15th EDRN Scientific Workshop Agenda (Main)
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–8:20 AM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
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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 Dan Heller, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering (Tentative) |
10:25–10:55 AM |
Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs |
10:55 AM–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 |
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 PM–3:55 PM |
Session 2: Risk Stratification 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 Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital |
2:25 PM–2:35 PM |
Break |
2:35–2:55 PM 2:55–3:00 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD William Hsu, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (Tentative) |
3:00–3:20 PM 3:20–3:25 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Jiheum Park, PhD, Columbia University (Tentative) |
3:25–3:45 PM 3:45–3:50 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Chris Haiman, ScD, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California (Tentative) |
3:50–4:20 PM |
Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs |
4:20 PM–4:50 PM 4:50–4:55 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 |
Thursday, September 24, 2026 (7:00 a.m. – 5:30 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–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 |
8:30–8:40 AM |
Break |
8:40–9:00 AM 9:00–9:05 AM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Anna Giuliano, PhD, H. Lee 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 |
930–950 AM 9:50–9:55 AM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Christopher Li, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center |
9:55–10:25 AM |
Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs |
10:25 AM–10:55 AM |
Break |
10:30 AM–11:35 AM |
Poster Lightning Talks |
10:55–11:00 AM |
Opening Remarks |
11:00–11:05 AM 11:05–11:10 AM Q&A |
Talk 1: Presenter TBD |
11:10–11:15 AM 11:15–11:20 AM Q&A |
Talk 2: Presenter TBD |
11:20–11:25AM 11:25–11:30 AM Q&A |
Talk 3: Presenter TBD |
11:30–11:35 AM 11:35–11:40 AM Q&A |
Talk 4: Presenter TBD |
11:40–11:45 AM 11:45–11:50 AM Q&A |
Talk 5: Presenter TBD |
11:50–11:55 AM 11:55 AM–12:00 PM Q&A |
Talk 6: Presenter TBD |
12:00 PM–12:30 PM 12:30–12:35 PM Q&A |
KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD Aaron Newman, PhD, Stanford University |
12:35 PM–2:35 PM |
Lunch (Complimentary for hotel guests and $50 for breakfast and lunch for local attendees) |
12:35 PM–2:35 PM |
Poster Session Session Chairs: TBD NCI Chair: TBD |
2:35 PM–4:35 PM |
Session 4: Surveillance Session Chairs:
NCI Chair: TBD |
2:35–2:40 PM |
Opening Remarks |
2:40–3:00 PM 3:00–3:05 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Bethany Niell, MD, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. |
3:05 PM–3:15 PM |
Break |
3:15–3:35 PM 3:35–3:40 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Jorge Marrero, MD, University of Pennsylvania |
3:40–4:00 PM 4:00–4:05 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Minetta Liu, MD, Natera |
4:05–4:35 PM |
Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs |
4:35 PM–5:05 PM |
Break |
5:05 PM–5:55 PM |
Early Career Investigators Session Chairs: TBD NCI Chair: TBD |
5:05–5:10 PM |
Opening Remarks |
5:10–5:20 PM 5:20–5:25 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University |
5:25–5:35 PM 5:35–5:40 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Daniel Schwartz, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital |
5:40–5:50 PM 5:50–5:55 PM Q&A |
Presentation title TBD Brittney Dickey, PhD, MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
5:55 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 |
Presentation title TBD Jose Zevallos, MD, MPH, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (Tentative) |
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 |