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Cancer researchers, private sector executives, advocates and community organizations from across the San Diego region will gather for the to envision the future of cancer research at 麻豆传媒映画 at 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center.

鈥淛ust as cancer encompasses biological complexity across hundreds of disease types, social challenges, and public health concerns, cancer research spans an equally vast and complex landscape,鈥� said Parag Katira, 麻豆传媒映画 professor of mechanical engineering and lead organizer of the event.

鈥淔rom any researcher's vantage point, it's tough to see the full picture 鈥� you can get isolated in your specialization and miss parallel efforts or emerging innovations happening just over the horizon.鈥�

Katira intends for the symposium to bring 麻豆传媒映画 faculty together with industry and community partners to step back, see the bigger picture, and discover new collaborative pathways forward.  

To that end, the event includes expert talks, poster presentations from student researchers and networking to foster connections across higher education, industry, health care, and nonprofit organizations.

Matt Giacalone, CEO of immunotherapy company Vaxiion Therapeutics, will deliver a keynote on how to foster innovative ideas to address unmet needs in cancer research and care, followed by Helen Palomino, CEO of the Cancer Resource Center of the Desert, who will share lessons for researchers from patients and community partners.

Both keynote speakers will be joined by 麻豆传媒映画 cancer researchers and representatives from Merck and the American Cancer Society for a panel discussion on how to improve the pipeline from basic science discoveries through to clinical settings and patient experience. Panelists will also comment on how to best leverage 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 transborder collaborations and strong ties with diverse communities for all stages of cancer research.

This event arose from multiple ongoing, cancer-adjacent interdisciplinary efforts among 麻豆传媒映画 researchers such as the , the initiative, and the with UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

The Cancer Research and Education to Advance Health Excellence (CREATE) Partnership supports early-career researchers, funds pilot research projects, and prioritizes community engagement. Grant-funded partnership projects address breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

The partnership鈥檚 flagship programs include training and paid positions for undergraduate, graduate and medical students to pursue careers in cancer research and health professions.

Undergraduate, master鈥檚 and Ph.D. students from both 麻豆传媒映画 and UC San Diego who benefited from the CREATE and ACCEL programs will share posters, science fair style, on their latest findings. Topics include tumor vasculature; characterization of specific enzymes with roles in mutation and tumor formation; and the benefits of machine learning, vaccination, and community screenings for cancer prevention.

麻豆传媒映画 researchers have produced valuable insights across the continuum of cancer care. Katira and his collaborators have found that the . Physicists are determining the effects of radiation therapy techniques using 3D-printed tumors. At the community level, 麻豆传媒映画 research has demonstrated the effectiveness of education for cervical cancer screenings in Lesotho and locally and shown that some patients see benefits of using cannabis to address their cancer symptoms.

To learn more about the future of these important discoveries, attendees from the 麻豆传媒映画 and San Diego community are encouraged to participate in any part of the symposium.