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Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium

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The 2024 Pediatric Cancer Research Group Symposium on Tuesday, August 27 took place on the UNMC Campus at the Truhlsen Event Center in the Michael Sorrell Center (MSC) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A poster session was featured from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and was available during breaks and the lunch hour.

Program includes:

Invited Speakers
 
Mechanisms of Gene Regulation as a Target for High Risk MedulloblastomaTherapy 
Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, PhD, MPH/MSPH, Professor, Pediatrics - Heme/Onc and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Colorado 

Less Heat, More Light: Discovering Smarter Therapies for Pediatric Brain Tumors
Robert Wechsler-Reya, PhD, H. Houston Merritt Professor of Neurological Sciences, Scientific Director of Brain Tumor Research, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center

Empowering Pediatric Brain Tumor Research though Open Science-model - from Biological Samples, through Big Data to Precision Medicine
Mateusz Koptyra, PhD, MS, Lab Director, Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Featured PCRG Collaborations

Nicole Shonka, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Oncology &
Hematology and Surinder Batra, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Paul Trippier, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences;
DJ Murry, PharmD, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science;
Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Aaron Mohs, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and
Afshin Salehi, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Kyle Hewitt, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy
and Kate Hyde, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular
Biology

Kishor Bhakat, PhD, Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy and
Ram Mahato, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

AGENDA

Please reach out to chri@unmc.edu with any questions.