Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Lurie Cancer Center Professional Events

2022 TRIST Symposium

On Friday, May 13, 2022, the Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Program of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University will host the TRIST Symposium on the Chicago campus of Northwestern University. The focus of the program is "Drug Development from Bench to Bedside".

Register Now for Friday, May 13

Event Details

Friday, May 13

Program: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center

303 E. Superior St., Chicago
Baldwin Auditorium

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Admission is complimentary. Advance registration is required.

Agenda

9 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Daniela Matei, MD
Jeffrey Sosman, MD
Lurie Cancer Center
9:05 AM

Developing DISE into a Pan-Cancer Therapy

Marcus Peter, PhD
Lurie Cancer Center
9:45 AM

Precision Nanotherapeutics for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma - from Bench to Bedside

Alexander Stegh, PhD
Lurie Cancer Center

10:25 AM

Adventures in Targeting the MYC Oncogene

Sarki Abdulkadir, MD, PhD
Lurie Cancer Center

11:05 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Oncology Drug Development: Conversation with a 22-year Regulatory Expert

Richard Pazdur, MD
Director, Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Introduced by:
Maha Hussain, MD, Deputy Director
Lurie Cancer Center

Moderated by:
Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, Director
Lurie Cancer Center

11:55 AM

Closing Remarks

Marcus Peter, PhD
Lurie Cancer Center
12 PM

Adjourn

Event Chairs

Marcus Peter, PhD
Robert H. Lurie
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University

Daniela E Matei, MD
Robert H. Lurie
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University

Jeffrey Sosman, MD
Robert H. Lurie
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University

Additional Information

Please direct questions to cancer@northwestern.edu or 312-503-7809.