Upcoming Programs and Events

The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts a variety of programs and events for our members, patients, and community.

If you would like your event posted on this webpage, please contact the Communications Office at cucancercomms@cumc.columbia.edu.

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E.g., 07/14/2025

  • 2025 Edward P. Evans Foundation MDS Centers Symposium

    Monday, July 14, 2025
    8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Off-campus
    • Healthcare
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Location: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center REGISTER NOW Guest Speakers: Sergei Doulatov, PhD (HICCC/CUIMC) Britta Will, PhD (Albert Einstein) Shan Zha, MD, PhD (HICCC/CUIMC) Alexander Gitlin, MD, PhD (MSK) Teresa Palomero, PhD (HICCC/CUIMC) Robert Stanley, MD, PhD (MSK) Aaron Viny, MD (HICCC/CUIMC) Anthony Daniyan, MD (MSK) Amit Verma, MBBS (Albert Einstein) Organizers: Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD (MSK) Stavroula Kousteni, PhD (HICCC/CUIMC) Ross Levine, MD (MSK) Schedule: 8:30 a.m. - Check-in & Breakfast 9:00 a.m. - Welcome & Introduction 5:00 p.m. - Closing

  • Career Development Session: Interpreting Clinical Trials

    Monday, July 14, 2025
    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Milstein Building, 177 Fort Washington Ave., New York, NY 10032 6GN
    • Clinical Health Sciences
    • College of Dental Medicine
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    • Columbia Nursing
    Join us on Monday, July 14th from 2-4pm to gain valuable insights and expand your understanding of clinical trial analysis in a session led by our own Dr. Tito Fojo. Dr. Fojo is a Professor of Medicine with clinical expertise in the management of patients with neuroendocrine malignancies, adrenocortical cancer, and thyroid cancer. Prior to joining CUIMC, Dr. Fojo previously served as Principal Investigator in the Medicine Branch of the National Cancer Institute and he has extensive experience in the design, conduct and interpretation of oncology clinical trials.  Zoom option: https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/91287474942?pwd=3i0ubm5yLg0smxOcnHPS1Mfcbfws4x.1  

  • Careers Beyond the Bench Panel and Networking Event

    Thursday, July 17, 2025
    5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1130 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032 1st Floor Auditorium
    • Careers
    The Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) Office of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center invites you to join us for an in-person event about multiple career opportunities in science and medicine that you may or may not have considered. There will be a panel discussion from 5 to 6 pm in the ICRC first floor auditorium (1130 St Nicholas Ave) followed by a reception with refreshments and networking opportunities in the adjacent conference room from 6 to 7 pm. This year's panelists include:  Jessie Ann Brown, PhD, a Manager at Regeneron Alexis Pissey Keo, MPH, a Clinical Research Manager at Columbia       Andrew Lenis, MD, an Assistant Professor at Columbia Alan Packer, PhD, a Senior Scientist at Simons Foundation  Upasana Roy, PhD, a Scientific Program Manager at HHMI Janelia Research Campus  Trainees at all stages are welcome. Register below to reserve your seat.

  • ColumbiaDoctors at Haven Plaza Farmers Market: Breast Cancer

    Tuesday, August 5, 2025
    10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
    Haven Plaza, Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169th Street
    • Clinical Health Sciences
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Presented by ColumbiaDoctors Outreach, celebrate survivorship with self-exam tutorials, mammogram access resources, and more.  

  • Research Speaker Series featuring Dr. Dustin Duncan

    Thursday, September 25, 2025
    10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
    Online Event
    • Columbia Nursing
    • Social Justice
    • Research
    Save the Date Registration will open soon! Research Speaker Series featuring Dustin Duncan, ScD from CU Mailman School of Public Health will present his talk on Thursday, September 25th at 10 AM via Zoom. The title of his talk is “Advancing Black Faculty Productivity and Well-Being: The Black Professors Study (BPS).” This online event is free and open to the public. 

  • Columbia Evans MDS Center Seminar Series: Faye Feller, MD

    Tuesday, October 14, 2025
    1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1130 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032 1st Floor Auditorium
    • Basic Health Sciences
    • Clinical Health Sciences
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Speaker: Faye Feller, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Geron Pharmaceuticals Location:  Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1130 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032 Room/Area: 1st floor auditorium Hosted by Teresa Palomero, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology (in the Institute for Cancer Genetics) at CUMC This event is sponsored by the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center's (HICCC) Edward P. Evans Center for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) at Columbia University, established to foster an all-encompassing approach in studying MDS giving us molecular, cellular genetic and epigenetic insights to develop and test innovative therapies.

  • HICCC Seminar Series: Interdisciplinary Research

    Wednesday, October 15, 2025
    4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    Online
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Benjamin Herzberg, MD Dept. of Medical Oncology Carla Concepcion-Crisol, PhD Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics   Title: Evaluating targeted therapies for SMARCA4-mutant non-small cell lung cancer Description:  Join Zoom Meeting https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/98062087107?pwd=ODN1TFwbtR23dO0Pk7Bq73td7fG91L.1 Meeting ID: 980 6208 7107 Passcode: 267022

  • Research Speaker Series: Dr. Christina Marea

    Thursday, November 13, 2025
    10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
    Online Event
    • Columbia Nursing
    • Research
    • Social Justice
    Save the Date Registration will open soon! Research Speaker Series featuring Christina Marea, PhD, MA, MSN, FACNM from Georgetown University School of Nursing will present her talk on Thursday, November 13th at 10 AM via Zoom. The title of her talk is forthcoming. This online event is free and open to the public. 

  • Columbia Evans MDS Center Seminar Series: Leonard Zon, MD

    Thursday, November 13, 2025
    11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1130 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032 1st Floor Auditorium
    • Basic Health Sciences
    • Clinical Health Sciences
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Speaker: Leonard I. Zon, MD, Boston Childen's Hospital Hosted by Stavroula Kousteni, PhD, Professor, Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics; Director, Evans MDS Center at Columbia This event is jointly sponsored by the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center's (HICCC) Edward P. Evans Center for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI) at Columbia University. 

  • Advances in Multiple Myelosis & AL Amyloidosis

    Friday, November 14, 2025
    8:55 AM to 2:00 PM
    Online Event
    • Basic Health Sciences
    • Clinical Health Sciences
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    Program Overview Columbia University Irving Medical Center invites you to join the leading educators from Columbia University, addressing an overview of high-yield challenging scenarios in the management of AL Amyloidosis. Through a combination of lectures and case-based presentations, this course will deliver up-to-date and cutting-edge information that can be directly integrated into clinical practice. Video Access All registrants will be sent access to lecture video recordings. Learning Objectives Clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and risk stratification of patients with newly diagnosed systemic AL Amyloidosis. Management of patients with newly diagnosed systemic AL Amyloidosis. Management of various organ involvement such as heart failure and nephrotic syndrome, autonomic neuropathy and GI involvement in patients with AL Amyloidosis. Discuss and develop consensus in guidelines for managing relapsed and refractory cases, including the role of salvage therapies and experimental approaches. Joint Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Columbia University. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Professions in scope for this activity are listed below. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.   Physicians Amedco LLC designates this live virtual activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   Nurse Practitioners The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recognizes the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as approved accreditors and allow reciprocity for AANPCP continuing education credit. Physician Assistants The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification for PAs. Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. PAs should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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