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Scientific Summit 2027

Schedule

  • February 3 – February 6, 2027
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2027 Schedule

The 2027 SU2C Scientific Summit is more than a meeting — it’s a powerful convergence of the brightest minds driving bold discoveries and transformative change in cancer research. Be ready for an inspiring, high-energy experience where innovation thrives, collaborations ignite, and the path to new cures becomes clearer than ever.

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Wednesday, February 3rd

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hotel Check-in/Meeting Check-in
Location TBD
Review Meeting (Closed)
Front Lobby/Huntington Ballroom Foyer
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner Available
Location TBD
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Movie Viewing
Location TBD

Thursday, February 4th

7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast
Location TBD
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Break and Transfer to SU2C Innovation Summits/Meeting
Location TBD
7:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
SU2C Innovation Summit: Illuminating the Dark Genome: Uncovering Hidden Biology and Its Impact on Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Location TBD
7:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
SU2C Innovation Summit: Lung Cancer Early Detection
Location TBD
10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Melanoma Metastasis to Brain Meeting
Location TBD
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break and Transfer to Reviews
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Hotel Check-in/Meeting Check-in
Front Lobby/Huntington Ballroom Foyer
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Pediatric SU2C Catalyst® Research Team
Leader: Uri Y. Tabori, MD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team and reviewers participation)
Location TBD
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
SU2C Catalyst® with Support from Genentech
Leader: Matthew S. Block, MD, PhD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team and reviewers participation)
Location TBD
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
SU2C Gastroesophageal Dream Team Collective Review
Leader: William R. Sellers, MD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team, reviewers, and SAC participation)
Location TBD
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
SU2C Catalyst® with Support from Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
Leader: Bruce E. Clurman, MD, PhD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team and reviewers participation)
Location TBD
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SU2C Gastric Cancer Interception Dream Team
Leader: Andrew Chan, MD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team, reviewers, and SAC participation)
Location TBD
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SU2C Catalyst® with Support from Johnson & Johnson
Leader: Suzanne Lentzsch, MD, PhD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team and reviewers participation)
Location TBD
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
SU2C-CRUK Pediatric Cancer New Discoveries Challenge Review
Leaders: John M. Anderson, MBBS, MRCP, PhD and Martin McCabe, MB/BChir, PhD
Review Meeting (Closed; only teams, reviewers, and SAC participation)
Location TBD
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
SU2C Lung Cancer Early Detection Challenge
Leaders: Paul Lampe, PhD, Paul Scott, JD, Cecilia Yeung, MD
Review Meeting (Closed; only teams, reviewers, and SAC participation)
Location TBD
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
SU2C-Torrey Coast Radiopharmaceuticals for Gastroesophageal Cancer New Discoveries Challenge
Leaders: Shadi A. Esfahani, MD, MPH, Jason S. Lewis, PhD, and Ken Herrmann, MD, MBA
Review Meeting (Closed; only teams, reviewers, and SAC participation)
Location TBD
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner Available
Location TBD
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Poster Session and Dessert Reception
Location TBD
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
SU2C – CRUK Recurrence Early Detection Review
Leaders: Ali Khurram, PhD, David Pinato, MD, PhD
Review Meeting (Closed; only teams, reviewers, and SAC participation)
Location TBD
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
VAI – SU2C Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team
Leaders: Peter A. Jones, PhD, DSc (hon), Jonathan Licht, MD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team, reviewers, and SAC participation)
Location TBD
7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
SU2C Catalyst® with Support from Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Leader: Patrick Grohar, MD, PhD
Review Meeting (Closed; only team and reviewers participation)
Location TBD

Friday, February 5th

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
SU2C Awards, Nicolai Award, Ziskin Prize Deliberation
Meeting (Closed; only SAC participation)
Location TBD
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
Location TBD
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Break and Transfer to Plenary Session
8:30 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Sherry Lansing, Chair, Founders and Advisors Committee, Stand Up To Cancer
Julian Adams, PhD, President & CEO, Stand Up To Cancer
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), CEO, American Association for Cancer Research
William G. Nelson, MD, PhD, DSc, Johns Hopkins University
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
9:05 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
Government Perspective
Speaker: Tony Letai, MD, PhD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
9:35 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Cancer Treatment Vaccines
Speaker: Lisa Butterfield, PhD 
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
10:05 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Stand Up Builder
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
10:10 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
SU2C Maverick Finalists Presentations
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
10:25 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
New Grant Announcements
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
10:35 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
Break
10:55 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
SAC Presenter: Scott Armstrong, MD, PhD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.
Breast Cancer Breakthroughs
Speaker: Carlos Arteaga, MD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
11:25 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Discussion
Speakers
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
11:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
SU2C Catalyst – Mirati/Bristol Myers Squibb
Speakers: Ryan B. Corcoran, MD, PhD, Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, Christine M. Parseghian, MD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Discussion
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Community Engagement Impact on Trial Enrollment
Speaker: Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
12:20 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.
SU2C Maverick Award
Speaker: Martin Taylor, MD, PhD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
12:40 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
Break and Transfer
12:50 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Lunch
Huntington Ballroom I
12:50 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
SU2C Health Disparities Committee Meeting (Closed)
Location TBD
1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Break and Transfer to Plenary Session
2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
SU2C-Nicolai Award
Speakers: William Freed-Pastor, MD, PhD, Steven A. Carr, PhD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
VAI-SU2C Epigenetics Dream Team
Speakers: Peter A. Jones, PhD, DSc (hon), Jon D. Licht, MD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
SU2C-CRUK Pediatric Cancer Dream Team
Speakers: Martin McCabe, MB/BChir, PhD, Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
SU2C Convergence 3.1416 Panel
Speakers: Arnold J. Levine, PhD, Ileana M. Cristea, PhD, Shawn M. Davidson, PhD, Calvin Kuo, MD, PhD, Karuna Ganesh, MD, PhD
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
4:30 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
Award Presentation
SU2C Awards, SU2C-Nicolai Award, Ziskin Prize, SU2C Maverick Award
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
4:40 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
SU2C Scientific Summit 2027 Summary
Speaker: William Nelson, MD, PhD, DSc
Plenary Session
Huntington Ballroom II & III
4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Group Photo
Huntington Ballroom Foyer
5:10 p.m. – 6:10 p.m.
Break
5:10 p.m. – 5:55 p.m.
SU2C Scientific Advisory Committee
Meeting (Closed)
Location TBD
5:55 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Break
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
SU2C SAC Exec and SU2C FAC Meeting (Closed)
Location TBD
6:10 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Transfer to Dinner
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
Location TBD

Saturday, February 6th

7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast
Location TBD
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Break and Transfer to SU2C Innovation Summits/Meetings
8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
SU2C Innovation Summit: Immunometabolism in Cancer
Location TBD
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
SU2C Innovation Summit: Early Detection and Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Location TBD
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Malignant Glioma Meeting
Location TBD
2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Ovarian Cancer Meeting
Location TBD
2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Meeting
Location TBD
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Break and Transfer to Dinner
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
Location TBD

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