Signalling Circuits in Cancer

Virtual Event : 10 - 11 February 2026

Scientific Programme

Tuesday 10th February 2026

Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)

13:00

WELCOME TO DAY ONE

Session 1

Session Chair: Chiara Ambrogio

13:05

Andreas Trumpp HI-STEM, Germany

'From LSCs to neurons in Pancreatic Cancer'

Q&A 13:25-13:35

13:35

Janne Lehtiö Karolinska Institut, Sweden

'Proteogenomics for systems level analysis of genotype - molecular phenotype connections in cancer'

Q&A 13:55-14:05

14:05

Proffered Paper 1

Q&A 14:15-14:20

14:20

Proffered Paper 2

Q&A 14:30-14:35

14:35

REFRESHMENT BREAK

Session 2

Session Chair: Jukka Westermarck

14:50

Flash Talks Session 1

4 top-scoring abstracts presented as 3-minute flash talks

15:05

Zuzana Storchová RPTU, Germany

'Aneuploidy-driven stress responses in cancer cells'

Q&A 15:25-15:35

15:35

Proffered Paper 3

Q&A 15:45-15:50

15:50

REFRESHMENT BREAK

16:05

Flash Talks Session 2

4 top-scoring abstracts presented as 3-minute flash talks

16:20

Proffered Paper 4

Q&A 16:30-16:35

16:35

Proffered Paper 5

Q&A 16:45-16:50

16:50

Arjun Raj Perelman School of Medicine, USA

'Cell states that drive therapy resistance and oncogenesis'

Q&A 17:10-17:20

17:20

SUMMARY AND CLOSE

Wednesday 11th February 2026

Listed times are in Central European Time (CET)

13:00

WELCOME TO DAY TWO

Session 3

Session Chair: Yaara Oren

13:05

Stephan Vagner Institut Curie, France

'The RNA binding activity of the BRAF kinase'

Q&A 13:25-13:35

13:35

Adrian Saurin University of Dundee, UK

'Understanding resistance to cell cycle-based chemotherapies'

Q&A 13:55-14:05

14:05

Proffered Paper 6

Q&A 14:15-14:20

14:20

Proffered Paper 7

Q&A 14:30-14:35

14:35

REFRESHMENT BREAK

Session 4

Session Chair: Venkatram Yellapragada

14:50

Flash Talks Session 3

4 top-scoring abstracts presented as 3-minute flash talks

15:05

Proffered Paper 8

Q&A 15:15-15:20

15:20

Lior Lobel Bar-Ilan University, Israel

'Gut Microbial Activity Modulates Cancer Immunotherapy'

Q&A 15:40-15:50

15:50

REFRESHMENT BREAK

16:05

Flash Talks Session 4

4 top-scoring abstracts presented as 3-minute flash talks

16:20

Melissa Junttila ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA

'PRC2 inhibition enhances sensitivity to androgen receptor pathway inhibitors by restricting adaptation of prostate tumors and inducing a luminal cell state'

Q&A 16:40-16:50

16:50

Proffered Paper 9

Q&A 17:00-17:05

17:05

DISCUSSION SESSION

Open Forum with SPC members Jukka Westermarck, Yaara Oren and Chiara Ambrogio

17:35

SUMMARY AND CLOSE

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