Conferences & Events

September 10, 2020 – CIC Distinguished Lecture 
Speaker: J. Magarian Blander, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Host: Stephanie Watowich, PhD

October 8, 2020 - CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Stephen Schoenberger, PhD
La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Host: Kimberly Schluns, PhD
 

October 22, 2020 – CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Enfu Hui, PhD 
University of California San Diego
Host: Michael Curran, PhD

November 5, 2020 – CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Hongbo Chi, PhD
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Host: Shao-Cong Sun, PhD
 

November 19, 2020 - CIC Distinguished Lecture 
Speaker: Miriam Merad, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Host: James Allison, PhD

December 10, 2020 - CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Stephen Ferris, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Host: Matthew Gubin, PhD

December 17, 2020 - CIC Distinguished Lecture 
Speaker: Ruth A. Franklin, PhD
Harvard University
Mentor: Michael Curran, PhD
 

February 4, 2020 - CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Host: James Allison, PhD
 

February 4, 2020 - CIC Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Andrea Schietinger, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Host: James Allison, PhD
 

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.

Due to social distancing precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Immunology Retreat scheduled for April 3 and 4, 2020 at San Luis Resort and Conference Center has been postponed until further notice. More details will become available as the current situation unfolds.  

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.

February 5 - 12pm - 7pm
SCRB1/2 Conference Area

The program leaders of MD Anderson's CCSG Immunology and Cancer Genetics & Epigenetics programs are planning a small retreat/symposium for the afternoon of Feb 5 with a few presentations and an opportunity for discussion of potential collaborations. A rough agenda of the afternoon's event is presented below (speakers and times subject to change). Lunch will be provided to the first 70 attendees.

*As this event is only open to MDACC researchers, we kindly request no photos be taken of the presentations

12:00 - 12:30pm          Arrival and lunch provided for first 70 attendees

12:30 -2:00 pm            Scientific Presentations 

     Stephen Mok - (Immunology) - Anti-CTLA-4 generates memory T-cells with greater expansion And cytotoxicity than anti-PD-1    
     Priya Koppikar (ECLIPSE) - Deep profiling of T-cell repertoire and tumor heterogeneity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients following allogeneic T-cell therapy
     Sangeeta Goswami (GU Med Onc) - It will be worth the wait to find out
     Kunal Rai (Genomic Med) - Enhancer reprogramming in response to immunotherapy in melanoma                               

2:30 – 4:00pm            Scientific Presentations 

   George Eisenhoffer (Genetics) - Revealing epithelial cell dynamics and functions by live imaging.
   Mark Bedford (Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis) – Using protein domain microarrays as tools for discovery.
   Min Gyu Lee (Molecular & Cellular Oncology) - Elucidating and targeting metabolic alterations induced by epigenetic mutations in lung cancer

   Denada Dibra/Lozano Lab (Dept of Genetics) - Uncovering mutant TP53 dependencies in spontaneously-arising triple negative breast  cancers.
   Monika Zelazowska/McBride Lab (Dept of Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis) – Immunoglobulin repertoire profiling in disease  models and cancer

4:30 – 5:00pm            Scientific Presentation         

  Ayala Tovy (BCM) - DNMT3A maintains metabolic homeostasis by regulating cross tissue signaling response

5:00 -  7:00pm         Open discussion and trainee poster session (opportunities still available)

* Trainees interested in presenting a poster should contact James Mancuso by January 31.

EVENT PARKING: South Campus Research Building 2

7435 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77054

Event parking is held in the “Surface Lot” on the side of the South Campus Research Building 2.  The entrance is close to the street “Old Spanish Trail” near the side of the Proton Therapy Building.  The gates will be up for all to park who are attending events.