de VisserKarin E. Netherlands Cancer InstituteNetherlands

de VisserKarin E.
Prof. dr. Karin E. de Visser is senior group leader at the Division of Tumor Biology & Immunology at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, group leader at Oncode Institute and full professor of Experimental Immunobiology of Cancer at Leiden University Medical Center. Through mechanistic understanding of the crosstalk between the immune system and cancer, her lab aims to contribute to the design of novel immunomodulatory strategies to fight metastatic breast cancer. Her research group identified how mammary tumors induce a systemic inflammatory response that facilitates metastasis formation and how eosinophils contribute to immunotherapy response. Karin de Visser’s achievements include an ERC consolidator grant (2014), the Metastasis Research Prize of the Beug Foundation (2015), the 2025 Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award, election as an EMBO young investigator (2016), and EMBO member (2021). She has served on the Research Management Committee of Oncode Institute (2018-2024) and now co-leads the research theme Immunotherapy at the NKI.

Monday, 16 June 2025

Time Session
10:30
12:00
GalligioniEnzo Moderator Italy
BishRebecca Moderator United States
  • Immune Conversations in Cancer—and Why Every Voice Counts
    The Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award 2025
    de VisserKarin E. Speaker Netherlands
  • Lessons from Senescence: Using our model systems as a guide to life
    EACR-Mark Foundation-Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award 2025
    KovatchevaMarta Speaker Italy
  • The Power of ONE: Why Now Is the Most Exciting Time to Be in Cancer Research
    The Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Translational Cancer Researcher Award 2025
    AmitIdo Speaker Israel
  • Discussion with the Experts
Career Discovery Area
15:45
18:15
  • Opening Address
    SamuelsYardena Chair Israel
  • Introduction of Keynote Speaker
    SamuelsYardena Chair Israel
  • Myeloid Mayhem: Inflammation driven Lung Cancer initiation and progression
    SwantonCharles Keynote Speaker United Kingdom
  • Pezcoller Award Presentation and Introduction of the Award Recipients
    GalligioniEnzo Presenter Italy
  • The Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Translational Cancer Researcher Award 2025 - Leveraging single cell technologies to engineer the immune system (REMOTE PRESENTATION)
    AmitIdo Award Lecture Israel
  • The Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award 2025 - Dissecting Tumor-Immune Crosstalk in Cancer Progression and Therapy
    de VisserKarin E. Award Lecture Netherlands
Auditorium I

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Time Session
14:25
15:15
(open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required)
Carracedo PerezArkaitz Coordinator Spain
OricchioElisa Coordinator Switzerland
  • TABLE 1: A career at the intersection between cell biology and oncology
    RegenbergBirgitte Moderator Denmark
  • TABLE 2: Navigating a career in Academia and Industry
    PaganiMassimiliano Moderator Italy
  • TABLE 3: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties
    TaberneroJosep Moderator Spain
  • TABLE 4: From fundamental science to translational impact
    de VisserKarin E. Moderator Netherlands
  • TABLE 7: Current challenges in academia: tips to survive
    Aguirre-GhisoJulio A. Moderator United States
  • TABLE 8: The challenges of starting your own lab
    MisaleSandra Moderator United States
  • TABLE 9: Leadership: Experience of a former EACR president
    BernardsRene Moderator Netherlands
  • TABLE 10: From performing research to supporting researchers: transitioning from academia to scientific administration
    CaraffiniVeronica Moderator
Career Discovery Area