Emma Uible, CCB PhD Student, Dr. Daniel Starczynowski’s Lab
Title: "Non-canonical Roles of CASP1 in Leukemia"

Raju Manupati, PhD, Post-Doc, Dr. Jun-Lin Guan's Lab
Title: "Combination therapy of autophagy and PIM1 inhibition in breast cancer leads to reduced tumor formation and metastasis”

Moderators: Bidisha Pal & William Elaban

Peter Tsvetkov, PhD, Research Scientist, Group Leader at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Title: "Copper induces cell death by targeting lipoylated TCA cycle proteins"

Host: Dr. Maria Czyzyk-Krzeska
Moderators: Anusha Acharya & Isaac Choi

Zhiyun Yu, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Mingxia Gu Lab
Title: “Identifying coronary abnormalities in hypoplastic left heart syndrome using iPSC as a model”

Bianca Ruffolo, MSTP/CCB PhD Student, Dr. Susa Well's Lab
Title: "Metabolic reprogramming in Fanconi Anemia-deficient head and neck squamous cell carcinoma"

Moderators: Stan Devore & Sara Alharbi

Rushika Perera, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy Associate Professor, Department of Pathology Member, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, San Francisco
Title: “Identifying and disabling the cellular engines that fuel pancreatic cancer"

Host: Dr. Krushna Patra
Moderators: Charlie Nims & Jacob Kurek

Megan Bischoff, CCB Graduate Student, Dr. Czyzyk-Krzeska's Lab & 2022 Cardell Fellow
Title: “Mechanisms of copper-induced metabolic reprogramming associated with progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma”

Chai Sharpe, PhD Post Doc, Leukemia Drug Development Laboratory, Hematology & Oncology

Title: "How BCL2 inhibition shapes the immune system"

Moderators: Camille Stevenson & Paula Saez Raez

Bidisha Pal, CCB PhD Student, Dr. Susa Well's Lab
Title: “Modeling epidermal vulnerabilities to identify prevention and treatment strategies in Fanconi Anemia”

Austin MacMillan, CCB PhD Student, Dr. Tom Cunningham's Lab
Title: "Altering expression of the PRPS enzymes elicits redox-linked vulnerabilities in Myc-driven lymphomas"

Moderators: Angelle Jones & Kate Von Handorf

Linde Miles, PhD, Member, Division of Experimental Hematology & Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Assistant Professor, UC Department Of Pediatrics
Title: “Interrogating Clonal Evolution in Acute Myeloid Leukemia”

Host: Dr. Yanbo Fan
Moderators: Mary Berdard & Zhiyun Yu

Anusha Acharya, CCB PhD Student, Dr. Tanya Kalin's Lab
Title: "Regulation of FOXF1 in endothelial cells"

Fuchun Yang, PhD, Post-Doc,  Dr. Jun-Lin Guan's Lab
Title: "In vivo CRISPR screen identifying essential secondary driving genes in lymphangiosarcoma development"

Moderators: Julianna Korns & Lindsay Bischoff

Siyuan Zhang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Title: "Mapping tumor microenvironment dynamics through single-cell approaches"

Host: Dr. Chenran Wang
Moderators: Megan Bischoff & Josh Bennet

Gina DeNicola, PhD, Interim Chair and Associate Member Moffitt Cancer Center, Department of Cancer Physiology
Title: "NRF and Cystenie Metabolism in Cancer"

Host: Dr. Pier Paolo Scaglioni
Moderators: Ian Mersich & Bibek Karki

Ian Mersich, CCB, PhD Student, Dr. Biplab Dasgupta's Lab
Title: "Therapeutic targeting of dysregulated purine metabolism in DIPG"

Chunmiao(Lance) Cai PhD, Post-Doc, Dr. Xiaoting Zhang's Lab
Title: "Phase Separation of ARGLU1 in Transcription and UV-induced Nucleotide Excision Repair"

Moderators: Grant Hagedorn & Taylor Lange

Camille Stevenson, CCB PhD Student, Dr. Chunying Du's Lab
Title: “Exploring the role of BRUCE in NASH pathogenesis”

Sarah Satropa, CCB MS Student, Dr. Jun-Lin Guan's Lab
Title: “Regulation of Golgi Morphology by a New Tumor Suppressor Gene p47 in Breast Cancer Cells”

Moderators: Chiharu Ishikawa & Devyani Sharma

Russell Jones, PhD, Chair Department of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming Van Andel Institute
Title: "How Metabolic fuels regulate T Cell Function"

Host: Drs. David Plas & Wasylishen
Moderators: Julianna Korns & Xiaoqin Zhu

Dr. Yingxia Wang, Professor of Bioengineering, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Title: "Remote Control of Genetics and Cancer Immunotherapy by Ultrasound"

Host: Dr. Jiajie Diao
Moderators: Mary Nguyen & Zhiqi Tian

Dr. Sean Morrison
Title: "Stem cells, hematopoiesis, osteogenesis, and cancer in the bone marrow"

Host: Dr. Jun-Lin Guan
Moderator: Tanner Wherley & Emma Uible

Bing Xu, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University
Title: "In-situ anticancer nanomedicine"

Host: Dr. Jiajie Diao
Moderators: Timothy Nixon & Roman Caceres

Grant Hagedorn, CCB PhD Student, Dr. Krushna Patra's Lab
Title: “Mutant GNAS promotes mitochondrial fusion and drives Branched-chain amino acid metabolism”

Karmela Ramos Gertz, PhD, Post-Doc, Dr. Tom Cunningham's Lab
Title: "Investigating the role of transcription factors in regulating copper-mediated metabolic rewiring and translational control of mitochondrial respiration"

Moderators: Bianca Ruffolo & James Davis

Hao Jiang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Title: "Dysregulation of epigenetic condensates in human disease"

Moderators: Austin MacMillan & Dina Secic