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Ellison Institute researchers and scientists are participating in the AACR Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL from April 14-19, 2023. This meeting brings together scientists, health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates to highlight and discuss the latest advances in cancer science and medicine.

Read on to explore the areas where Institute staff will be joining the conversation and sharing their work, and click the link below to register to attend the conference virtually where possible.
VIRTUAL REGISTRATION
TEAM ELLISON AT AACR23
PHOTOS
Ellison Institute researchers and scientists are participating in the AACR Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL from April 14-19, 2023. This meeting brings together scientists, health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates to highlight and discuss the latest advances in cancer science and medicine.

Read on to explore the areas where Institute staff will be joining the conversation and sharing their work, and click the link below to register to attend the conference virtually where possible.
VIRTUAL REGISTRATION
TEAM ELLISON AT AACR23
PHOTOS
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023 Schedule
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023 Schedule
Details EI Staff & Event
April 15 Ellison Institute AACR
11AM – 1:30PM ET

Undergraduate
Poster Competition		 Mathias Bigger: Rapid Batch Processing of FLIM Images for Dynamic Metabolic Readout of Drug Response in Colorectal Cancer Organoids

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April 16 Ellison Institute AACR
1:30 - 5PM ET

Poster Session		 Scott Valena, Pratiksha Kshetri, Yuyuan Zhao, Elizabeth Elton, Shohei Imamura, Nolan Ung, Seungil Kim, Michael E. Doche, and Shannon M. Mumenthaler: The impact of extracellular matrix modulation and cancer-associated fibroblast presence on patient-derived tumor organoid growth rate, morphology, and chemoresistance.

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April 17 Ellison Institute AACR
9:30AM - 12:30PM ET

Poster Session		 Curran A. Shah, Carly Strelez, Yonatan Amzaleg, Einar B. Gunnarsson, Jasmine Foo, Min Yu, and Shannon M. Mumenthaler: Peristalsis based modulation of colorectal cancer cells leads to changes in stemness and invasiveness in an organ on chip model

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1:30 - 5PM ET

Poster Session		 Emma Jane Fong, Mathias Bigger, Seungil Kim, Michael Doche, Scott Valena, Pratiksha Kshetri, and Shannon Mumenthaler: Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy to assess drug response in patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids.

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1:30 - 5PM ET

Poster Session		 Bayan Mahgoub, Weikun Xiao, and Reginald Hill: Investigating the effect of ECM stiffness on macrophage-derived exosome secretion and PDAC organoid progression

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2:30 - 4:30PM ET

Mini-symposium		 Reginald Hill (Chairperson): Molecular Pathway Discovery and Translation in Solid Tumors

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3:07 - 3:22PM ET

Mini-symposium		 Mahsa Pahlavanneshan, Weikun Xiao, Chae Young Eun, Chang-Il Hwang, and Reginald Hill: Developing a 3D biomimetic liver metastatic niche model for pancreatic cancer

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Scientist ↔ Survivor Program Dr. Ann Barker (Chair) and Dr. Jerry Lee (Scientific Mentor): Celebrating its 25th year, this global program pairs cancer scientists and researchers with survivors and advocates to build real partnerships that educate these communities and empower cancer patients.

