GuillaumeJacquemet Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland

Guillaume Jacquement is a distinguished scientist with a strong background in cell biology and cancer research. He completed his PhD at the University of Manchester and has since been involved in various research projects, including his current work at the Turku Bioscience Centre. Jacquement's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion and migration, with a particular interest in the role of the extracellular matrix in cancer progression and metastasis. He has been appointed to a prestigious K. Albin Johansson Research Professorship, reflecting his significant contributions to the field. Jacquement's work aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to global health and environmental sustainability.

Monday 08 June 2026

Time	Session

12:30 13:45	Networking Event for Early-Career Researchers (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Networking Event - Table hosts AlexandraBoitor Moderator European Association for Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom AmaiaLujambio Moderator The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States GeorgiosSflomos Moderator EPFLSwitzerland GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland HenriettButz Moderator National Institute of OncologyHungary Maria M.Caffarel Moderator Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteSpain MariangelaRusso Moderator University of TorinoItaly MatheusHenriqueDias Moderator Princess Máxima CenterNetherlands MeravCohen Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael MichaelKilian Moderator Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States MircoJ.Friedrich Moderator German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany Natalie Scholes Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands SandraBlanco Benavente Moderator Universidad de SalamancaSpain ShaliniVasudevRao Moderator Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Institute, University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom YaaraOren Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael Career Development Area

Time

Session

12:30

13:45

Networking Event for Early-Career Researchers

(open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required)

Networking Event - Table hosts

AlexandraBoitor Moderator European Association for Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom

AmaiaLujambio Moderator The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States

GeorgiosSflomos Moderator EPFLSwitzerland

GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland

HenriettButz Moderator National Institute of OncologyHungary

Maria M.Caffarel Moderator Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteSpain

MariangelaRusso Moderator University of TorinoItaly

MatheusHenriqueDias Moderator Princess Máxima CenterNetherlands

MeravCohen Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael

MichaelKilian Moderator Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States

MircoJ.Friedrich Moderator German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany

Natalie Scholes Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands

SandraBlanco Benavente Moderator Universidad de SalamancaSpain

ShaliniVasudevRao Moderator Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Institute, University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom

YaaraOren Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael

Career Development Area

Tuesday 09 June 2026

Time	Session

09:20 10:55	Symposium: Mechanisms of Tumour Metastasis GuillaumeJacquemet Co-Chair Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland NetaErez Co-Chair Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael Cytoskeletal and Transcriptional Machineries Cooperate to Drive Metastasis VictoriaSanz-Moreno Speaker The Institute of Cancer Research LondonUnited Kingdom Proffered Paper: Multi-Omic Dissection of Intrapatient Heterogeneity in Metastatic Melanoma EACR26-0278 EACR26-0278 TiborPankotai Oral Presenter HCEMMHungary Attaching and breaking through endothelial barriers GuillaumeJacquemet Speaker Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland Proffered Paper: In vivo CRISPR screening uncovers drivers of prostate cancer bone spread EACR26-1689 EACR26-1689 Inésde la Guía Oral Presenter Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain Decoding mediators of primary tumor cell invasion in a mouse model of intestinal cancer YinonBen-Neriah Speaker The Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael Room F1+2+3
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 2: From fundamental science to translational impact ReneBernards Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands TABLE 3: How to build your own network Jaccovan Rheenen Moderator Netherlands Cancer InstituteNetherlands 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 1: Working at the interface between basic research and method development GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland Career Development Area