AcúrcioRita iMed.ULisboa - Faculty of Pharmacy University of LisbonPortugal

Rita C Acúrcio concluded her PhD in 2019 and is currently a Junior Researcher at the Research Institute for Medicines (iMedULisboa), integrated into the Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Lisboa. Her research interests are developing immunotherapeutic tools (nanotechnology- and small-molecule-based tools) to overcome tumor immunosuppression by targeting immune cells in pharmacologically active sites, namely the tumor microenvironment and metastasis.

Monday, 16 June 2025

Time	Session

08:30 10:00	Cancer Researchers to watch - An early career showcase (Separate pre-registration required) MorandiAndrea Chair Italy Exploiting metabolic vulnerabilities to improve breast cancer therapy MorandiAndrea Speaker Italy Proffered Paper 5: Melting the Iceberg: Nanomedicines Overcoming Stromal Barriers and Recruiting Effector T Cells in Pancreatic Cancer AcúrcioCRita Presenter Portugal Proffered Paper 6: ENO3PEP vaccine enhances chemotherapy efficacy in pancreatic cancer by boosting anti-tumor immunity BrugiapagliaSilvia Presenter Italy Stem cells-based models of tumor initiation and metastasis BaggioliniArianna Speaker Switzerland Refreshment Break Auditorium VIII

Time

Session

08:30

10:00

Cancer Researchers to watch - An early career showcase

(Separate pre-registration required)

MorandiAndrea Chair Italy

Exploiting metabolic vulnerabilities to improve breast cancer therapy

MorandiAndrea Speaker Italy
Proffered Paper 5: Melting the Iceberg: Nanomedicines Overcoming Stromal Barriers and Recruiting Effector T Cells in Pancreatic Cancer

AcúrcioCRita Presenter Portugal
Proffered Paper 6: ENO3PEP vaccine enhances chemotherapy efficacy in pancreatic cancer by boosting anti-tumor immunity

BrugiapagliaSilvia Presenter Italy
Stem cells-based models of tumor initiation and metastasis

BaggioliniArianna Speaker Switzerland
Refreshment Break

Auditorium VIII