Annual Meeting of the NCI Cohort Consortium (Agenda)

Agenda

The Annual Meeting is organized into two days on November 6 (full day) and November 7 (half day). Please note: This is a draft agenda. Times and session details are not finalized and subject to change.

NCI Shady Grove Campus
9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
Seminar Room: 406/408/410 (Lower TE Level, East Wing)

All times are listed in Eastern Time (ET)

Day 1 \| THURSday, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
8:30 am	Arrival to NCI - Security and Registration check-in
9:00 - 9:20 am	Opening Remarks, Introduction, and Acknowledgements Pothur Srinivas, MPH, PhD, National Cancer Institute Yu Chen, MPH, PhD, NYU Langone
9:20 - 10:20 am	Session I: Population Science Data Resources Moderator: Yu Chen, MPH, PhD, NYU Langone Speakers: Heather Creasy, MS, Cancer Research Data Commons, NCI Nicole Gerlanc, PhD, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, NCI Vaclav Papez, PhD, University College London Montserrat García-Closas, MPH, MD, DrPH, Institute of Cancer Research
10:20 - 10:40 am	Session II: Cohort Consortium Steering Committee Updates Moderator: Mia Gaudet, PhD, National Cancer Institute Speakers: Caroline Um, RD, PhD, American Cancer Society Wei Zheng, MPH, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Yu Chen, MPH, PhD, NYU Langone
10:40 - 10:50 am	Break
10:50 - 11:50 am	Session III: New Cohort Introductions: Goals, Progress, and Challenges Moderators: Jessica Petrick, MPH, PhD, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Alpa Patel, PhD, American Cancer Society Speakers: Ping-Ching Hsu, PhD, Arkansas Rural Community Health Mia Gaudet, PhD, National Cancer Institute Jiyoung Ahn, PhD, NYU Langone Somdat Mahabir, MPH, PhD, National Cancer Institute
11:50 am - 12:40 pm	Session IV: Lightning Talks
12:40 - 2:10 pm	Lunch (on your own) Poster Session / Open Networking Session
2:10 - 3:40 pm	Session V: Special Session on Novel Exposure Assessment Moderators: Kimberly Bertrand, ScD, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Mandy Goldberg, PhD, Rutgers School of Public Health Speakers: Douglas Walker, PhD, Emory University Melissa Friesen, PhD, National Cancer Institute Peter James, MHS, ScD, University of California Davis School of Medicine
3:40 - 3:50 pm	Break
3:50 - 4:30 pm	Session VI: Project Group Updates Moderator: Wei Zheng, MPH, PhD, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Speakers: Jill Koshiol, PhD, National Cancer Institute Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, MPH, RD, PhD, National Cancer Institute Stephanie Smith Warner, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
4:30 - 5:45 pm	Session VII: Roundtable Discussion (tentative) Facilitators: Kimberly Bertrand, ScD, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Jessica Petrick, MPH, PhD, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Yu Chen, MPH, PhD, NYU Langone Wei Zheng, MPH, PhD, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mia Gaudet, PhD, National Cancer Institute Ping-Ching Hsu, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Jiyoung Ahn, PhD, NYU Langone Cathrine Hoyo, PhD, North Carolina State University Joellen Schildkraut, MPH, PhD, Emory Winship Cancer Institute
5:45 - 5:50 pm	Wrap Up and Logistics for Day 2 Sonia Rosenfield, PhD, National Cancer Institute
6:30 - 8:00 pm	Evening Social Mixer (optional to attend) Reception for all Members and Attendees of the Cohort Consortium
Day 2 \| FRIday, NOVEMBER 7, 2025
8:30 am	Arrival to NCI - Security and Registration check-in
9:00 - 9:15 am	Welcome Remarks
9:15 - 10:50 am	Session VIII: Special Sessions on Medical Records Data Use in Cohort Research Moderators: Mia Gaudet, PhD, National Cancer Institute Pietro Ferrari, PhD, International Agency for Research on Cancer Speakers: John Giannini, PhD, All of Us Research Program, NIH Matthew Spotnitz, MPH, MD, National Institutes of Health Martin Lajous, MD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Garnet Anderson, PhD, Women's Health Initiative
10:50 - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 - 11:55 am	Session IX: Special Session on Artificial Intelligence Tools and New Technologies Moderators: Jessica Madrigal, PhD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Janet Olson, MPH, PhD, National Cancer Institute Speakers: Elena Myasoedova, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Shant Ayanian, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Chris Sander, PhD, Harvard Medical School Daniel Adams, MsC, MD, Institute of Cancer Research
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Closing Remarks and Wrap Up Yu Chen, MPH, PhD, NYU Langone