Stanford Cancer Institute Breakthroughs in Cancer

Stanford Cancer Institute Breakthroughs in Cancer

Seminar Series
Stanford Cancer Institute’s recurring seminar series Breakthroughs in Cancer is one of the highest-profile seminar series for translational and clinical scientists in oncology.  Previously known as Frontiers in Oncology, Breakthroughs in Cancer features speakers of distinction, such as recent Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD.  

The 2023 series is held in person on the second Tuesday of each month. The series will highlight innovations in cancer research across the spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, and population science.  Speakers include national thought leaders and dynamic presenters representing a broad range of disciplines across the spectrum of cancer science. The audience for this seminar series includes Stanford University and Stanford Medicine faculty, trainees, staff, and anyone interested in basic, translational, clinical, and population-based cancer research.  

2023 Event Dates

  • January 10
  • February 14
  • March 14
  • April 11 
  • May 9
  • June 13
  • July 11
  • September 12
  • October 10

Upcoming Seminars

Oct October 10 Tue 2023

Jennifer Grandis, MD

Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Associate Vice Chancellor, Clinical & Translational Research 
Professor, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
University of California, San Franscisco

Topic: Head and Neck Cancer Translational Medicine

Location:  Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, 279 Campus Drive West, Room B060, Ground Floor

Time:  4-5 p.m., reception to follow

Past Seminars

Sep September 12 Tue 2023

Ursula Matulonis, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Topic: Drug Development for Ovarian Cancer: Challenges and Successes

Jul July 11 Tue 2023

Charles Sawyers, MD
Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Topic:  Prostate Cancer Initiation and Plasticity

Location:  Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, 279 Campus Drive West, Room B060, Ground Floor

Time:  4-5 p.m., reception to follow

Jun June 13 Tue 2023

Jennifer Wargo, MD, MMSc
Professor, Dept. of Genomic Medicine and Professor, Dept. of Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Topic: Targeting the Tissue Microenvironment and Microbiome to Promote Health and End Cancer

Location:  Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, 279 Campus Drive West, Room B060, Ground Floor

Time:  4-5 p.m., reception to follow

May May 09 Tue 2023

David Hong, MD
Deputy Chair of the Dept of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
Associate Vice President of Clinical Research
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Topic: Targeting RAS: The Past, Present, and the Future

Apr April 11 Tue 2023

Susan Domchek, MD
Director, Basser Center for BRCA
Abramson Cancer Center

Topic: Genomic Medicine Meets Cancer Interception

Mar March 14 Tue 2023

Luis Diaz, MD
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology
Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Topic: Tumor Intrinsic Features of Immunity

Feb February 13 Mon 2023

Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
NextPoint Therapeutics

Topic: Early Phase Clinical Trials: Opportunities for Accelerating Precision Oncology

Jan January 09 Mon 2023

Inaugural speaker: Recent Nobel laureate

Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD
Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical & Systems Biology Stanford University

Topic: Targeting the Glycocalyx for Cancer Immune Therapy

Image: Jonathan W Mulholland

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