Overview
2025 Breast Cancer SPORE Investigators Workshop
Sponsored by the Translational Research Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Date: June 26-27, 2025
Location: Shady Grove, NCI (R# TE 406/408/410) with a virtual option
Workshop Objectives:
The main goals of the workshop are to
1. Identify challenges and knowledge gaps in Breast translational research
2. Highlight advances in the field
3. Define resources and technologies
4. Foster collaborations among the Breast Cancer SPORE sites, patient
advocates, and NCI staff.
Agenda Topics:
- Report on current status of Breast cancer SPORE portfolio
- Overview of Breast cancer SPOREs by the PIs
- Keynote speaker -
- Understandings of tumor microenvironment and immunotherapies
- DNA repair and therapeutic opportunities
- Working Group 1 - Novel technologies for translating bench to bedside and beyond
- Biological and socioeconomic influences on survival
- Early-stage investigators
- Artificial intelligence and new technologies
- Working Group 2 - Challenges in clinical research, patient approaches, availability of resources, and opportunities for collaborations, and future directions
- Novel therapeutic targets
- Meeting summary and future directions
Program Planning Committee
Scientific Planning
Basa Janakiram, Naveena., PhD
Program Director, Ovarian, Cervical, Endometrial and Breast Cancer SPOREs,
Translational Research Program (TRP),
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD),
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Email: naveena.basajanakiram@nih.gov
Phone: (240) 276-5892
Goetz, Matthew P., MD
Erivan K. Haub Family Professor of Cancer Research
Honoring Richard F. Emslander, MD
Professor of Oncology and Pharmacology
Mayo Clinic
200 First St. S.W.
Rochester, MN 55905
Email: goetz.matthew@mayo.edu
Phone: (507) 266-9160
Perou, Charles., PhD
The May Goldman Shaw Distinguished Professor of Molecular Oncology, Department of Genetics, and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Marsico Hall 5111, 125 Mason Farm Road, CB #7599
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Email: cperou@med.unc.edu
Phone:(919) 843-5740
Powell, Simon., MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Radiology Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065-6007
Email: powells@mskcc.org
Phone: (212) 639-3639
Spears, Patty., Patient Advocate
Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA)
Email: paspears@med.unc.edu
Logistics Planning
Emily Hanlen, MPH, MEd
Program Coordinator
Grants Management Executive, Contractor
Translational Research Program
National Cancer Institute
9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 3W504
Phone: 240-276-7793
Email: emilyh2@nih.gov
IT professionals
Jose Aragon (Contractor)
NCI AV Events Coordinator
General Dynamics Information Technology
Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology
Office: 240-276-5880
Direct: 240-276-6331
Email: jose.aragon@nih.gov