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Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series

Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series

Event Date: April 27, 2023

The upcoming presentations will showcase research from different Cancer Moonshot initiatives that support the 10 recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel report. They will inform the community about the progress of Cancer Moonshot-funded projects, provide outreach related to Cancer Moonshot projects, enhance discussions and collaborations related to Cancer Moonshot research, and promote the sharing of data from Cancer Moonshot initiatives.

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March 2023

CIG 30th Oppenheim Memorial Symposium

CIG 30th Oppenheim Memorial Symposium

Event Date: March 27, 2023       Hybrid

This one-day hybrid symposium is hosted by the NIH/FDA-Cytokine Interest Group to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Cytokine Interest Group, and as a tribute to the late Dr. Joost Oppenheim (NCI) - a giant in cytokine and chemokine research - who passed away on May 14, 2022.

NCI Emerging Technologies Seminar Series

NCI Emerging Technologies Seminar Series

Event Date: March 28, 2023       Virtual Event

This seminar series will highlight novel technologies that could transform cancer research and clinical care. These virtual monthly seminars will each showcase an innovative technology from an NCI-supported investigator, including the challenges and opportunities of technology development and how the tools can be used to advance cancer research. The seminar occurs at the end of every month on a Tuesday at 2:00pm ET and is held through Zoom.

I-SCORE: Investigators' and Site Coordinators' Opportunity for Research Excellence Meeting

I-SCORE: Investigators' and Site Coordinators' Opportunity for Research Excellence Meeting

Event Date: March 30, 2023       Hybrid - NCI Shady Grove Campus, Rockville, MD and Virtual

The purpose of the meeting is to stimulate information sharing and collaborations between DCP staff and Consortia/CP-CTNet members including investigators, program staff and coordinators; and to develop strategies to enhance the cancer prevention intervention research program both scientifically and operationally.

Cancer, Aging, and Comorbidities Webinar Series

Cancer, Aging, and Comorbidities Webinar Series

Event Date: March 30, 2023       Webinar Event

Organized by the National Institute of Cancer in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging, this webinar series aims to facilitate the understanding of the complex roles that aging and comorbidities play in mechanisms underlying cancer response, cancer treatment, and survivorship. The seven webinars will be delivered monthly from January 27 to July 14, 2023.

K Grant Writing Workshop

K Grant Writing Workshop

Event Date: March 30, 2023       Virtual Event

This course focuses on how to write clear and persuasive grant applications. The purpose is to increase the quality of your grant application by successfully communicating scientific data and ideas. Emphasis is placed on how to use the title abstract and introduction sections to draw in reviewers and how to write an organized and focused proposal using specific scientific aims.

April 2023

AI Data Limitations Workshop

AI Data Limitations Workshop

Event Date: April 3, 2023       Virtual Event

The goals of this workshop are to (1) examine the state of the science for AI methods designed to operate on noisy, complex, or low-dimensional data, (2) explore how these methods may be applied to key areas of cancer research, and (3) discuss processes for identifying the biological questions that will motivate further advances in machine learning. This workshop will highlight the importance of leveraging advances across fields to accelerate cancer research and discovery through AI.

11th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research

11th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research

Event Date: April 4, 2023       Virtual Event

The 11th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR) will be held virtually as a satellite meeting to the 14th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Global Health Conference. The Symposium is organized through a collaboration with the US National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health; CUGH; the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC); the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO); and Red de Institutos e Instituciones Nacionales de Cáncer – Sociedad Latino Americana y del Caribe De Oncología Médica (RINC-SLACOM).

Annual HIV DRP Think Tank Meeting

Annual HIV DRP Think Tank Meeting

Event Date: April 5, 2023       Building 549, NCI-Frederick

The HIV Dynamics and Replication Program (HIV DRP), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), will hold their 26th Annual DRP Think Tank Meeting, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.

NCI Microbiome Working Group Quarterly Meetings

NCI Microbiome Working Group Quarterly Meetings

Event Date: April 11, 2023       Virtual

The NCI Microbiome Working Group functions as an NCI extramural resource to coordinate activities related to NCI support of Microbiome in cancer research.

