CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Andrea Schietinger, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Host: James Allison, PhD
April 1, 2021 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Ricardo De Azevedo, PhD
Mentor: Mike Curran, PhD
Department: Immunology
April 8, 2021 – CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Heather Sonnemann
Mentor: Greg Lizee, PhD
Department: Melanoma Medical Oncology
April 15, 2021 – CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Yusra Medik, PhD
Mentor: Stephanie Watowich, PhD
Department: Immunology
April 22, 2021 – CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Olga Sizova, PhD
Mentor: Jeffrey Molldrem, MD
Department: Hematopoietic Biology and Malignancy
May 6, 2021 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Dongrui Wang, PhD
Mentor: James Allison, PhD
Department: Immunology
May 13, 2021 - CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Chun-Jung Ko, PhD
Mentor: Shao-Cong Sun, PhD
Department: Immunology
May 20, 2021 – CCIR Seminar
Speaker: Allison Dyevoich, PhD
Mentor: Stephanie Watowich, PhD
Department: Immunology
GCC Future of Immunology Conference
We invite you to join us for the GCC Future of Immunology conference that will take place March 3-4, 2021. As we are in the process of developing the agenda, we invite those of you who may be interested in presenting a talk in one of the sessions, to complete the Google Form (linked here) to propose a tentative title and 2-3 sentences stating what you plan to present. The deadline for this is Friday, February 5, 2021. If you are not interested in presenting a talk and would prefer to submit an abstract or poster presentation, please click Here. For more information and future updates, please visit the Conference Website.
Center for Inflammation and Cancer Seminar Series
On the first Thursday of each month the Center for Inflammation and Cancer hosts a distinguished outside speaker who specialized in translational immunology research. The CIC Seminar Series is chaired by Stephanie Watowich, Ph.D., and Shao-Cong Sun, Ph.D.. For further information or to be added to the seminar mailing list, please contact Lauren LeBlanc.
Note (4/9/2020): All on campus presentations have been suspended until further notice. Any upcoming remote seminar will be conducted by WebEx and announced by email.
Center for Cancer Immunology Research Postdoc Thursday Seminar
Each week a student or postdoc conducting cancer immunology research presents his or her latest results. This is an excellent opportunity for students, postdocs, and faculty members to interact and discuss current research. Gheath Al-Atrash, Ph.D., D.O., chairs the CCIR Thursday Seminar Series.
Note: As of April 2020, all seminars are conducted remotely via WebEx and scheduled for 12pm on Thursdays. Please contact Lauren LeBlanc to receive the invitation details.