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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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8:00-8:05 AM |
Opening Remarks |
8:05–8:25 AM 8:25–8:30 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 9:00–9:05 AM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Anna Giuliano, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. |
9:05–9:25 AM 9:25–9:30 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 10:40–10:45 AM Q&A |
Talk 1: Presenter TBD |
10:45–10:50 AM 10:50–10:55 AM Q&A |
Talk 2: Presenter TBD |
10:55-11:00 AM 11:00–11:05 AM Q&A |
Talk 3: Presenter TBD |
11:05–11:10 AM 11:10–11:15 AM Q&A |
Talk 4: Presenter TBD |
11:15–11:20 AM 11:20–11:25 AM Q&A |
Talk 5: Presenter TBD |
11:25–11:30 AM 11:30–11:35 AM Q&A |
Talk 6: Presenter TBD |
11:35 AM–12:05 PM 12:05–12:10 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:
NCI Chair: TBD |
2:10–2:15 PM |
Opening Remarks |
2:15–2:35 PM 2:35–2:40 PM Q&A |
Presenter TBD |
2:40 PM–2:50 PM |
Break |
2:50–3:10 PM 3:10–3:15 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Fasiha Kanwal, MD, Baylor College of Medicine (Tentative) |
3:15–3:35 PM 3:35–3:40 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 4:55–5:00 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Tentative) |
5:00–5:10 PM 5:10–5:15 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Daniel Schwartz, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital (Tentative) |
5:15–5:25 PM 5:25–5:30 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:
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8:00–8:30 AM 8:30–8:35 AM Q&A |
KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD Courtney Lias, PhD, Food and Drug Administration |
8:35–8:55 AM 8:55–9:00 AM Q&A |
Presenter TBD |
9:00 AM–9:10 AM |
Break |
9:10–9:30 AM 9:30–9:35 AM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Katy Lowry, MD, University of Washington (Tentative) |
9:35–9:55 AM 9:55–10:00 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 |