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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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Karie Runcie, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Hematology & Oncology
Program: Precision Oncology and Systems Biology (POSB)
Title: “Understanding Mechanisms of Resistance and Response to Immunotherapy in Clear Cell Kidney Cancer."
Description: Immune checkpoint inhibition has become the standard of care in kidney cancer and a proportion of patients experience durable responses. However, most patients do not respond to immune checkpoint inhibition and the underlying mechanisms are unclear. In this talk, I will discuss the current standard of care in kidney cancer, our novel clinical trials, and how we plan to investigate biomarkers and resistance mechanisms in kidney cancer.
Grace McIlvain, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Program: Precision Oncology and Systems Biology (POSB)
Title: Brain MR Elastography: A New and Notable Neuroimaging Contrast
Description: Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is an emerging phase-contrast MRI technology which uses mechanical actuation to create sensitive maps of whole brain viscoelastic mechanical properties. MRE measures have been of observed importance in determining microstructural brain health, including for understanding aging, neurodegenerative disease, traumatic brain injury, and tumor pathology. Our group works to understand how mechanical properties reflect brain function and brain health in both healthy children and adults with various neuropathologies.
Zoom Meeting
https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/99904306839?pwd=TVJ3VGV0K2hOdlpjRFdIYjd2Sk5MUT09
Meeting ID: 999 0430 6839
Passcode: seminar
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Monday, December 16, 2024
Categories
- Basic Health Sciences
- Clinical Health Sciences
- Healthcare
- Careers
Join us for an engaging Career Development Session with Dr. Alfred Neugut, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Cancer Research at Columbia University.
As an expert in gastrointestinal tract cancers and cancer epidemiology, Dr. Neugut will guide us through interactive case studies of malpractice, drawing on his extensive experience as a practicing oncologist. This session offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into clinical and ethical decision-making.
Date: Monday, December 16 at 3-4 pm
Where: Hybrid- In person in the 6GN Conference Room in Suite 6-435 of the Milstein Hospital Building + Zoom
Zoom link: https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/96125353037?pwd=z0W5IZpah51VEbGGK04dysVIPakzO3.1
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Categories
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Lewis Silverman, MD
Hettinger Family Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Program: Precision Oncology and Systems Biology (POSB)
Title: Refining Risk Stratification for Childhood ALL: Preliminary Results of DFCI ALL Consortium Protocol 16-001
Description: Advances in the treatment of childhood ALL has been made by adopting a strategy of risk stratification to determine intensity of therapy, utilizing factors such as age, presenting leukocyte count, immunophenotype, early response to therapy and leukemia biology. Historically, biology-based treatment adjustments have been made after completion of the first month of treatment (induction phase). On DFCI ALL Consortium Protocol 16-001, risk adaptation was refined to more effectively reduce relapse risk in patients with higher risk disease and reduce toxicity without adversely impacting outcome in those predicted to have more favorable outcomes. Strategies utilized including modification of several risk factors and acting upon biology results sooner after diagnosis. Preliminary results of this trial will be presented.
Zoom Meeting
https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/99904306839?pwd=TVJ3VGV0K2hOdlpjRFdIYjd2Sk5MUT09
Meeting ID: 999 0430 6839
Passcode: seminar
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Thursday, December 19, 2024
Categories
- Natural Sciences
- Mailman School of Public Health
- Healthcare
- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Dental Medicine
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Columbia Nursing
- Engineering
The Monthly Cancer Trainee Talk features trainees who are engaged in mentored cancer research. Trainees, ranging from predocs to junior faculty, will be given the opportunity to present their ongoing research and career development activities and a chance to network with their peers in the Cancer Center. This event will be hosted by CRTEC every third Thursday of each month from 4 to 5 pm. We will have food and refreshments in the ICRC 1st floor conference room, 1130 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032.
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
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- Mailman School of Public Health
The Principal Investigator (PI) Crash Course is a two-day intensive boot camp of seminars, discussions, and hands-on activity sessions to provide exposure to fundamental leadership and management skills and tools needed for success in your lab.
