15th EDRN Scientific Workshop Agenda (Day 1)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (7:00 a.m. 4:55 p.m.)

Eastern Daylight Time Agenda Item

7:00 AM–8:00 AM

Check-in and Breakfast (Complimentary for hotel guests and $50 for breakfast and lunch for local attendees)

8:00 AM–8:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute
  • Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD, Acting Director, NIDCR
  • Anthony Letai, MD, PhD, Director, National Cancer Institute (Virtual)

8:30 AM–11:05 AM

Session 1. Multimodal vs. Unimodal: Challenges and Opportunities

Session Chairs:

  • Jillian Phallen, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
  • Anirban Maitra, MBBS, NYU Langone
  • Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute,
  • Christos Patriotis, National Cancer Institute

8:30–8:35 AM

Opening Remarks

8:35–9:05 AM

9:059:10 AM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

9:10–9:30 AM

9:309:35 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Oliver Govaert, PhD, Stanford University (Tentative)

9:35–9:45 AM

Break

9:45–10:05 AM

10:0510:10 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Joshua LaBaer, MD, PhD, Arizona State University/Biodesign Institute

10:10–10:30 AM

10:3010:35 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Dan Heller, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering (Tentative)

10:35–11:05 AM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

11:05 AM–11:20 AM

Break

11:20 AM–12:10 PM

Early Career Investigators

Session Chairs:

  • Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute
  • Wendy Wang, PhD, National Cancer Institute

11:20–11:25 AM

Opening Remarks

11:25 AM–11:35 AM

11:3511:40 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Shachi Mittal, PhD, University of Washington

11:40–11:50 AM

11:50 AM11:55 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Emily Hoskins, PhD, Georgetown University

11:55 AM–12:05 PM

12:0512:10 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Hudson Holmes, MD, Vanderbilt Medical Center

12:10 PM–1:45 PM

Lunch (Complimentary for hotel guests and $50 for breakfast and lunch for local attendees)

1:45 PM–4:20 PM

Session 2: Risk Stratification

Session Chairs:

  • Maneesh Jain, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Savannah Patridge, PhD, University of Washington
  • Matthew Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute
  • Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute

1:45–1:50 PM

Opening Remarks

1:50–2:20 PM

2:20–2:25 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE:  Presentation title TBD

Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, Clairity, Inc. (Tentative)

2:25–2:45 PM

2:452:50 PM Q&A

Multimodal Risk Stratification for Early Lung Cancer Detection

William Hsu, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (Tentative)

2:50–3:10 PM

3:103:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Jiheum Park, PhD, Weill Cornell

3:15–3:35 PM

3:353:45 PM Q&A

Ultrasensitive Molecular Detection for Early and Accurate Diagnostics

Michael Poderycki, PhD, Amplified Sciences

3:45–4:10 PM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

4:10 PM–4:20 PM

Break

4:20 PM–4:50 PM

4:504:55 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE Presentation title TBD

Brian Wolpin, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

4:55 PM

Adjourn Day 1 of EDRN Scientific Workshop