2019 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting
Several DCEG scientists will present their research at the AACR Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, between March 29 - April 03, 2019. A full list of abstracts can be found on the AACR website.
Jackie Lavigne, Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief of the Office of Education, will be available to answer questions about DCEG fellowship opportunities at the NCI exhibit booth (#2111) on Monday, April 1 from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place in the Georgia World Conference Center.
Oral Presentations
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Pfeiffer | Educational Session: Population risk stratification: Integrating biomarkers in cancer risk assessment | 6:45 PM - 7:10 PM | Room A313 |
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rashmi Sinha | Methods Workshop: Moving microbiome research into population studies: Need for standardization | 1:00 PM - 1:25 PM | Room B304 |
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parichoy Pal Choudhury | Validation of breast cancer risk model incorporating classical risk factors and polygenic risk scores in 14 prospective cohort studies in 6 countries | 3:35 PM - 3:50 PM |
Room B401 |
| Stella Koutros | Integrative, targeted deep sequencing of bladder tumors reveals novel associations between cancer gene mutations and mutational signatures with major risk factors | 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM | Room A402 |
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Teresa Landi | Sherlock-Lung: Tracing lung cancer mutational processes in never smokers | 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM | Room B302 |
| Sharon Savage | New NCI Collaborative Initiatives on Rare Tumors and RASopathies: Clinical, genetic, and epidemiologic approaches to cancer etiology | 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Room A406 |
Molecular Epidemiology Working Group (MEG) Town Hall Meeting and Network Reception, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Room A315
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britton Trabert | Meet the Expert Session: Endogenous Hormones and Their Role in the Etiology of Gynecologic Cancers | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | NCI Exhibit Booth - #2111 |
| Stephen Chanock | Identification of enhancer elements at kidney cancer susceptibility loci using genome-wide approaches in which post-GWAS functional studies implicate the SWI/SNF DPF3 gene for the 14q24 risk locus |
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM |
Georgia Ballroom 1- Building C |
Poster Presentations
| Session Title | Time | Poster Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Biomarkers in Risk and Outcomes | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Section 26 |
| Gene Expression and the Tumor Microenvironment | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Section 6 |
| Lifestyle Factors and Cancer Risk | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Section 27 |
| Session Title | Time | Poster Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Convergence Science for Biomarkers, Early Detection, and Diagnosis | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 30 |
| Genetics and Genomics 1: Outcomes | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 26 |
| Genetics and Genomics 2: Risk | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 27 |
| Behavioral Science and Cancer Control | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Section 27 |
| Cancer and Inflammation | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Section 23 |
| Session Title | Time | Poster Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Prevention, Early Detection, and Interception 1 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 28 |
| Late-Breaking Research: Epidemiology | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 40 |
| New Discoveries in Childhood Cancer | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 19 |
| Science and Health Policy 2 / Regulatory Science and Policy | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 30 |
| Tumor Evolution and Heterogeneity 1 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 7 |
| Cancer Predisposition | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Section 26 |
| Session Title | Time | Poster Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Influences on Cancer Risk and Outcomes | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Section 26 |