Parnassus Cancer Research Symposia

This series aims to enhance cohesion and collaboration between cancer researchers within the Parnassus Campus, as well as with other HDFCCC locations.

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audience in large UCSF classroom. Images courtesy of Jordan Briscoe and Jeroen Roose.

 

Future cancer research symposia hosted at the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus will be posted here.

 

Zena Werb Memorial Symposium
October 6, 2023 | Cole Hall | Agenda | News story
Organized by Steve Rosen, PhD; Susan Fisher, PhD; Rushika Perrera, PhD; Jeroen Roose, PhD; and Valerie Weaver, PhD. Speakers included Devon Lawson, Mikala Egeblad, and Lisa Coussens.

Spatial Profiling to Dissect Cellular Networks Across Diseases
May 22, 2023 | HSW-301 | Agenda
Organized by Karin Pelka, PhD, Mike Kattah, MD, PhD, Alexis Combes, PhD, and Jeroen Roose, PhD. Speakers included Matt Spitzer, Eric Lubeck, Barbara Engelhardt, and Michael Snyder.

"It's About a Billion Lives" Tobacco Research Symposium
Jan 31, 2020 | Cole Hall | Agenda
Co-presented by the Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education (CTCRE) and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Feeding the Tumor
Sep 12, 2019 | Cole Hall | Agenda
Organized by Rushika Perera, PhD, and Andrei Goga, MD, PhD. Speakers included Chi Van Dang, Shingo Kajimura, Rushika Perera, Susan Lynch, and more.

Disease Progression and Treatment Resistance
May 29, 2019 | Cole Hall | Agenda
Organized by Jay Debnath, MD, and Rohit Bose, MD, PhD. Speakers included Lisa Coussens, Alana Welm, Rohit Bose, Thea Tlsty, and more.

"It's About a Billion Lives" Tobacco Research Symposium
Feb 1, 2019 | Cole Hall | Agenda
Co-presented by the Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education (CTCRE) and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The Tumor in Context
Sep 7, 2018 | HSW-300 | Agenda
Organized by Valerie Weaver, PhD. Speakers included Emmanuel Farge, Val Weaver, Andrei Goga, and more.

Cancer Immunology and Tobacco Control
May 21, 2018 | Cole Hall | Agenda
Organized by Lewis Lanier, PhD, Larry Fong, MD, and Joseph Guydish, PhD. Speakers included Pam Sharma, Jessica Fetterman, Stanton Glantz, and more.

Models of Cancer to Advance Patient Therapy
Jan 8, 2018 | Cole Hall | Agenda
Organized by Jeroen Roose, PhD, and Catherine Smith, MD. Speakers included Hans Clevers, Max Krummel, Mina Bissell, and more.