15th EDRN Scientific Workshop Agenda (Day 1)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (7:00 a.m. 5:15 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–8:40 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)

8:40 AM–11:15 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

8:40–8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

8:45–9:15 AM

9:159:20 AM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

9:20–9:40 AM

9:409:45 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Oliver Govaert, PhD, Stanford University (Tentative)

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 (Tentative)

10:45–11:15 AM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

11:15 AM–11:45 AM

Break

11:45 AM–12:35 PM

Early Career Investigators

Session Chairs:

  • Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute
  • Wendy Wang, PhD, National Cancer Institute

11:45–11:50 AM

Opening Remarks

11:50 AM–12:00 PM

12:0012:05 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Shachi Mittal, PhD, University of Washington

12:05–12:15 PM

12:15 AM12:20 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Emily Hoskins, PhD, Georgetown University

12:20–12:30 PM

12:3012:35 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Hudson Holmes, MD, Vanderbilt Medical Center

12:35–2:05 PM

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

2:05 PM–4:15 PM

Session 2: Risk Stratification

Session Chairs:

  • Maneesh Jain, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Savannah Patridge, PhD, University of Washington
  • Matthew Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute
  • Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute

2:05–2:10 PM

Opening Remarks

2:10–2:40 PM

2:40–2:45 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE:  Presentation title TBD

Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, Clairity, Inc. (Tentative)

2:45 PM–2:55 PM

Break

2:55–3:15 PM

3:153:20 PM Q&A

Multimodal Risk Stratification for Early Lung Cancer Detection

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

3:20–3:40 PM

3:403:45 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Jiheum Park, PhD, Columbia University

3:45–4:05 PM

4:054:10 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

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

4:10–4:40 PM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

4:40 PM–5:10 PM

5:105:15 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE Presentation title TBD

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

5:15 PM

Adjourn Day 1 of EDRN Scientific Workshop