This two-day intensive crash course integrates the principle skills that future and new PIs did not develop during their post-doctoral training, but will be necessary to survive as a new Lab leader and manager. Whether you are a doctoral student, postdoc, new PI, or looking to start your own lab, as a lab leader you will immediately be confronted on daily basis by a variety of situations that you must be prepared to handle. This crash course will provide you the tools you need to start your lab on the right foot.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics:
Negotiation skills for a new position/promotion/collaboration/publication
Staffing skills for job posts/candidate screening/interviews/hiring
Leadership and mentoring skills in the Lab
People management: day-to-day/conflict resolution/misconduct/promotions/layoffs
Time management: balancing research, teaching, service/when & how to say No
Project management: planning/tracking progress/meeting deadlines/introduction to management software
Network creation and maintenance: mentors/collaborators/supporters
Real-life lab leader success stories and best tips from early-stage and experienced investigators
Audience and Requirements
Senior post-doctoral students and associate research scientists from any institution about to start their independent position search are particularly welcome to attend, and we strongly encourage new and recent PIs to participate as it is never too late to get an overview of the survival skills that you will need throughout your career.
Additional Information
Subscribe for updates on new Crash Course details and registration deadlines.
Contact the PI Crash Course team.
Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Venue
Hybrid Event Schermerhorn Hall 603
The Herbert and Florence Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics will continue its seminar series on the topic of mathematical sciences underpinning cancer research. The monthly seminars take place on the second Wednesday of the month, 2:00-3:00 PM EST. The presentations are open to the Columbia community (in person and online) and to researchers outside Columbia (via Zoom).
On Wednesday, January 15th (2:00 PM ET), IICD welcomes Cole Trapnell, Associate Professor, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington. Seminar hosted by José McFaline-Figueroa. The seminar will take place in person in Schermerhorn Hall 603 (Morningside Heights campus). If you wish to attend the seminar remotely, please register using the following link: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvcuCqrD8jGdyUzycUFquK7lEvmqMvfOWc
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
Bio: Dr. Trapnell studies stem cells and differentiation, primarily using high throughput transcriptome sequencing. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was jointly advised by Steven Salzberg and Lior Pachter. As a postdoc in John Rinn’s lab at Harvard’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology department, he pioneered methods for analyzing differentiation with single cell transcriptome sequencing. He is the principal developer of several widely used open-source software tools for analyzing high-throughput sequencing experiments. At the University of Washington, his lab will focus on finding genes that govern stem cell maintenance and cell differentiation, primarily through single-cell genomics. The lab will operate at the interface between genomics and experimental cell biology to answer how cells make fate decisions.
If you would like to meet one-on-one (possibility via zoom) or attend the lunch or dinner with the speaker, please contact the event organizer.
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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Categories
- Natural Sciences
- Mailman School of Public Health
- Healthcare
- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Dental Medicine
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Columbia Nursing
- Engineering
The Monthly Cancer Trainee Talk features trainees who are engaged in mentored cancer research. Trainees, ranging from predocs to junior faculty, will be given the opportunity to present their ongoing research and career development activities and a chance to network with their peers in the Cancer Center. This event will be hosted by CRTEC every third Thursday of each month from 4 to 5 pm. We will have food and refreshments in the ICRC 1st floor conference room, 1130 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Categories
- 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.
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Categories
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
This course is designed for healthcare professionals involved in the care of individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes including gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, oncologists, genetic counselors, gynecologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and cancer registry coordinators. This conference will provide an interdisciplinary educational forum to disseminate new knowledge on the identification and management of individuals and families with a genetic susceptibility to the development of gastrointestinal cancers. This conference will describe the clinical presentation, genetic basis, and cancer risks associated with inherited cancer syndromes and integrate familial cancer risk assessment, genetic testing approaches, assessment of actionable test results, and genetic risk counseling. The goal is to improve the identification of GI cancer syndromes, understand related cancer risks, and optimize strategies for the prevention and early detection of associated malignancies. This course will aid healthcare providers with the implementation of the best and most current evidence into their routine care for patients and families with inherited GI cancer syndromes.
The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Categories
- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Healthcare
- Research
- Teaching and Learning
Apply now for the Diversity in Clinical Trials Training Program, an 8-week course empowering healthcare professionals to advance equity in clinical research!
When: Fridays, February 7 – March 28, 2025, | 12–2 PM (Virtual)
Program Highlights:
Study design for inclusivity
Overcoming recruitment challenges and implicit bias
Regulatory, safety, and funding essentials
Community outreach for health equity
Who Should Apply
Junior faculty, clinical fellows, trainees, or healthcare professionals with an interest in clinical research.
Individuals underrepresented in medicine or those committed to advancing diversity in research are strongly encouraged.
Deadlines: Application materials should be received by January 31st, 2025.
Acceptance decisions will be made on a rolling basis, but finalized by February 7th, 2025.
Learn More and Apply
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