Symposium Schedule 


October 24, 2024
Location: Fellowship Hall, Loma Linda University Church


Registration is Closed


9:00 a.m.  Continental Breakfast

9:15 a.m.  Welcome & Opening Remarks

Tamara Thomas, MD
Dean, School of Medicine                                  

Penelope Duerksen-Hughes, PhD                            
Associate Dean, Basic Sciences

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Round Table Discussions (20 minute sessions)

Erik Behringer,  PhD, Chair

Writing Skills: William Pearce, PhD

Mentor/Mentee Relationship: Juli Unternaehrer, PhD

Time Management: Johnny Figueroa, PhD; Julio Sierra

External Funding for Trainees: Stella Goulopoulou, PhD


9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Faculty Sessions with Keynote Speaker
 

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.  Flash Poster Presentations

Stella Goulopoulou, PhD, Chair
 

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Vendor Show

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Poster Presentation and Judging

Isaac Kremsky, PhD, Chair
12:30 p.m - 1:30 p.m. (odd numbered posters)
1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m. (even numbered posters)

2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.  Focused Faculty Talks

Salma Khan, PhD and Xiao Mao, PhD, Co-Chairs 

Salvador Soriano, PhD (Loma Linda University)                                                        
Stella Goulopoulou, PhD (Loma Linda University)
Hisham Abdel Azim, MD, PhD (LLU Cancer Center)
Marcin, Kortylewski, PhD (City of Hope)
 

3:50 p.m. Break
 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Keynote Speaker

Olivia Francis-Boyle, PhD, Chair                        

James L Gulley, MD, PhD                                              
Acting Co-Director, Center for Cancer Research
Co-Director, Center for Immuno-Oncology
Clinical Director, NCI 
 

5:00 p.m.  Poster Winners/Closing Remarks

Isaac Kremsky, PhD
Olivia Francis-Boyle, PhD  

5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Networking Session