The Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) will host its 44th Steering Committee Meeting on September 17-19, 2025at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center campus located at1100 Fairview Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109. This meeting is in-person only. Below is the Schedule of Events, which has links to the draft agendas that are currently available. Agendas for other events will be posted as they become available.

Meeting Registration, Hotel Rooms, Transportation, & Food Offerings

• Meeting Registration: Registration is mandatory to attend this event. Click here to register Please be thorough and accurate when completing your registration as this information will be used to send updated meeting information and to print name badges and other presentation materials.

• Hotel Rooms: EDRN has a block of sleeping rooms at the Element Omaha Midtown Crossing. The deadline to book has passed, so email the EDRN at edrndmcc@fredhutch.org if you need a room. The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast buffet--since breakfast will notbe served at this event, please plan to eat breakfast at the hotel before you travel to the event center.

• More information about food offerings and restaurants is here

• Map and Transportation between Hotel and Event: Transportation will be available between the Element Omaha Midtown Crossing Hotel and the Truhlsen Campus Events Center. The schedule is here

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Schedule of Events

(Times of events are subject to change)

Date	Time (Central Daylight Time)	Topic	Materials
Monday, September 23, 2024	6:30 pm – 7:00 pm CDT	Day 1: Sign-In Room: Truhlsen Event Center Foyer 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198	📜Main Agenda
Monday, September 23, 2024	7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CDT	Day 1: Foundational Talks with Guest Presenters from University of Nebraska Room: Truhlsen Event Center, Room 1001A 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 Day 1 Agenda
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	7:00 am – 8:00 am CDT	Day 2: Sign-in Room: Truhlsen Event Center Foyer 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198 NOTE: Breakfast will not be served in the Truhlsen Events Center. There will be coffee service all day. A breakfast buffet is available at the Element Hotel.	📜 Day 2 Agenda
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	8:00 am – 12:20 pm CDT	Day 2: 43rd EDRN Steering Committee Meeting Room: Truhlsen Event Center, Room 1001A 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 Day 2 Agenda
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	12:20 pm – 2:15 pm CDT	Day 2: Executive Committee Meeting (CLOSED) Room: Sorrell Room 4053 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 Agenda (Provided to EC members separately)
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	2:30 pm – 5:45 pm CDT	Day 2: Breast/Gynecological Cancers Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only) Room: College of Nursing, Room 2020 4111 Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 BGYN Agenda
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	2:30 pm – 5:45 pm CDT	Day 2: Gastrointestinal Cancers Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only) Room: College of Nursing, Room 2017 4111 Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 GI Agenda
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	2:30 pm – 5:45 pm CDT	Day 2: Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers and Head and Neck Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only) Room: Truhlsen Events Center, Room 1001 A 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 Lung H&N Agenda
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	2:30 pm – 5:45 pm CDT	Day 2: Prostate/Genitourinary Cancers Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only) Room: College of Nursing, Room 2018 4111 Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 GU Agenda
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CDT	Early Career Investigator Poster Session/Networking Room: Truhlsen Events Center & Foyer 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 List of Posters & Presenters
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	7:00 am – 8:00 am CDT	Day 3: Sign-in Room: Truhlsen Event Center Foyer 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198 NOTE: Breakfast will not be served in the Truhlsen Events Center. There will be coffee service all day. A breakfast buffet is available at the Element Hotel.	📜 Day 3 Agenda
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	8:00 am – 4:20 pm CDT	Day 3: 43rd EDRN Steering Committee Meeting Room: Truhlsen Event Center, Room 1001 A 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198	📜 Day 3 Agenda
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	4:20 pm – 5:20 pm CDT	Day 3: Round Table #1-Topic: Spatiomics and Digital Pathology Room: Sorrell Room 1005 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198 Chair: Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, University of California, San Diego Co-chair: Cecilia Yeung, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Long Cai, PhD, California Institute of Technology DMCC Statistician: Yingye Zheng, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center DMCC Staff: Jackie Dahlgren, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute	📜 Agenda
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	4:20 pm – 5:20 pm CDT	Day 3: Round Table #2-Topic: Proteogenomics Room: Sorrell Room 2014 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198 Chair: Hui Zhang, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Co-chair: Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Tao Liu, PhD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) DMCC Statistician: Ying Huang, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center DMCC Staff: Stephanie Page-Lester, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Matt Young PhD, National Cancer Institute	📜 Agenda
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	4:20 pm – 5:20 pm CDT	Day 3: Round Table #3-Topic: Virus Related Cancers Room: Sorrell Room 2001 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198 Chair: Erich Sturgis, PhD, Baylor School of Medicine Co-chair: Anna Giuliano, PhD, H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center DMCC Statistician: Yingqi Zhao, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center DMCC Staff: Suzanna Reid, PhD., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Amanda Melillo, PhD, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Wendy Wang, PhD, National Cancer Institute	📜 Agenda
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	4:20 pm – 5:20 pm CDT	Day 3: Round Table #4-Topic: Academic Industrial Partners Room: Truhlsen Events Center, Room 1001 A 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198 Chair: Sam Hanash, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center Co-chair: David Sidransky, MD, Johns Hopkins University Andrew Hoofnagle, MD, PhD, University of Washington Gerard Davis, PhD, Abbott Laboratories Mark Driscoll, PhD, Intus Biosciences DMCC Statistician: Ziding Feng, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center DMCC Staff: Kristin Rodgers, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute	📜 Agenda
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	5:20 pm – 5:40 pm	Transition to Truhlsen Events Center, Room 1001 A for Summary of Round Table Discussions	N/A
Wednesday, September 25, 20	5:40 pm – 6:40 pm	Summary of Round Table Discussions Round Table #1-Topic: Spatiomics and Digital Pathology Chair: Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, University of California, San Diego Co-chair: Cecilia Yeung, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center NCI PD: Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute NCI PD: Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute Round Table #2-Topic: Proteogenomics Chair: Hui Zhang, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Co-chair: Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University NCI PD: Matt Young PhD, National Cancer Institute Round Table #3-Topic: Virus Related Cancers Chair: Erich Sturgis, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine Co-chair: Anna Giuliano, PhD, H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center NIDCR PD: Amanda Melillo, PhD, NIDCR NCI PD: Wendy Wang, PhD, National Cancer Institute Round Table #4-Topic: Academic Industrial Partners Chair: Sam Hanash, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center Co-chair: David Sidransky, MD, Johns Hopkins University NCI PD: Richard Mazurchuk, PhD, National Cancer Institute NCI PD: Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute	N/A
Wednesday, September 25, 2024	6:40 pm – 6:45 pm CDT	Final Remarks and Adjourn Steering Committee Meeting	N/A