15th EDRN Scientific Workshop Agenda (Main)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (7:00 a.m. - 5:45 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–8:20 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)

8:20 AM-10:55 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

8:20–8:25 AM

Opening Remarks

8:25–8:55 AM

8:55-9:00 AM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Tentative)

9:00–9:20 AM

9:20-9:25 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Oliver Govaert, PhD, Stanford University (Tentative)

9:25–9:35 AM

Break

9:35–9:55 AM

9:55-10:00 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

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

10:00–10:20 AM

10:20-10:25 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Christopher Li, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Tentative)

10:25-10:55 AM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

10:55-11:25 AM

Break

11:25 AM -12:10 PM

Early Career Investigators

Session Chairs: TBD

11:25-11:30 AM

Opening Remarks

11:30-11:40 AM

11:40-11:45 Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Shachi Mittal, PhD, University of Washington

11:45-11:55 AM

11:55 AM-12:00 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Emily Hoskins, PhD, Georgetown University (Tentative)

12:00-12:10 PM

12:10-12:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Hudson Holmes, MD, Vanderbilt Medical Center

12:15-1:45 PM

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

1:45-2:25 PM

Early Detection/Screening Keynote Address

Session Chairs:

  • Matt Schabath, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
  • Eric Grogan, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
  • NCI Chair: TBD

1:45-1:50 PM

Opening Remarks

1:50-2:20 PM

2:20-2:25 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

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

2:25-5:45 PM

Session 2: Risk Stratification

Session Chairs:

  • Maneesh Jain, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Savannah Patridge, PhD, University of Washington
  • NCI Chair TBD

2:25-2:30 PM

Opening Remarks

2:30-3:00 PM

3:00-3:05 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presenter TBD

3:05-3:15 PM

Break

3:15-3:45 PM

3:45-3:50 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE:  Presentation title TBD

Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital (Tentative)

3:50-4:10 PM

4:10-4:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

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

4:15-4:25 PM

Break

4:25-4:45 PM

4:45-4:50 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Jiheum Park, PhD, Columbia University (Tentative)

4:50-5:10 PM

5:10-5:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Chris Haiman, ScD, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California (Tentative)

5:15-5:45 PM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

5:45 PM

Adjourn Day 1 of EDRN Scientific Workshop

Thursday, September 24, 2026 (7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.)

7:00 AM–8:00 AM

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

8:00–10:00 AM

Session 3: Early Detection/Screening

Session Chairs:

  • Matthew Schabath, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
  • Eric Grogan, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • NCI Chair TBD

8:00-8:05 AM

Opening Remarks

8:05–8:25 AM

8:258:30 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Shira Boehler (Patient Advocate), Cancer Doesn’t Care (Tentative)

8:30–8:40 AM

Break

8:40–9:00 AM

9:009:05 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Anna Giuliano, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.

9:05–9:25 AM

9:259:30 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Hormuzd Katki, PhD, American Cancer Society

9:30–10:00 AM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

10:00–10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM–11:35 AM

Poster Lightning Talks

10:30–10:35 AM

Opening Remarks

10:35–10:40 AM

10:4010:45 AM Q&A

Talk 1: Presenter TBD

10:45–10:50 AM

10:5010:55 AM Q&A

Talk 2: Presenter TBD

10:55-11:00 AM

11:0011:05 AM Q&A

Talk 3: Presenter TBD

11:05–11:10 AM

11:1011:15 AM Q&A

Talk 4: Presenter TBD

11:15–11:20 AM

11:2011:25 AM Q&A

Talk 5: Presenter TBD

11:25–11:30 AM

11:3011:35 AM Q&A

Talk 6: Presenter TBD

11:35 AM–12:05 PM

12:0512:10 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

Aaron Newman, PhD, Stanford University

12:10 PM–2:10 PM

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

12:10 PM–2:10 PM

Poster Session

Session Chairs: TBD

NCI Chair: TBD

2:10 PM–4:10 PM

Session 4: Surveillance

Session Chairs:

  • Abhijit Patel, MD, Yale University
  • Jun-Chieh Tsay, MD, New York University

NCI Chair: TBD

2:10–2:15 PM

Opening Remarks

2:15–2:35 PM

2:352:40 PM Q&A

Presenter TBD

2:40 PM–2:50 PM

Break

2:50–3:10 PM

3:103:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Fasiha Kanwal, MD, Baylor College of Medicine (Tentative)

3:15–3:35 PM

3:353:40 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Minetta Liu, MD, Natera (Tentative)

3:40–4:10 PM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

4:10 PM–4:40 PM

Break

4:40–5:30 PM

Early Career Investigators

Session Chairs: TBD

NCI Chair: TBD

4:40–4:45 PM

Opening Remarks

4:45–4:55 PM

4:555:00 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Tentative)

5:00–5:10 PM

5:105:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Daniel Schwartz, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital (Tentative)

5:15–5:25 PM

5:255:30 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Brittney Dickey, PhD, MPH,

University of Nebraska Medical Center (Tentative)

5:30 PM

Adjourn Day 2 of EDRN Scientific Workshop

Friday, September 25, 2026 (7:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.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 –10:30 AM

Session 5: Validation, Regulatory Science, and Implementation

Session Chairs:

  • Karen Anderson, MD, PhD, Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic
  • Bill Lotter, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • NCI Chair: TBD

8:00–8:30 AM

8:308:35 AM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD  Courtney Lias, PhD, Food and Drug Administration

8:35–8:55 AM

8:559:00 AM Q&A

Presenter TBD

9:00 AM–9:10 AM

Break

9:10–9:30 AM

9:309:35 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Katy Lowry, MD, University of Washington (Tentative)

9:35–9:55 AM

9:5510:00 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Dawn Mattoon, PhD, Mercy BioAnalytics

10:00–10:30 AM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

10:30 AM

Adjourn EDRN Scientific Workshop