Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium

Agenda:

8:00am Welcome & Panel Discussion

Chanda Chacón
President & Chief Executive Officer
Children's Nebraska

Danielle Conrad
Nebraska State Senator

Jeffrey P. Gold, MD
President
University of Nebraska System

9:15am Keynote Speaker

Paul Liu, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator 
National Human Genome Research Institute 
National Institutes of Health

RUNX1 in leukemogenesis: interaction with leukemia fusion gene CBFB-MYH11 and germline mutations in FPDMM 

10-10:30 Break – Poster Session

10:30 – 11:00 Featured Speaker

James O. Armitage, MD
Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine
Professor, UNMC Division of Oncology & Hematology
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Hodgkin Disease, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

11-11:30 Hematological Malignancies Group Update

Kate Hyde, PhD
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Director for Shared Resources, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Kyle Hewitt, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy
Co-Director, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology PhD Program
Director, Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Core

11:30 Lunch

12:00 pm RUNX1 Research Program - a non-profit advocacy organization focused on patients with RUNX1 Familial Platelet Disorder

Amanda Eggen, PhD
Director of Patient Engagement and Clinical Programs

12:30 pm Philanthropic Panel – RunX1 Research Program, Team Jack, Angels Among Us and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 

1:30 pm Inaugural Nebraska Children’s Brain Tumor Collaborative Memorial Lecture in memory of Jim and Esther Desrosiers, father and daughter, whose family created Esthers Miracles, a holistic, long-term support program for families facing childhood cancer

Holly Lindsay, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Heme/Onc and Bone Marrow Transplantation
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2:30 Poster Session / Break

3:00 Flash Talks 

Chittal Raulji, MBBS
Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Hematology/Oncology
Hematologist/Oncologist, Children's Nebraska

Shibiao Wan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy
Assistant Director, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Core

Samantha Swenson, PhD
Instructor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNMC

Gargi Ghosal, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy

 

4:00 Conclusion & Poster Awards

Poster Session Information  

The 2025 Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium will feature a poster session that will be available from 7 to 8 a.m. and during breaks and the lunch hour. Below are the details for the poster submission. If we receive more than 40 submissions, we will be closing the registration due to space limitations.  

• We will accept scientific posters that are relevant to pediatric cancer research from all levels of investigators. Posters presented at previous meetings and conferences are welcome. 
• You must be registered to participate (registration is free, all poster presenters should be in attendance at the symposium in person to be able to interact with attendees). 
• Please fill out this POSTER INTAKE FORM no later than August 11th if you plan to have a poster so we can have a spot reserved for you in the atrium. 
• PCRG is supporting printing costs if needed (no reprints please). The poster intake form allows us to collect the information needed to print your poster. Posters will be printed in gloss if we process the order on your behalf. If you need your poster printed before August 20, please email apeyton@unmc.edu a week before the day you need your poster.
• NEW! This year we will also feature a copy of the posters on our event webpage for viewing before, during and after the symposium. You may send in a supplemental video or audio file of you presenting the poster (please be mindful of file size and types – the preferred formats are mp4 for video and mp3 for audio sizes). Email your poster files for printing and/or digital materials to chri@unmc.edu by August 11th. For larger files, you can share OneDrive links with jaclyn.ostronic@unmc.edu. 
• Any rush charges for printing will be the responsibility of the investigator. 
• Investigators will be responsible for approving the proof and picking up the final poster from the print shop unless they select on the form that a CHRI representative can pick up on your behalf. 
  • Posters should fit on a 48” x 36” board (Please use Brandwise Templates to meet branding requirements – Posters J and N will fit on the boards, and the 56x40 templates can be reduced). 
  • If you are a CHRI member, we encourage you to add the CHRI logo. 
  • If CHRI is not picking up your poster, please plan to bring your poster on the morning of the event August 20th to be ready for viewing at 7 a.m. 
  • All posters will need to be retrieved at the end of the symposium unless previous arrangements are made with CHRI administrative staff. 
• You will receive a confirmation email and Outlook calendar invitation for the poster session.