Marisol S.Soengas Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain

María S. (Marisol) Soengas (born 1968) is a Spanish immunologist who is a senior scientist at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO). Her research considers melanoma and the development of new therapeutic strategies. She was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2022.

Monday 08 June 2026

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15:45 18:20	EACR 2026 Congress - Opening Session YardenaSamuels Chair Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael Opening Address YardenaSamuels Chair Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael Patient involvement in cancer research Marisol S.Soengas Speaker Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain Opening Keynote Lecture: A Tale of 3 Biomarkers - diagnosis, prognosis and therapy scheduling CarolineDive Keynote Speaker CRUK Cancer Biomarker CentreUnited Kingdom Pezcoller Award Presentation and Introduction of the Award Recipients EnzoGalligioni Presenter The Pezcoller FoundationItaly The Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Translational Cancer Researcher Award 2026 - Unravelling the Mysteries of Kidney Cancer – A Journey from Genetics to Immunology SamraTurajlic Award Lecture Cancer Research UK, The Manchester InstituteUnited Kingdom The Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award 2026 - Reactivation of a Fetal Liver Metabolic Program Promotes Extrahepatic Tumorigenesis AyeletErez Award Lecture The Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael Room P1+2+3

Time

Session

15:45

18:20

EACR 2026 Congress - Opening Session

YardenaSamuels Chair Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael

Opening Address

YardenaSamuels Chair Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael
Patient involvement in cancer research

Marisol S.Soengas Speaker Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain
Opening Keynote Lecture: A Tale of 3 Biomarkers - diagnosis, prognosis and therapy scheduling

CarolineDive Keynote Speaker CRUK Cancer Biomarker CentreUnited Kingdom
Pezcoller Award Presentation and Introduction of the Award Recipients

EnzoGalligioni Presenter The Pezcoller FoundationItaly
The Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Translational Cancer Researcher Award 2026 - Unravelling the Mysteries of Kidney Cancer – A Journey from Genetics to Immunology

SamraTurajlic Award Lecture Cancer Research UK, The Manchester InstituteUnited Kingdom
The Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award 2026 - Reactivation of a Fetal Liver Metabolic Program Promotes Extrahepatic Tumorigenesis

AyeletErez Award Lecture The Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael

Room P1+2+3

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Time	Session

11:35 13:10	Symposium: Microbiome Marisol S.Soengas Co-Chair Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain Decoding host-microbiome interactions in cancer immunity. Killing cancer with a gut instinct EvangelosGiampazolias Speaker Cancer Research UK Manchester InstituteUnited Kingdom Proffered Paper: Intra-tumoral microbiota and host genotype cooperatively shape neutrophil cytotoxic functions in patients with colorectal cancer EACR26-0130 EACR26-0130 ElisaSorrenti Oral Presenter Università della Svizzera ItalianaSwitzerland The microbiota in cancer treatment efficacy MariaRescigno Speaker CeMMAustria Proffered Paper: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Efficacy and Toxicity Is Associated with Distinct Gut Microbiome–Driven Inflammatory Profiles EACR26-1103 EACR26-1103 Merelvan Gogh Oral Presenter UMC UtrechtNetherlands Covalent targeting of the proteasome regulator PSME4 reprograms tumor inflammation YifatMerbl Speaker The Merbl LabIsrael Room F1+2+3
13:45 15:00	Career Development Session 2A (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) ElisaOricchio Coordinator ISREC-EPFLSwitzerland TABLE 1: How to make your research impactful and transferable to the clinic Silvia Marsoni Moderator Silvia Marsoni LabItaly TABLE 2: Efficient and caring mentorship: how to make your research team flourish? Arkaitz Carracedo Perez Moderator CIC bioGUNESpain TABLE 3: Navigating a career in Academia and Industry AnnaBabayan Moderator IlluminaGermany TABLE 4: Building Equitable Research Careers for Women CarolineDive Moderator CRUK Cancer Biomarker CentreUnited Kingdom TABLE 5: Tips and tricks to publish your work SteveMao Moderator Cancer CellUnited States TABLE 6: How do you know when you are ready to start your own lab? MartaKovatcheva Moderator IFOMItaly TABLE 7: Establishing interdisciplinary collaborations in early independent careers Maria M.Caffarel Moderator Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteSpain TABLE 8: Navigating the transition from academia to publishing Siddhi Maniyar Moderator Molecular Oncology, FEBS PressGermany TABLE 10: How to start your lab and make it successful SandraBlanco Benavente Moderator Universidad de SalamancaSpain TABLE 11: What is needed to break the glass ceiling for women in science? AnaCuenda Moderator National Centre of Biotecnology (CNB-CSIC)Spain TABLE 12: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties DanielKirschenbaum Moderator Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)Germany TABLE 13: Career transition to industry Jennie R.Lill Moderator AmgenUnited States TABLE 14: Funding opportunities NicolaHawkes Moderator Worldwide Cancer ResearchUnited States TABLE 15: Funding opportunities AmaiaLujambio Moderator The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States TABLE 9: Scientists and patient advocacy Marisol S.Soengas Moderator Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain Career Development Area
15:20 16:55	Symposium: Tumour Macroenvironment (cachexia, metabolics) Marisol S.Soengas Chair Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain Roles of fibroblast subtypes in pancreatic cancer-associated cachexia GiuliaBiffi Speaker Cancer Research UK, Cambridge InstituteUnited Kingdom Proffered Paper: Host autophagy is required for acute myeloid leukemia growth and therapeutic resistance EACR26-1382 EACR26-1382 LauraPoillet Oral Presenter Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse (CRCT)France How the microbiome induces genotype convergence to drive early onset colorectal cancer KarunaGanesh Speaker The Karuna Ganesh Lab / Sloan Kettering InstituteUnited States Proffered Paper: Epithelial NAPE-PLD loss promotes stemness and tumor progression in obesity-associated colorectal cancer EACR26-1706 EACR26-1706 Maria MichelaRinaldi Oral Presenter Department of Pharmacy, Federico II, NaplesItaly Metabolic reprogramming of fibroblasts in wound healing and cancer Sabine Werner Speaker ETH ZurichSwitzerland Room F6+7+8