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–8:30 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute Lori Minasian, MD, Deputy Director, Department of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD, Acting Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Anthony Letai, MD, PhD, Director, National Cancer Institute (Recorded Message)
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 Health Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute, Christos Patriotis, PhD, National Cancer Institute
8:30–8:35 AM	Opening Remarks
8:35–9:05 AM 9:05–9:10 AM Q&A	KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
9:10–9:30 AM 9:30–9:35 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Elana J. Fertig, PhD, University of Maryland
9:35–9:45 AM	Break
9:45–10:05 AM 10:05–10:10 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Joshua LaBaer, MD, PhD, Arizona State University/Biodesign Institute
10:10–10:30 AM 10:30–10:35 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Dan Heller, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering
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: Jeff Tosoian, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Abhijit Patel, MD, Yale University 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 11:35–11:40 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Shachi Mittal, PhD, University of Washington
11:40–11:50 AM 11:50 AM–11:55 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Emily Hoskins, PhD, Georgetown University
11:55 AM–12:05 PM 12:05–12:10 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Hudson Holmes, MD, Vanderbilt University 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 Partridge, 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.
2:25–2:45 PM 2:45–2:50 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 3:10–3:15 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Jiheum Park, PhD, Weill Cornell
3:15–3:35 PM 3:35–3:45 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 4:50–4:55 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. – 5:45 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–10:25 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 Guillermo Marquez, National Cancer Institute Nick Hodges, PhD, National Cancer Institute
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
8:30–8:50 AM 8:50–8:55 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Anna Giuliano, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
8:55 AM–9:05 AM	Break
9:05–9:25 AM 9:25–9:30 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Hormuzd Katki, PhD, American Cancer Society
9:30–950 AM 9:50–9:55 AM Q&A	Discovery and Validation of Novel Blood-based Biomarkers to Improve the Screening and Early Detection of Breast Cancer 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
10:55 AM–11:30 AM	Poster Lightning Talks Session Chairs: William Hsu, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Pei Wang, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Matthew Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute
10:55–11:00 AM	Opening Remarks
11:00–11:05 AM	Talk 1: Presenter TBD
11:05–11:10 AM	Talk 2: Presenter TBD
11:10–11:15 AM	Talk 3: Presenter TBD
11:15–11:20 AM	Talk 4: Presenter TBD
11:20–11:25 AM	Talk 5: Presenter TBD
11:25–11:30 AM	Talk 6: Presenter TBD
11:30 AM–12:00 PM 12:00–12:05 PM Q&A	KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD Aaron Newman, PhD, Stanford University
12:05 PM–2:00 PM	Lunch (Complimentary for hotel guests and $50 for breakfast and lunch for local attendees)
12:05 PM–2:00 PM	Poster Session
2:00 PM–4:25 PM	Session 4: Surveillance Session Chairs: Abhijit Patel, MD, Yale University Jun-Chieh Tsay, MD, New York University Guillermo Marquez, PhD, National Cancer Institute Matthew Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute
2:00–2:05 PM	Opening Remarks
2:05–2:25 PM 2:25–2:30 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Aadel Chaudhuri, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
2:30–2:50 PM 2:50–2:55 PM Q&A	Novel Strategies for the Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Jorge Marrero, MD, University of Pennsylvania
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM	Break
3:05–3:25 PM 3:25–3:30 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Minetta Liu, MD, Natera
3:30–3:50 PM 3:50–3:55 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Hakho Lee, PhD Mass General Brigham
3:55–4:25 PM	Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs
4:25 PM–4:55 PM	Break
4:55 PM–5:45 PM	Early Career Investigators Session Chairs: Jeff Tosoian, Vanderbilt Medical Center Abhijit Patel, MD, Yale University Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute Wendy Wang, PhD, National Cancer Institute
4:55–5:00 PM	Opening Remarks
5:00–5:10 PM 5:10–5:15 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
5:15–5:25 PM 5:25–5:30 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Daniel Schwartz, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
5:30–5:40 PM 5:40–5:45 PM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Brittney Dickey, PhD, MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center
5:45 PM	Adjourn Day 2 of EDRN Scientific Workshop

Friday, September 25, 2026 (7:00 a.m. – 10:55 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 –10:55 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 Christos Patriotis, PhD, National Cancer Institute Nick Hodges, PhD, National Cancer Institute
8:00–8:05 AM	Opening Remarks
8:05–8:30 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 Katy Lowry, MD, University of Washington (Tentative)
9:00 AM–9:10 AM	Break
9:10–9:30 AM 9:30–9:35 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Frank Ondrey, MD, PhD, Masonic Cancer Center
9:35–9:55 AM 9:55–10:00 AM Q&A	From Bench to Benefit: The Hidden Work of Bringing a New Category of Cancer Screening Test to Market Dawn Mattoon, PhD, Mercy BioAnalytics
10:00–10:20 AM 10:20–10:25 AM Q&A	Presentation title TBD Ziding Feng, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
10:25–10:55 AM	Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs
10:55 AM	Adjourn EDRN Scientific Workshop