Cancer Immunotherapy Minisymposium

Fri, 12/15/2017 - 2:00pm to 4:45pm

Cancer Immunotherapy Minisymposium: The Basic, Translational, and Clinical Continuum
Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 | 2 – 4:50 p.m.
Kiewit Auditorium

Immunotherapy research is emerging at the forefront of the fight against cancer. The FDA has now approved several lines of treatment that seek to activate and repurpose the immune system’s response to fight Cancer. The University of Arizona Cancer Center will host a Cancer Immunotherapy Minisymposium on Friday, December 15, 2017, at 2 pm at Kiewit Auditorium, where 8 speakers from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University will present their cancer immunotherapy-related research efforts and engage the audience in discussions about building collaborations and strengthening research efforts.

Presenters:
Andrew S. Kraft, MD (Introductions)
Dominik Schenten, PhD
Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD
Jennifer Barton, PhD
Protul Shrikant, PhD
Karen Anderson, MD, PhD
Clara Curiel, MD
Daruka Mahadevan, MD, PhD
Julie Bauman, MD, PhD

Steering Committee:
Bill Montfort, PhD
Michael Kuhns, PhD
Protul Shrikant, PhD
Emmanuel Katsanis, MD

Symposium Administrator:
Ioannis Stasinopoulos, PhD

Please RSVP to:
Angela Wakeham
awakeham@email.arizona.edu

For more information, contact: Ioannis Stasinopoulos, PhD, Research Development Administrator, University of Arizona Cancer Center, (520) 626-2762 or istasinopoulos@email.arizona.edu 

Event Location: 

UA Cancer Center Leon Levy Building, Kiewit Auditorium
1515 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719

Contact Info: 

Contact: Ioannis Stasinopoulos, PhD, Research Development Administrator, University of Arizona Cancer Center, (520) 626-2762 or istasinopoulos@email.arizona.edu