Daily programme - 07 June 2026

Sunday 07 June 2026

Time	Session

14:00 15:40	Cancer Researchers to watch - An early career showcase (Fully Booked) (pre-selected participants only; UPDATE: this session is fully booked) GeorgiosSflomos Chair EPFLSwitzerland Welcome Message GeorgiosSflomos Chair EPFLSwitzerland Therapeutic OVERactivation of oncogenic signaling as a cancer treatment strategy MatheusHenriqueDias Speaker Princess Máxima CenterNetherlands Proffered Paper 1: Lipid-associated macrophages in amoeboid cancer cell dissemination EACR26-1833 SamanthaLaurenGeorge Oral Presenter Institute of Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom Proffered Paper 2: Spatial/single-cell profiling of Tfh niches and CD8 exhaustion in glofitamab resistance EACR26-0682 PaulMarcoux Oral Presenter CRCT - INSERMFrance Raising from the ashes of treatment – understanding and targeting persister cells YaaraOren Speaker Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael Room F1+2+3
15:40 16:10	Refreshment Break.
16:10 18:25	Cancer Researchers to watch - An early career showcase (Fully Booked) (pre-selected participants only; UPDATE: this session is fully booked) MeravCohen Chair Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael Synthetic immunology approaches to target blood cancers MircoJ.Friedrich Speaker German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany Proffered Paper 3: Functional interrogation of rare persistent clones reveals mechanisms of relapse in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) EACR26-0555 KelsyPrest Oral Presenter Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreAustralia Proffered Paper 4: Genetic driver–induced epithelial state continuum unleashes colorectal cancer metastasis EACR26-0456 GabrieleDiamante Oral Presenter DKFZ and HI-STEMGermany Cellular interactions sculpting CNS immunity MichaelKilian Speaker Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States Proffered Paper 5: Anti-IFNα autoantibodies improving ICB in melanoma EACR26-0667 AnaïsEBERHARDT Oral Presenter Hospices Civils de Lyon France Inhibitor-induced supercharging of protein turnover Natalie Scholes Speaker Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands Room F1+2+3
18:30 20:00	Early Career Networking Reception Main Foyer Room F1+2+3