Gayle Brinkenhoff Breast Cancer Symposium Agenda

"Flip sides of coin: Mechanisms of Breast Cancer Susceptibility and Risk Reduction" 

November 15, 2024 
Argyros Auditorium, Beckman Research Center, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 
 

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM 
Continental Breakfast 
Location: Beckman Lobby 

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM 
Opening Statement 
Speaker: Dr. Michael Brinkenhoff 

First Session - Chaired by Angel Gutierrez-Franco Jr., Ph.D.

9:10 AM - 9:20 AM 
Overview of Breast Cancer Risk Reduction and Acknowledgment of the Brinkenhoff’s Support 
Speaker: Linda Malkas, PhD 

9:20 AM - 10:05 AM 
Microenvironmental regulation of BRCA 1-driven breast cancer initiation 
Speaker: Kai Kessenbrock, PhD (UC Irvine) 

10:05 AM - 10:50 AM 
Cellular conversations that create and control cancer 
Speaker: Thea Tlsty, PhD (UC San Francisco) 

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM 
Break (15 minutes) 

Second Session - Chaired by Kiran Parwani, Ph.D.

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM 
Preventing YWBC; unique opportunities and challenges post childbirth 
Speaker: Pepper Schedin, PhD (Oregon Health Sciences University) 

11:50 AM - 12:35 PM 
Understanding immune aging to improve breast cancer patient outcomes 
Speaker: Sandra McAllister, MD (Harvard University) 

12:35 PM - 1:45 PM 
Lunch Break and Poster Viewing 
Lunch Location: Beckman Courtyard 
Poster Viewing Location: Beckman Center Lobby 

Third Session - Chaired by Greisha Ortiz-Hernandez, Ph.D.

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM 
Pregnancy associated triple-negative breast cancers 
Speaker: Victoria Seewaldt, MD (City of Hope) 

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 
Mapping cellular communities that drive early breast cancer development 
Speaker: Derek Radisky, PhD (Mayo Clinic) 

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM 
Developing Interventions for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction that Women Might Actually Take 
Speaker: Carol Fabian, MD (University of Kansas Medical Center) 

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM 
Summary of the Day’s Proceedings 
Speaker: Mark LaBarge, PhD 

4:15 PM - 4:25 PM 
Closing Remarks