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Photos of Team Ellison at AACR 2023
Photos of Team Ellison at AACR 2023
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Curran Shah presents his poster, Peristalsis based modulation of colorectal cancer cells leads to changes in stemness and invasiveness in an organ on chip model, during AACR 2023.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
EI Chief Strategy Officer, Dr. Anna Barker, speaks during a meeting of the Scientist ↔ Survivor Program. Dr. Barker founded the program 25 years ago to connect scientists, researchers, patients and patient advocates across the globe to further cancer research.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison: Dr. Reginald Hill, Bayan Mahgoub, and Mahsa Pahlavanneshan
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Group shot of the AACR23 Scientist-Survivor Program participants
Dr. Emma Fong presents her co-authored poster: Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy to assess drug response in patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Dr. Emma Fong presents her co-authored poster: Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy to assess drug response in patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids
Dr. Reginald Hill Chairs the Molecular Pathway Discovery and Translation in Solid Tumors Mini-Symposium at AACR23
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Dr. Reginald Hill Chairs the Molecular Pathway Discovery and Translation in Solid Tumors Mini-Symposium at AACR23
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Scott Valena presents his co-authored poster: The impact of extracellular matrix modulation and cancer-associated fibroblast presence on patient-derived tumor organoid growth rate, morphology, and chemoresistance.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Ellison Institute undergraduate intern Mathias Bigger presents his poster: Rapid Batch Processing of FLIM Images for Dynamic Metabolic Readout of Drug Response in Colorectal Cancer Organoids
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Curran Shah presents his poster, Peristalsis based modulation of colorectal cancer cells leads to changes in stemness and invasiveness in an organ on chip model, during AACR 2023.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Scott Valena presents his co-authored poster: The impact of extracellular matrix modulation and cancer-associated fibroblast presence on patient-derived tumor organoid growth rate, morphology, and chemoresistance.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison: Dr. Jerry Lee, Curran Shah, Elizabeth Elton, and Scott Valena with Matthew Wilkerson of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Scott Valena with poster co-author Elizabeth Elton; Poster title: The impact of extracellular matrix modulation and cancer-associated fibroblast presence on patient-derived tumor organoid growth rate, morphology, and chemoresistance.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison: Dr. Reginald Hill, Bayan Mahgoub, and Mahsa Pahlavanneshan with USC Professor Dr. Bangyan L. Stiles
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison: Dr. Jerry Lee and Dr. Emma Fong
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Scientist ↔ Survivor Program. EI's Chief Strategy Officer, Dr. Anna Barker, is the program's founder and current chair.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Curran Shah with his poster titled: Peristalsis based modulation of colorectal cancer cells leads to changes in stemness and invasiveness in an organ on chip model
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
EI Chief Strategy Officer, Dr. Anna Barker, speaks during a meeting of the Scientist ↔ Survivor Program. Dr. Barker founded the program 25 years ago to connect scientists, researchers, patients and patient advocates across the globe to further cancer research.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Scientist ↔ Survivor Program. EI's Chief Strategy Officer, Dr. Anna Barker, is the program's founder and current chair.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison: Dr. Jerry Lee and Ellison Institute Member Clifton Leaf
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison: Dr. Jerry Lee and Elizabeth Elton
Bayan Mahgoub presents her co-authored poster: Investigating the effect of ECM stiffness on macrophage-derived exosome secretion and PDAC organoid progression
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Bayan Mahgoub presents her co-authored poster: Investigating the effect of ECM stiffness on macrophage-derived exosome secretion and PDAC organoid progression
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison supporting patient advocates during their AACR poster sessions. Dr. Jerry Lee (third from left) serves as a scientist mentor for the AACR Scientist-Survivor Program.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Ellison Institute undergraduate intern Mathias Bigger with poster co-author Dr. Emma Fong. Poster title: Rapid Batch Processing of FLIM Images for Dynamic Metabolic Readout of Drug Response in Colorectal Cancer Organoids
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Scientist ↔ Survivor Program, where EI Team Member Dr. Jerry Lee serves as a scientist mentor to patients and patient advocates.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Dr. Ann Barker (Founder & Program Chair) and Dr. Jerry Lee (Scientist Mentor) pose with AACR Scientist-Survivor Program participants. The program celebrated it's 25th year at AACR23.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Ellison Institute undergraduate intern Mathias Bigger presents his co-authored poster: Rapid Batch Processing of FLIM Images for Dynamic Metabolic Readout of Drug Response in Colorectal Cancer Organoids
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
#TeamEllison: Dr. Jerry Lee, Curran Shah, and Elizabeth Elton with Olivier Lucase of Oxford Nanopore Technoloies
Mahsa Pahlavanneshan presents during her mini-symposium: Developing a 3D biomimetic liver metastatic niche model for pancreatic cancer
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Mahsa Pahlavanneshan presents during her mini-symposium: Developing a 3D biomimetic liver metastatic niche model for pancreatic cancer
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Dr. Reginald Hill Chairs the Molecular Pathway Discovery and Translation in Solid Tumors Mini-Symposium at AACR23
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Ellison Institute undergraduate intern Mathias Bigger presents his poster: Rapid Batch Processing of FLIM Images for Dynamic Metabolic Readout of Drug Response in Colorectal Cancer Organoids
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Scott Valena with poster co-author Elizabeth Elton and EI team members Dr. Jerry Lee and Curran Shah; Poster title: The impact of extracellular matrix modulation and cancer-associated fibroblast presence on patient-derived tumor organoid growth rate, morphology, and chemoresistance.
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Ellison Institute undergraduate intern Mathias Bigger took home an honorable mention prize for his poster: Rapid Batch Processing of FLIM Images for Dynamic Metabolic Readout of Drug Response in Colorectal Cancer Organoids
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Part of #TeamEllison at AACR 2023!
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Dr. Reginald Hill Chairs the Molecular Pathway Discovery and Translation in Solid Tumors Mini-Symposium at AACR23
Ellison Institute | AACR 2023
Dr. Reginald Hill Chairs the Molecular Pathway Discovery and Translation in Solid Tumors Mini-Symposium at AACR23