Welcome to the European Association for Cancer Research
Connecting cancer researchers together
Goodbye Flat Biology: Rethinking cancer in multiple dimensions
Essen, Germany : 14 - 16 September 2027
Scientific Programme
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Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
REGISTRATION & WELCOME LUNCH
Light refreshments will be served at 12:00
CONFERENCE WELCOME
Session 1:
Chair - Viola Vogel
Opening Keynote Lecture
Matthew Garnett The Sanger Institue and Mosaic Co-founder, UK
'Mapping Cancer Fitness: Dependencies, Cell States and Plasticity'
Q&A: 13:40-13:50
Owen Sansom CRUK Scotland Institute, UK
'Modelling colorectal cancer, how good are our models for biology and therapeutic prediction?'
Q&A: 14:10-14:20
Proffered Paper 1
Q&A: 14:30-14:35
EXHIBITOR INTRODUCTIONS
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
Tea, coffee, biscuits
David Bryant CRUK Beatson Institute, UK
'The cell biology of PTEN loss-induced tumour growth and metastasis acceleration'
Q&A: 15:40-15:50
Louis Vermeulen University of Amsterdam and Genentech, Netherlands
'Outcompeting Cancer'
Q&A: 16:10-16:20
POSTER SPOTLIGHTS 1
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
Networking quiz
WELCOME RECEPTION
Light refreshments will be served
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 1
Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
EARLY POSTER VIEWING
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Session 2: Chair - Laura Rosenburg
Danijela Vignjevic Institut Curie, France
'Mechanical forces inducing invasion of cancer cells'
Q&A: 09:20-09:30
Proffered Paper 2
Q&A: 09:30-09:40
Bettina Weigelin Universitatsklinikum Tubingen, Germany
'Connecting cancer immunity across scales: from sublethal T cell hits to systemic immune response'
Q&A: 10:05-10:15
Paul Timpson Garvan Institute, Australia
'Targeting pancreatic cancer fibrosis: improving response using intravital biosensor guided imaging'
Q&A: 10:35-10:45
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
Tea, coffee and biscuits
Erik Sahai The Francis Crick Institute, UK
'Imaging therapy failure'
Q&A: 11:35-11:45
Proffered Paper 3
Q&A: 11:55-12:00
POSTER SPOTLIGHTS 2
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
LUNCH
Light buffet lunch with tea, coffee, juice and water
POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 2
Session 3: Chair - Johanna Ivaska
Laura Rosenberg AstraZeneca Discovery Sciences, UK
'Beyond Flat Biology: Patient-Derived Organoids as a Scalable Platform for CRISPR and Drug Discovery'
Q&A: 15:20-15:30
Proffered Paper 4
Q&A: 15:40-15:45
Proffered Paper 5
Q&A: 15:55-16:00
Shannon Turley Amgen, USA
tbc
Q&A: 16:20-16:30
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
Tea, coffee and biscuits
Helene Salmon Institut Curie, Paris
'Using viable slices and tumor-on-chip to study fibroblast and macrophage impact on matrix remodeling and T cell distribution'
Q&A: 17:20-17:30
Panel Discussion
Laura Rosenberg, Shannon Turley, Louis Vermeulen
'Using the right models for clinical translation'
Conference Dinner
Optional ticketed dinner (external location)
Listed times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
EARLY POSTER VIEWING
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Session 4: Chair - David Bryant
Johanna Ivaska University of Turku, Finland
'Spatially controlled receptor-ligand crosstalk in cancer progression'
Q&A: 09:20-09:30
Viola Vogel ETH Zurich, Switzerland
'The loss of fibronectin fiber tension is a hallmark of diseased ECM'
Q&A: 9:50-10:00
Proffered Paper 6
Q&A: 10:10-10:15
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
Tea, coffee and biscuits
Laura Delong Wood Johns Hopkins University, USA
tbc
Q&A: 11:05-11:15
Closing Keynote Lecture
Valerie Weaver UCSF, USA
'Leveraging insights from tissue tension studies to overcome treatment resistance in cancer'
Q&A: 11:45-11:55
SUMMARY, AWARDS & CLOSE
DEPART
Key dates
Travel Grant application deadline:
28 June 2027
Abstract submission deadline:
28 June 2027
Registration and Payment deadline:
23 August 2027
