15th EDRN Scientific Workshop Agenda (Day 2)

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

8:258:30 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Shira Boehler (Patient Advocate), Cancer Doesn’t Care

8:30–8:50 AM

8:508:55 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

9:259:30 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Hormuzd Katki, PhD, American Cancer Society

9:30–950 AM

9:509:55 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

12:0012:05 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

2:252:30 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Aadel Chaudhuri, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic

2:30–2:50 PM

2:502:55 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

3:253:30 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Minetta Liu, MD, Natera

3:30–3:50 PM

3:503:55 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

5:105:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

5:15–5:25 PM

5:255:30 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Daniel Schwartz, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital

5:30–5:40 PM

5:405:45 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