Seminar Series | Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

This interdisciplinary seminar series addresses cutting-edge clinical, translational, and basic research topics in cancer and is a focal point of the educational and inter-programmatic activities of the Cancer Center.

Seminars take place every Friday at 12pm in the Wolstein Research Building Auditorium (1-413) unless otherwise noted below and will also be accessible through Zoom at the same time. Seminars will not be available for viewing at a later date.

CME credit will still be available for those who attend seminars live or via Zoom. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, click here to view instructions and support topics.

Contact Kelsey Kirsch (kxk666@case.edu) for more information.

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Upcoming Seminar Series Presentations

10/1/2021	Michelle Monje, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Neurology, and by courtesy, Neurosurgery, Pathology, Psychiatry and Pediatrics Stanford Medicine Faculty Scholar Stanford University "Neuron-Glial Interactions in Health and Disease: From Cognition to Cancer" Presented by the Developmental Therapeutics Program *Seminar taking place virtually via Zoom
10/8/2021	Jiyoung Ahn, PhD Professor of Population Health (Epidemiology), NYU Grossman School of Medicine Associate Director for Population Science, NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center Presented by the Population and Cancer Prevention Program "Microbiota in Human Population: Risk Factors for Cancer Development and Progression" *Seminar taking place virtually via Zoom
10/15/2021	Lan Zhou, MD, PhD Medical Director, Molecular Diagnostics Lab, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Professor, Department of Pathology Member, Immune Oncology Program Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine "CRABP-II/JAG1 Axis Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Drug-Resistance and Immune Suppression" Presented by the Immune Oncology Program
10/22/2021	No Seminar – Homecoming Weekend
10/29/2021	No Seminar – EAC Meeting
11/5/2021	Chaitra Badve, MD Physician, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology/Diagnostic Radiology University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Clinical Director, MRI, University Hospitals Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Presented by the Cancer Imaging Program *In-person seminar taking place in BRB 105
11/12/2021	Karl Kelsey, MD, MOH Professor of Epidemiology Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Director, Center for Environmental Health and Technology Head of the Environmental Health Section, Department of Epidemiology Brown University Presented by the Population and Cancer Prevention Program
11/19/2021	Marcela Maus, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School Director of Cellular Immunotherapy, Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Presented by the Immune Oncology Program
11/26/2021	No Seminar – Thanksgiving Break
12/3/2021	Thea Tlsty, PhD Department of Pathology University of California, San Francisco Presented by the Molecular Oncology Program
12/10/2021	Gerhardt Attard, MD, PhD, FRCP John Black Charitable Foundation Endowed Chair in Urological Cancer Research Team Leader, Treatment Resistance Group UCL Cancer Institute Presented by the Population and Cancer Prevention Program
12/17/2021	Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD Bernard and Mildred Kayden Endowed MGH Research Institute Chair Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute Member, Broad Institute Presented by the Molecular Oncology Program
12/24/2021	No Seminar – Holiday Break
12/31/2021	No Seminar – Holiday Break
1/7/2022	Tim Wang, MD Chief, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases Co-Leader of the Tumor Biology and Microenvironment Program Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Presented by the Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program
1/14/2022	Catherine Bollard, MD, MBChB Director, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research Director of the Program for Cell Enhancement and Technologies for Immunotherapy Member, Division of the Blood and Marrow Transplantation Children’s National Research Institute Special Presentation: Olof Pearson Lecture
1/21/2022	Avery Posey, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Presented by the Immune Oncology Program
1/28/2022	Stanley Adoro, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology Member, Immune Oncology Program Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Presented by the Immune Oncology Program
2/4/2022	Stanislav Emelianov, PhD Joseph M. Pettit Endowed Chair Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Director of Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutics Research Laboratory Georgia Institute of Technology Presented by the Cancer Imaging Program
2/11/2022	Neetu Gupta, PhD Associate Staff, Department of Inflammation and Immunity Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine Member, Immune Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Presented by the Immune Oncology Program
2/18/2022	Xiling Shen, PhD Hawkins Family Associate Professor Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Member, Duke Cancer Institute Affiliate, Regeneration Next Initiative Director, Woo Center for Big Data and Precision Health Duke University Presented by the Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program
2/25/2022	Chris Flask, PhD Professor, Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, & Pediatrics Director, Imaging Research Core Member, Cancer Imaging Program Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Presented by the Cancer Imaging Program
3/4/2022	Join us for the Cancer Disparities Symposium: The Intersection of Racism, Poverty and Biology in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
3/11/2022	Felix Feng, MD Professor of Radiation Oncology, Urology, and Medicine Vice Chair for Translational Research Department of Radiation Oncology University of California, San Francisco Presented by the Developmental Therapeutics Program
3/18/2022	Robert Winn, MD Director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Cancer Center Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation and Professor of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine VCU School of Medicine Presented by the Population and Cancer Prevention Program
3/25/2022	Kaixiang Cao, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry Member, Cancer Genomics Program Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Presented by the Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program
4/1/2022	Dan Spratt, MD Vincent K. Smith Chair in Radiation Oncology Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals
4/8/2022	Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH Director, Lung Cancer Program/Lung Cancer Screening Program Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Member, Population and Cancer Prevention Program Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Presented by the Population and Cancer Prevention Program
4/15/2022	No Seminar – Good Friday
4/22/2022	J. Alan Diehl, PhD Chair, Department of Biochemistry Professor, Department of Biochemistry Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Member, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Presented by the Molecular Oncology Program
4/29/2022	Michael McDevitt, PhD Attending, Department of Radiology, Memorial Hospital Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College Presented by the Cancer Imaging Program
5/6/2022	Joe Costello, PhD Professor in Residence, Department of Neurological Surgery Karen Osney Brownstein Endowed Chair in Molecular Neuro-Oncology University of California, San Francisco Presented by the Molecular Oncology Program
5/13/2022	No Seminar – Commencement