Daily programme - 08 June 2026

Monday 08 June 2026

Time Session
08:30
10:00
Cancer Researchers to watch - An early career showcase
(Separate pre-registration required)
Room F1+2+3
09:00
14:00
Women in Leadership
(Separate pre-registration required)
Off-site Venue
10:00
12:00
HuCaReS (Hungarian Cancer Research) MOT-EACR Joint Symposium
AttilaPatócs Chair Hungary
JózsefTóvári Chair Hungary
  • 10:00
    Introduction
    AttilaPatócs Chair Hungary
  • 10:05
    Important roles of selenoproteins and redox biology in cancer
    BeataBiri-Kovacs Speaker Sweden
  • 10:25
    Roles of transsulfuration pathway in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
    ÁgnesCzikora Speaker Hungary
  • 10:45
    Glucocorticoid receptor signaling in breast cancer progression
    HenriettButz Speaker Hungary
  • 11:05
    Epigenetic Mechanisms Driving Therapy Resistance in Cancer
    Sándor Spisák Speaker Hungary
  • 11:25
    Expanding CAR T cell therapy to solid tumors
    ÁrpádSzöőr Speaker Hungary
  • 11:45
    Conclusions
    JózsefTóvári Chair Hungary
Room F6+7+8
10:30
12:00
Meet the Expert - Interactive Session
The "Meet the Expert" sessions are informal and interactive, providing a platform for gaining practical insights, sharing personal experiences with invited experts, and fostering audience interaction.
Career Development Area
Cancer Researchers to watch - An early career showcase
(Separate pre-registration required)
Room F1+2+3
12:00
14:00
Lunch Break / Exhibition
Poster and Exhibition Hall
Room P1+2+3
12:00
20:00
Exhibition
Poster and Exhibition Hall
12:15
13:00
SomaScan Sponsored Industry Symposium
Room F1+2+3
Bruker Spatial Biology Sponsored Industry Symposium
Room F9+10
12:30
13:45
Speed-Networking Event for Early-Career Attendees
(open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required)
Career Development Area
13:15
14:00
Illumina Sponsored Industry Symposium
Room F1+2+3
Standard BioTools Sponsored Industry Symposium
Room F9+10
14:00
15:15
Joint EACR - EACS - Molecular Oncology Session: The Dark Proteome
  • 14:00
    Title to be announced
    YardenaSamuels Speaker Israel
  • 14:25
    From Dark to Detectable -The Cancer Proteogenomics
    JanneJanne Lehtiö Speaker Sweden
  • 14:50
    A functional map of the cancer dark proteome
    John R.Prensner Speaker United States
Room F1+2+3
Award Winners Special Session
  • 14:00
    Introduction of the Mark Foundation
  • 14:05
    2026 EACR - Mark Foundation - Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award Lecture: The Story Behind a Picture: From Snapshots to Biological Narratives
    DanielKirschenbaum Award Lecture Germany
  • 14:25
    EACR - Mark Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Lecture: Unlocking CD8+ T cell anti-tumor activity in brain metastasis
    JulieMarie Mazet Award Lecture SwitzerlandYes
  • 14:40
    EACR - Mark Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Lecture: Dissecting tissue-resident and circulating trajectories to CD8 T cell dysfunction in the tumor microenvironment
    ChristinaMetoikidou Award Lecture Netherlands
  • 14:55
    EACR - Mark Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Lecture: A role for mitochondrial one carbon metabolism in early pancreatic cancer development
    MarthaZarou Award Lecture United Kingdom
Room F6+7+8
Top Abstracts
  • 14:00
    Details to be announced in 2026
Room P1+2+3
15:15
15:45
Coffee Break / Exhibition
Poster and Exhibition Hall
Room P1+2+3
Meet and Greet EACR Ambassador and Solo Travellers
(at the Networking Lounge)
Room P1+2+3
15:45
18:15
EACR 2025 Congress - Opening Session
  • 15:45
    Opening Address
    YardenaSamuels Chair Israel
  • 15:50
    Opening Keynote Lecture: Tumour Plasticity in Small Cell Lung Cancer
    CarolineDive Speaker United Kingdom
  • 16:35
    Pezcoller Award Presentation and Introduction of the Award Recipients
  • 16:45
    The Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Translational Cancer Researcher Award 2026 - Title to be announced
    SamraTurajlic Award Lecture United Kingdom
  • 17:30
    The Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award 2026 - Title to be announced
    AyeletErez Award Lecture Israel
Room P1+2+3
18:15
18:30
EACR General Assembly and Awards Ceremony (EACR Members only)
P1+2+3
Room P1+2+3
18:30
20:00
Welcome Reception (Exhibition Area)
Poster and Exhibition Hall
Room P1+2+3
18:45
19:00
CancerTools.org Industry Spotlight Session
Spotlight Theatre
19:15
19:30
Element Biosciences Industry Spotlight Session
Spotlight Theatre