Executive Steering Committee

TONI CHOUEIRI, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Director, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology

HANS HAMMERS, M.D., Ph.D
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology
BRYAN LEWIS

KidneyCAN
President

SUSAN POTEAT

KidneyCAN
Medical Science Liaison

Original Abstract/Research Committee

SUMANTA PAL, M.D.
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
PAVLOS MSAOUEL, M.D., Ph.D
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of GU Oncology
RANA MCKAY, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Associate Professor of Medicine
QING ZHANG, Ph.D

UT Southwestern
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

ARI HAKIMI, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Assistant Attending, Department of Surgery
LAURENCE ALBIGES, M.D. Ph.D
Institut Gustave-Roussy
Urology Committee Chairman

Programmatic Committee

ERIC JONASCH, M.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology
KIMRYN RATHMELL, M.D. Ph.D
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Director, Division of Hematology & Oncology

Communications Committee

GIL MORGAN, M.D.
Skane University Hospital
Medical Oncologist
NEERAJ AGARWAL, M.D.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Senior Director of Clinical Research Innovation
TIAN ZHANG, M.D.
Duke Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
QING ZHANG, Ph.D

UT Southwestern
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

FABIO SCHUTZ, M.D.
BP – A Beneficencia, Portuguesa de Sao Paulo
Oncologista Clinico
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ADRIAN HAYES

KidneyCAN
Communications Consultant

Fireside Chat With Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe

Drs. Arlene Sharpe and Gorden J. Freeman. Photo by Sam Ogden/Dana-Farber

Drs. Arlene Sharpe and Gordon J. Freeman. Photo by Sam Ogden/Dana-Farber

OUR LIVES WITH IMMUNOLOGY

Join us for our opening session featuring Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe as they discuss their groundbreaking work in the pathways that inhibit T cell activation. In addition to discussing their science and careers, we’ll be asking about their commitment to mentorship and managing family life as researchers.

Moderators

Michael Atkins
MICHAEL ATKINS, M.D.

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Deputy Director Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive

HANS HAMMERS, M.D., Ph.D

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology

ERIC JONASCH, M.D.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology

Moshe Ornstein
MOSHE ORNSTEIN, M.D., M.A.

Cleveland Clinic
Medical Oncologist

Nizar Tannir
NIZAR TANNIR, M.D., FACP

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor, Dept. of Genitourinary Medical Oncology

Scott Tykodi
SCOTT TYKODI, M.D., Ph.D.

UW Medicine
Associate Professor, Division of Medical Oncology

Speakers

Kiyoshi Ariizumi
KIYOSHI ARIIZUMI, Ph.D.

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Professor

David Braun
DAVID BRAUN, M.D. Ph.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Fellow in Medical Oncology

Abhishek Chakraborty
ABHISHEK CHAKRABORTY, Ph.D.

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Assistant Professor

TONI CHOUEIRI, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Director, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology

Scott Haake
SCOTTE HAAKE, M.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assistant Professor

Mei Yee Koh
MEI YEE KOH, Ph.D.

University of Utah
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Chung Han Lee
CHUNG-HAN LEE, M.D., Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Medical Oncologist

Olivia Lombardi
OLIVIA LOMBARDI, Ph.D.

University of Oxford
Post Doctoral Researcher

Robert Motzer
ROBERT MOTZER, M.D.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jack and Dorothy Byrne Chair in Clinical Oncology

Betsy Plimack
BETSY PLIMACK, M.D.

Fox Chase Cancer Center
Chief, Division of Genitourinary Medical Oncology

Thomas Powles
TOM POWLES, MBBS, MRCP, M.D.

Barts Cancer Centre
Director, Barts Cancer Centre, Lead for Solid Tumour Research

Lucas Salas
LUCAS SALAS, M.D., M.PH, Ph.D.

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Assistant Professor

Robert Satcher
ROBERT SATCHER, M.D.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Associate Professor

Andrew Sewell
ANDREW SEWELL, Ph.D.

Cardiff University
Professor, Division of Infection and Immunity. Mechanisms of Immunity Theme Lead, Systems Immunity Research Institute

M. Celeste Simon
M. CELESTE SIMON, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania
Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh Professor

Catherine Wu
CATHERINE WU

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Chief, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies

Lily Wu
LILY WU, M.D., Ph.D.

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Professor

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