New York Cancer Genomics Research Network Meeting

To advance collaborative efforts on cancer genomics, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) hosts meetings on the first Tuesday of every month to bring together leading cancer researchers, clinicians, and postdocs from the NYGC’s Institutional Founding Members and other key academic institutions.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Hors d’oeuvres & Networking

Speakers

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  Jose Javier Bravo Cordero, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  To learn more about Dr. Bravo Cordero’s research, visit his profile page.

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  Chief, Molecular Diagnostics Service
  William J. Ruane Chair in Molecular Oncology
  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  To learn more about Dr. Ladanyi’s research, visit his lab page.

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  Ben Z. Stanger, MD, PhD

  Hanna Wise Professor of Medicine
  University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

  Dr. Stanger is Hanna Wise Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory seeks to understand molecular and cellular pathogenesis of disorders of the digestive tract: liver disease, diabetes, and pancreatic cancer. Active areas of study include: 1) exploring the extent to which cellular plasticity plays a role in cancer and liver regeneration; 2) understanding how tumor cells mold their microenvironment; and 3) defining the molecular mechanisms of cancer cell invasion and metastasis.

  To learn more about Dr. Stanger’s research, visit his profile page.

  “Epithelial Plasticity In Vivo: From Chromatin Biology to Protein Trafficking”

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  Harold Varmus, MD

  Senior Associate Core Member
  New York Genome Center
  Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine
  Weill Cornell Medicine