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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.

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.

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