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