Virtual Event : 20 - 21 January 2026
Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)
WELCOME TO DAY ONE
Chair: Rene Bernards
Matheus Dias NKI, Netherlands
'Therapeutic OVERactivation of oncogenic signalling as a cancer treatment strategy'
Q&A: 12:25-12:35
Vesselina Cooke Novartis, USA
'Small Molecule-induced ERK Hyperactivation as a Novel Therapeutic Approach for BRAF V600-Mutant Melanoma'
Q&A: 12:55-13:05
Proffered Paper 1
Q&A: 13:15-13:20
Proffered Paper 2
Q&A: 13:30-13:35
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Chair: Bart Vanhaesebroeck
FLASH TALKS 1
A selection of high-scoring abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks.
Arun Unni Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
'Understanding the consequences of excess RAS pathway activity in cancer cells'
Q&A: 14:25-14:35
Proffered Paper 3
Q&A: 14:45-14:50
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 2
A selection of high-scoring abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks.
Proffered Paper 4
Q&A: 15:30-15:35
Proffered Paper 5
Q&A: 15:45-15:50
Closing Keynote
Markus Muschen Yale School of Medicine, USA
'Targeted hyperactivation of oncogenic BCR-signaling in refractory B-cell malignancies'
Q&A: 16:15-16:30
SUMMARY AND CLOSE
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WELCOME TO DAY TWO
Chair: Bart Vanhaesebroeck
Benoit Bilanges UCL Cancer Institute, UK
'Induction of cancer cell death by direct pharmacological PI3Kα activation under stress conditions: a proof-of-concept'
Q&A: 12:25-12:35
Eunice Cho The Broad Institute, USA
'Directed clonal evolution: Leveraging divergent MAPK inhibitor resistance for convergent hypersensitivity to MAPK hyperactivation'
Q&A: 12:55-13:05
Proffered Paper 6
Q&A: 13:15-13:20
Proffered Paper 7
Q&A: 13:30-13:35
REFRESHMENT BREAK
FLASH TALKS 3
A selection of high-scoring abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks.
Proffered Paper 8
Q&A: 14:15-14:20
Andrew Intlekofer MSKCC, USA
'Enzyme hyperactivation to target oncometabolism'
Q&A: 14:40-14:50
REFRESHMENT BREAK
Chair: Rene Bernards
FLASH TALKS 4
A selection of high-scoring abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks.
Kimberly Stegmaier Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
'EWS::FLI1 Activation Lethality in Ewing Sarcoma'
Q&A: 15:40-15:50
Proffered Paper 9
Q&A 16:00-16:05
DISCUSSION SESSION
CONFERENCE SUMMARY AND CLOSE