15th EDRN Scientific Workshop Agenda (Day 1)

Wednesday, September 23, 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–8:20 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)

8:20 AM–10:55 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

8:20–8:25 AM

Opening Remarks

8:25–8:55 AM

8:559:00 AM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Tentative)

9:00–9:20 AM

9:209:25 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Oliver Govaert, PhD, Stanford University (Tentative)

9:25 AM–9:35 AM

Break

9:35–9:55 AM

9:5510:00 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

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

10:00–10:20 AM

10:2010:25 AM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Christopher Li, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (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

11:4011:45 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 (Tentative)

12:00–12:10 PM

12:1012:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Hudson Holmes, MD, Vanderbilt Medical Center

12:15 PM1:45 PM

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

1:45 PM–2:25 PM

Early Detection/Screening Keynote Address

Session Chairs:

  • Matt Schabath, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
  • Eric Grogan, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
  • NCI Chair: TBD

1:45–1:50 PM

Opening Remarks

1:50–2:20 PM

2:202:25 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presentation title TBD

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

2:25–5:45 PM

Session 2: Risk Stratification

Session Chairs:

  • Maneesh Jain, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Savannah Patridge, PhD, University of Washington
  • NCI Chair TBD

2:25–2:30 PM

Opening Remarks

2:30–3:00 PM

3:003:05 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE: Presenter TBD

3:05 PM–3:15 PM

Break

3:15–3:45 PM

3:453:50 PM Q&A

KEYNOTE:  Presentation title TBD

Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital (Tentative)

3:50–4:10 PM

4:104:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

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

4:15 PM4:25 PM

Break

4:25–4:45 PM

4:454:50 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

Jiheum Park, PhD, Columbia University (Tentative)

4:50–5:10 PM

5:105:15 PM Q&A

Presentation title TBD

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

5:15–5:45 PM

Panel Discussion – All Session Speakers and Chairs

5:45 PM

Adjourn Day 1 of EDRN Scientific Workshop