3rd Crick International Cancer Conference

Event date: 4 October 2021 - 5 October 2021
Start time: 09:00 End time: - 17:00
Event Location: The Francis Crick Institute
Event Type: Symposia

The 3rd Crick International Cancer Conference will be one of the first major events hosted by the Crick since the pandemic, which will see a return to in-person attendance, and will give us back the networking opportunities that we have missed over the past eighteen months. We are working hard to ensure that the event will be safe and enjoyable for all our attendees. We recognise it is still difficult for people to travel so are offering free virtual tickets for those unable to attend in person. We are hugely grateful to our sponsors most of whom will be at the conference in person in the Gallery exhibition and networking space; some will be hosting lunchtime workshops. We look forward to seeing you in October.

Programme-please note all timings are BST

10:00
Registration and Coffee
10:30
Welcome and opening remarks
Erik Sahai - Francis Crick Institute
Session 1 - Tumours as dysfunctional tissues
Chair: Erik Sahai
10:35
“The organized chaos surrounding cancer cells”
Ilaria Malanchi | Francis Crick Institute
11:05
Short talk 1 "The extracellular matrix promotes breast cancer cell"
Mona Nazemi - The University of Sheffield
11:20

“Harnessing Tumor-Associated Macrophage Heterogeneity in Gliomas”
Leila Akkari - Netherlands Cancer Institute
11:50
"Mechanisms regulating tumor states"
Cedric Blanpain - Université Libre de Bruxelles
12:20
Flash talks x 4
Edward Carter - Barts Cancer Institute
Emily Strachan - MRC LMS/Imperial College London
Jacob Househam - Barts Cancer Institute
Konstantina Nikolatou - CRUK Beatson Institute
12:35
Lunch break, posters, and exhibition
Perkinelmer workshop: 12:40 - in person and on zoom
Fluidigm workshop: 13:10 - in person and on zoom
Session 2 - Metastasis and the microenvironment
Chair: Samra Turajlic | Francis Crick Institute
13:45
"Tracking intravascular events during metastasis"
Jacky Goetz - Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg
14:15
-"Transcriptional reprogramming of CAFs by cancer mutations and stress responses"
Ruth Scherz-Shouval - Weizmann Institute
14:45
Short talk 2 “Revisiting NK cell immunity to prevent metastasis”
Ana Luisa Correia - University of Basel
15:00
"Heroes and villains: Innate immune cells regulating metastasis"
Mikala Egeblad - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
15:25
Refreshment break
15:45
"Age against the Machine: How ageing disrupts the homeostasis of cancer"
Ashani Weeraratna - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
16:15
Short talk 3 "Tumour-associated macrophages drive Zika Virus resistance in glioma stem cells"
Harry Bulstrode - The Francis Crick Institute
16:30
Keynote lecture 1 " Playing with Fire: A Role for ROS in Cancer Development"
Karen Vousden - Francis Crick Institute
17:10
Drinks reception and posters

Session 3 - How metastatic disease responds to therapy
Chair Leanne Li | Francis Crick Institute
09:15
Keynote lecture 2 “Epigenetically-regulated signaling pathways controlling invasion and metastasis”
Doug Hanahan - EFPL Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research
10:00
"Liquid Biopsy: From discovery to clinical application"
Klaus Pantel - University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf
10:30
Short talk 4 "The role of APOBEC3B in EGFR mutant lung cancer"
Deborah Caswell - Francis Crick Institute
10:45
"Dissecting heterogeneity at the tumour-immune interface to understand treatment response"
Martin Miller - CRUK Cambridge Institute
11:10
Refreshments
11:30
"Small Cell Lung Cancer: are we getting closer to personalised therapy?"
Caroline Dive - Cancer Research UK
12:00
Short talk 5 “Synergistic drug interaction sensitizes mesenchymal pancreatic cancer to immune checkpoint blockade”
Chiara Falcomatà - Technical University of Munich
12:15
Flash talks x 4
Giuseppe Taurino - University of Parma
Margaux Lecacheur - C3M – Nice
Becky Lee - Francis Crick Institute
Emilia Lim - Francis Crick Institute
12:30
Lunch break, posters, and exhibition
Nanostring workshop: 12:35 - in person and on zoom
Zeiss workshop:13:10 -in person and on zoom
Session 4 - The macro-environment- how metastasis affects the whole body
Chair: | Francis Crick Institute
13:45
"PEACE: the study of metastasis through research autopsies"
Mariam Jamal-Hanjani - Francis Crick Institute
14:15
Short talk 6 "Immunotherapy boosts B cell responses in lung cancer"
Kevin NG & Jesse Boumelha - Francis Crick Institute
14:30
“Age related stromal changes drive tumor progression”
Sheila Stewart - Siteman Cancer Centre
15:00
Short talk 7 “Using DNA sequencing data to quantify T cell fraction and therapy response”
Robert Bentham - UCL Cancer Institute
15:15
“Systemic effects of pathologic bone resorption”
Theresa Guise - MD Anderson Cancer Centre University of Texas
15:45
Closing remarks
Erik Sahai - Francis Crick Institute