15th EDRN Scientific Workshop Agenda (Day 1)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (7:00 a.m. 5:10 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

9:059:10 AM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

9:10–9:40 AM

9:409:45 AM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

Elana J. Fertig, PhD, University of Maryland

9:45–9:55 AM

Break

9:55–10:15 AM

10:1510:20 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

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

10:20–10:40 AM

10:4010:45 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Dan Heller, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering

10:45–11:15 AM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

11:15 AM–11:25 AM

Break

11:25 AM–12:15 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

11:25–11:30 AM

Opening Remarks

11:30 AM–11:40 AM

11:4011:45 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Shachi Mittal, PhD, University of Washington

11:45–11:55 AM

11:55 AM12:00 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Emily Hoskins, PhD, Georgetown University

12:00–12:10 PM

12:1012:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Hudson Holmes, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

12:15 PM–2:00 PM

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

2:00 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

2:00–2:05 PM

Opening Remarks

2:05–2:35 PM

2:35–2:40 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE:  Presentation title TBD

Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, Clairity, Inc.

2:40–3:00 PM

3:003:05 PM Q&A

Multimodal Risk Stratification for Early Lung Cancer Detection

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

3:05–3:25 PM

3:253:30 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Jiheum Park, PhD, Weill Cornell

3:30–3:50 PM

3:50–3:55 PM Q&A

Ultrasensitive Molecular Detection for Early and Accurate Diagnostics

Michael Poderycki, PhD, Amplified Sciences

3:55–4:25 PM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

4:25 PM–4:35 PM

Break

4:35 PM–5:05 PM

5:055:10 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE Presentation title TBD

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

5:10 PM

Adjourn Day 1 of EDRN Scientific Workshop