The Child Health Research Institute
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium

Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium

Join us for the 2026 Pediatric Cancer Research Group (PCRG) Symposium, a gathering of minds and hearts dedicated to advancing pediatric cancer research. This year’s symposium features two events:


Bridging the Divide: Adult and Pediatric Brain Tumors Summit
Date: August 18, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., poster session and breakfast from 7-8 a.m.
Location: Truhlsen Event Center, Michael Sorrell Center

Keynotes:

Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD
Associate Professor, Research
Morgan Adams Foundation Research Program
Department of Pediatrics/Neuro-Onc
University of Colorado, Denver
 
Breaking Barriers in High-Grade Glioma: Immunotherapy from Pediatrics to Adulthood
 
Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Mayo Clinic Florida
Professor and Clinician Investigator of Pathology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
 
Patients’ Brain Tumors Don’t Always Read the Book
 
Full Summit Agenda

PCRG Symposium
Date: August 19, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., poster session and breakfast from 8-9 a.m.
Location: Truhlsen Event Center, Michael Sorrell Center

Keynote:
Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD,
Child Health Research Institute Executive Director; Vice-Chair, Research, Department of Pediatrics; Division Chief, Neonatology, UNMC; Medical Director, Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative; Medical Director, NICU and Newborn Nursery, Nebraska Medicine; Sparks Chair of Pediatric Research

Attendees have the flexibility to register for one or both events. Additional agenda details will be released soon.

Planned Agenda Items

Welcome Remarks: 

Kari A. Simonsen, MD, MBA, Carol Remmer Angle, MD, Presidential Chair of Pediatrics Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UNMC College of Medicine; Associate Dean for Pediatric Affairs, College of Medicine; Professor, Infectious Diseases, UNMC Department of Pediatrics 

Pediatric Cancer Advocacy Panel Discussion 

Featuring Senator Ashlei Spivey, Nebraska State Legislature; Founder of I Be Black Girl; Board Member, Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative 

Full Symposium Agenda

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Campus Visitor Information 

Guest parking is available in Lots 62 and 63. UNMC employees should use their assigned parking lot or pay the daily rate. 

parking map

Please note that construction on the UNMC campus is impacting traffic flow. 42nd Street between Emile Street and Dewey Avenue is currently closed. Guests are encouraged to allow extra travel time when arriving on campus.