Jaccovan Rheenen Netherlands Cancer InstituteNetherlands

The van Rheenen group studies the identity, behavior, and fate of cells that drive the initiation and progression of cancer. These populations of cells are rare, and their behavior (e.g. migration) and traits (e.g. stemness) change over time. To study these dangerous cells, we have developed microscopy techniques to visualize individual cells in real-time in whole bodies. By these techniques, we revealed multiple important factors within the single cell heterogeneity that are crucial in the processes of tissue homeostasis, tumor initiation and tumor progression.

Tuesday 09 June 2026

Time	Session

11:35 13:10	Symposium: Biological Rhythms and their Impact on Cancer Therapy’ CarolineDive Co-Chair CRUK Cancer Biomarker CentreUnited Kingdom MatheusHenriqueDias Co-Chair Princess Máxima CenterNetherlands Circadian anti-tumor immune responses ChristophScheiermann Speaker University of GenevaSwitzerland Proffered Paper: Night Shifts, Disrupted Rhythms, Rising Risks: How Circadian Disruption Reprograms the Metabolome–Microbiome Axis in Breast Cancer EACR26-0127 EACR26-0127 TapasreeRoy Sarkar Oral Presenter Texas A & M UniversityUnited States Timing the perfect strike: Using circadian rhythms to target metastasis ZoiDiamantopoulou Speaker University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom Proffered Paper: Cancer during pregnancy: chemotherapy placental passage induces epigenetic changes in the embryos EACR26-0386 EACR26-0386 IritBen-Aharon Oral Presenter Rambam Health Care CampusIsrael Timing matters: How hormonal Rhythms govern mutation clearance, cancer initiation, and treatment response Jaccovan Rheenen Speaker Netherlands Cancer InstituteNetherlands Room F6+7+8
13:45 15:00	Career Development Session 1A (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Arkaitz Carracedo Perez Coordinator CIC bioGUNESpain TABLE 1: Working at the interface between basic research and method development GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland TABLE 2: From fundamental science to translational impact ReneBernards Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands TABLE 4: A career at the intersection between cell biology and oncology VictoriaSanz-Moreno Moderator The Institute of Cancer Research LondonUnited Kingdom TABLE 5: New challenges in cancer research YardenaSamuels Moderator Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael TABLE 6: How to start your lab GiuliaBiffi Moderator Cancer Research UK, Cambridge InstituteUnited Kingdom TABLE 7: How to become a bioinformatician, the most desired postdoc MarcosMalumbres Moderator Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain TABLE 8: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties MircoJ.Friedrich Moderator German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany TABLE 9: How to build a successful lab environment EduardBatlle Moderator Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Spain TABLE 10: How to make smart career choices: choosing questions, environments, and collaborations for long-term impact Johanna AJoyce Moderator Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchSwitzerland TABLE 11: Current challenges in academia: tips to survive ChiaraAmbrogio Moderator University of TorinoItaly TABLE 12: Tips and tricks to publish your work I-MeiSiu Moderator Cancer DiscoveryUnited States TABLE 13: From performing research to supporting researchers: navigating career transitions IanLewis Moderator Worldwide Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom TABLE 14: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries VeronicaCaraffini Moderator European Research Council Executive AgencyBelgium TABLE 15: What is needed to break the glass ceiling? Jennie R.Lill Moderator AmgenUnited States TABLE 16: Leveraging a postdoc in the US and returning back to Europe to initiate your own research programme Vince KornélGrolmusz Moderator National Institute of OncologyHungary TABLE 3: How to build your own network Jaccovan Rheenen Moderator Netherlands Cancer InstituteNetherlands Career Development Area