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

University of California, San Diego
Associate Professor of Medicine

PAVLOS MSAOUEL, M.D., Ph.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of GU Oncology
SUMANTA PAL, M.D.
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
QING ZHANG, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
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
NEERAJ AGARWAL, M.D.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Senior Director of Clinical Research Innovation
GIL MORGAN, M.D.
Skane University Hospital
Medical Oncologist
FABIO SCHUTZ, M.D.

BP – A Beneficencia, Portuguesa de Sao Paulo
Oncologista Clinico

QING ZHANG, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
TIAN ZHANG, M.D.
Duke Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
adrian hayes
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

Our opening session featured Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe discussing their groundbreaking work in the pathways that inhibit T cell activation. In addition to discussing their science and careers, we asked them 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

TONI CHOUEIRI, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Director, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology
ARI HAKIMI, M.D.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Assistant Attending, Department of Surgery

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

RANA McKAY, M.D.

University of California, San Diego
Associate Professor of Medicine

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

Cleveland Clinic
Medical Oncologist

SUMANTA PAL, M.D.
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
BRIAN RINI, M.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chief of Medical Trials

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

ZIAD BAKOUNY, M.D., MSc.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Internal Medicine Resident

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

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Fellow in Medical Oncology

Lily Wu
LUCIA CARRIL-AJURIA, M.D.

University Hospital 12 de Octubre
Medical Oncology Department

Abhishek Chakraborty
ABHISHEK CHAKRABORTY, Ph.D.

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Assistant Professor

Lily Wu
ALEX CHEHRAZI-RAFFLE, M.D.

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Fellow

TONI CHOUEIRI, M.D.

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

Lily Wu
NAZLI DIZMAN, M.D.

Yale New Haven Hospital
Internal Medicine Resident

Kiyoshi Ariizumi
GORDON FREEMAN, Ph.D.

Harvard Medical School
Professor of Medicine

Giannicola Genovese
GIANNICOLA GENOVESE, M.D. PhD.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Assistant Professor

Scott Haake
SCOTTE HAAKE, M.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Henske
ELIZABETH HENSKE, M.D.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor

Mei Yee Koh
MEI YEE KOH, Ph.D.

Kuda Therapeutics, Inc.
Founder and CEO

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

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Medical Oncologist

Richard Link
RICHARD LINK, M.D. Ph.D.

Baylor College of Medicine
Professor of Urology

Olivia Lombardi
OLIVIA LOMBARDI, Ph.D.

University of Oxford
Post Doctoral Researcher

Lily Wu
JASNOOR MALHOTRA

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clinical Research Associate

Robert Motzer
ROBERT MOTZER, M.D.

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

Pavlos Msaouel
PAVLOS MSAOUEL, M.D. PhD.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of GU Oncology

Lily Wu
JASON MUHITCH, Ph.D.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Assistant Professor

Betsy Plimack
ELIZABETH 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

Lily Wu
NICHOLAS SALGIA

University at Buffalo
M.D.-Ph.D. Student, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science

Robert Satcher
ROBERT SATCHER, M.D.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Associate Professor

Lily Wu
NICOLAS SAYEGH, M.D.

Huntsman Cancer Institute
Research Fellow

Lily Wu
AMISHI SHAH, M.D.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Assistant Professor

Kiyoshi Ariizumi
ARLENE SHARPE, M.D., Ph.D.

Harvard Medical School
Chair of the Department of Immunology

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

University of Pennsylvania
Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh Professor

Lily Wu
LAURA STRANSKY, Ph.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Research Fellow

JANIS TAUBE, M.D., MSc.

Johns Hopkins University
Professor

M. Celeste Simon
SRINIVAS VISWANATHAN, M.D. Ph.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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

Lily Wu
YOUSEF ZAKHARIA, M.D.

University of Iowa
Clinical Associate Professor

Lily Wu
KEVIN ZARRABI, M.D.

Fox Chase Cancer Institute
Research Fellow

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