Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science: Gastroenteropancreatic NETs & Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors (PitNETs)

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Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science is a series designed to engage researchers and clinicians at all stages of career development. The upcoming seminar highlights cancer research, and features two speakers who each will share a short overview of their work, with opportunity for audience engagement.

Friday, November 17, 4-5 p.m.
BIO5, Room 103, Keating Bioresearch Building
Refreshments provided.

“Spatial Profiling of Neuro-immune Interactions in Gastroenteropancreatic NETs”

Suzann Duan, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate V

“Unraveling the Complexity of the Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor (PitNET) Microenvironment and the Therapeutic Implications”

Yana Zavros, PhD
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Associate Head, Research
Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP

Agenda
Friday, November 17

• 3:45 - 4:00 p.m.   | Refreshments and networking  
• 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.   | Presentation by Dr. Suzann Duan
• 4:30 - 5:00 p.m.   | Presentation by Dr. Yana Zavros

Virtual Tickets
This event will also be livestreamed. Please select a virtual ticket as you register. All attendees — live and virtual — can engage with the presenters.

Register Here

Hosted by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Jason Wertheim, MD, PhD, Vice Dean, Research and Graduate Studies for the College of Medicine – Tucson. Dr. Wertheim is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Rachna Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO, Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research for the College of Medicine – Tucson. Dr. Shroff is a Professor and Chief in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, and Associate Director of Clinical Investigations at the UArizona Cancer Center.

Event Sponsor

Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science is co-sponsored by the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC). ABRC-funded events strive to deliver high-quality educational resources to support Arizona researchers become leaders in biomedical research fields, successfully compete for external support, and translate research findings to address critical medical needs and improve health outcomes.