ENJOY SCIENCE Webinar Series
The MD Anderson Cancer Center ENJOY SCIENCE webinar series was developed to strengthen the connections between the scientific and medical community at MD Anderson Cancer Center, our colleagues, patients and friends from around the world.
This series will highlight the incredible research taking place at MD Anderson Cancer Center while showcasing leaders from our research community.
Event Details
Thursdays at 10 a.m. CST (Zoom link)
Webinar ID: 897 0097 2647
Phone In: 346-248-7799
Toll-Free: 877-853-5257
Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule
January 12, 2023
Topic: "Precision Tumor Biology"
Ronald DePinho, M.D.
Professor
Department of Cancer Biology
January 26, 2023
Topic: "ALL 2023: Progress and Challenges"
Partow Kebriaei, M.D.
Professor
Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
February 23, 2023
Topic: "A Single Cell and Spatially Resolved Atlas of the Adult Human Breast"
Nicholas Navin, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Genetics
March 2, 2023
Topic: "Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia"
William Wierda, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Leukemia
March 30, 2023
Topic: "Targeting DNA Damage Responsive Pathways in Cancer Therapy"
Junjie Chen, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology
April 27, 2023
Topic: "Science-Driven Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia"
Varsha Gandhi, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Experimental Therapeutics
May 25, 2023
Topic: TBD
Joe Marszalek
Executive Director
TRACTION
June 1, 2023
Topic: TBD
Isabella Claudia Glitza Oliva, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology
June 9, 2023
*Special edition*
Topic: TBD
Matthias Mann
Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule
October 6, 2022
Topic: "The Normal, the Not Quite Normal, and the Cancerous Lung: What the Cell Is Going On?"
Humam Kadara, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Translational Molecular Pathology
October 20, 2022
Topic: "Tumor Microenvironment Controls the Emergence and Progression of Malignant Cancer"
Raghu Kalluri, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Cancer Biology
November 3, 2022
Topic: "Virus, Genes, and Gliomas: The Long and Winding Road"
Juan Fueyo-Margareto, M.D.
Professor
Department of Neuro-Oncology
November 17, 2022
Topic: "Myeloproliferative Neoplasms"
Srdan Verstovsek, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Leukemia
December 1, 2022
Topic: "Elucidating the Tumor and Immune Cell Heterogeneity in GBM To Uncover Novel Therapeutic Targets"
Krishna Bhat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Translational Molecular Pathology
December 15, 2022
Topic: "Cracking Open KRAS: A Clinical Perspective!"
David Hong, M.D.
Professor and Deputy Chair
Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
Previous Recordings
2022
2021
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"Tumor Cell Total mRNA Expression Shapes the Molecular and Clinical Phenotype of Cancer"
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"Self-renewal, Clonal Architecture and Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Cancer: Lessons from Barcoding"
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"Targeting Epigenetic Machinery to Overcome Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Therapy"
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"Systemic Therapy for Hereditary Breast Cancer"
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"Histone Modifying Enzymes in Cancer: Lessons from the SAGA Complex"
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"Emerging Molecular Targets in Pancreatic Cancer"
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"Clonal Evolution and Heterogeneity of Acute Myeloid Leukemia"
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"Microbes in Tumors and Beyond"
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"Striving to Improve Outcomes for Pediatric Cancer Patients"
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"miR-27a* Regulation of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma"
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"Improving Cancer Outcomes by Reducing Radiation Toxicity"
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"Progress in Leukemias – 2021 Vision"
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"Recovery of Chemotherapy Related Cardiac Injury"
2020
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"How AI helps us address the challenge of big cancer data"
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"T-Cell Therapy MYTHbusters"
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"Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Cancer Therapy"
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"How transformation in the management of hematologic cancer will impact the invasive fungal disease ecosystem"
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"Personalized Therapy with Erdafitinib: The First Biomarker-Targeted Therapy for Urothelial Cancer"
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"The platelet lifeline to cancer"
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"Mechanism of Metastasis: Novel Strategies to Stop Tumor Spread"
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"Aggressive Variant Prostate Cancers: What They Are and Why They Matter?"
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"Functional Dissection of Stem Cell Lineage Plasticity in the Skin Epithelia"
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"The Cancer Epigenome – Junk to Gold"
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"Adventures in Oncology Drug Discovery"
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"CAR NK cells: a drive to the future of cell therapy"
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"Progress in the treatment of MDS at MD Anderson Cancer Center"
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"Painting a molecular portrait of cancer: in the lab and on the computer"
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"Challenges and Strategies in Ascribing Functions to Long Noncoding RNAs in Normal Physiology and Cancer"
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"Leveraging systems genetics and medicine for novel cancer therapeutics"
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"Parathyroid disease: clinical aspects and cancer of MEN1"
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"Cancer Takes Nerves"
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"Hypoxia drives tumor immune suppression and immunotherapy resistance"
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"Breakthroughs in the Understanding and Treatment of CNS Metastases from Melanoma"
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"The Evolution of Lung Cancer - Captured in a Liquid Biopsy"
Seminar Hosts
George Calin, M.D., Ph.D.
gcalin@mdanderson.org
Alessandra Ferrajoli, M.D.
aferrajo@
mdanderson.org
Sponsored by:
Giulio Draetta, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer
Organized by: The Moon Shots Program Office and the Office of the Chief Scientific Officer
For more information, contact OfficeoftheCSO@mdanderson.org.
Thanks to Emily Lang for organizing the weekly seminars, and to Dr. Calin for overseeing the series.