Preparing for Science-Based Non-Traditional Careers

Preparing for Science-Based Non-Traditional Careers

Event Date: April 12, 2023       Virtual Event

As fellows and staff scientists at the National Cancer Institute, many of you will be exploring and choosing from various science-based career options in the future. The Office of Training and Education (OTE) in the Center for Cancer Training (CCT) is hosting weekly workshops to help participants learn about the various career opportunities that lie outside of independent academic research. Given these may include unfamiliar roles outside of traditional bench science, we have invited guest speakers from various science-based backgrounds to provide information and insight that will help inform decisions about potential future endeavors. For details about course schedule, invited speakers, and program contacts, please visit the PSNC website.

NCI Rising Scholars: Cancer Research Seminar Series

NCI Rising Scholars: Cancer Research Seminar Series

Event Date: April 20, 2023       Virtual Event

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched a new virtual seminar series titled NCI Rising Scholars: Cancer Research Seminar Series. This monthly seminar series is an opportunity to highlight the research and the important contributions made by NCI-supported postdoctoral fellows and early career investigators at NCI laboratories and NCI-funded institutions nationwide.

19th Annual CCR and DCEG Staff Scientist and Staff Clinician Retreat

19th Annual CCR and DCEG Staff Scientist and Staff Clinician Retreat

Event Date: April 24, 2023       National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD

The National Cancer Institute's Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) will hold their 19th Annual Retreat for all Staff Scientists and Staff Clinicians on Monday, April 24, 2023. This is an opportunity to highlight the amazing work performed by Staff Scientists and Staff Clinicians and to foster future collaborations.

Alliance of Glycobiologists Annual meeting

Alliance of Glycobiologists Annual meeting

Event Date: April 25, 2023      

The Alliance of Glycobiologists for Cancer Research Steering Committee Meeting
NCI-Shady Grove, MD
April 25, 2023

Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series

Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series

Event Date: April 27, 2023       Virtual Event

The upcoming presentations will showcase research from different Cancer Moonshot initiatives that support the 10 recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel report. They will inform the community about the progress of Cancer Moonshot-funded projects, provide outreach related to Cancer Moonshot projects, enhance discussions and collaborations related to Cancer Moonshot research, and promote the sharing of data from Cancer Moonshot initiatives.

May 2023

Immune Privilege of Stem Cells and Cancer Immunotherapy Workshop

Immune Privilege of Stem Cells and Cancer Immunotherapy Workshop

Event Date: May 1, 2023       Virtual Event

This workshop will be held at the NCI Shady Grove Campus. Registrants can view the workshop via vbrick live stream. The workshop will assess the mechanisms of stem cell immune privilege, including tissue stem cells and cancer stem cells, and how these mechanisms might be related to immune evasion and the immune suppressive microenvironment.

Co-clinical Imaging Research Resource Program (CIRP) Annual Virtual Meeting 2023

Co-clinical Imaging Research Resource Program (CIRP) Annual Virtual Meeting 2023

Event Date: May 3, 2023       Webex Event

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will host the Co-clinical Imaging Research Resource Program (CIRP) Annual Virtual Meeting 2023. Join us on May 03 - 04, 2023 via Webex Meeting held by NCI to learn about how quantitative imaging methods are optimized to improve the quality of imaging results for co-clinical trials of adult and pediatric cancers.

NCI Engagement Workshop for MCD Assay Developers

NCI Engagement Workshop for MCD Assay Developers

Event Date: May 3, 2023       Virtual Event

This workshop will explain the method of engagement for assay developers interested in having their assays considered for selection to the Vanguard study. The interactive virtual workshop is designed for multi-cancer detection (MCD) assay developers interested in participating in trials and studies to be run by a new Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN) that NCI is establishing.

23rd Annual CCR Fellows and Young Investigators Colloquium

23rd Annual CCR Fellows and Young Investigators Colloquium

Event Date: May 4, 2023       National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD

The 2023 CCR Fellows and Young Investigators Colloquium is an annual two-day event. We are offering keynote addresses from extramural and intramural speakers along with panels and workshops to highlight the career development of CCR fellows. The Colloquium will be held on May 4-5, 2023 and is open to all NCI fellows and trainees. Registration is supported by the NCI's Center for Cancer Training.

Annual Lung SPORE Workshop

Annual Lung SPORE Workshop

Event Date: May 5, 2023       In-person (Boston, MA) and Virtual

The meeting will be hosted by the Dana-Farber/Harvard Lung SPORE group led by Drs. David Barbie and Lecia Sequist and will continue the tradition of reporting on the latest developments in lung cancer translational research. The meeting will be both an in-person and virtual meeting.  We always look forward to a strong Patient, Research and Community Advocates, as well as NCI, representation.