Champions Oncology's 5th Annual Translational Oncology Symposium
Uncovering Integrative Approaches for IO & Oncology Drug Development
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Together we can accelerate the development of new cancer therapies ultimately improving cancer patient outcomes and shape the future of oncology care.
About Champions' 5th Annual Translational Oncology Symposium
We are excited to welcome you to our 5th Annual Translational Oncology Symposium on the 20th February 2025 at the Scripps Seaside Forum, San Diego, CA. Our exclusive symposium brings together leading researchers, clinicians, experts, and industry professionals to examine the latest advancements in cancer research and therapy. This symposium explores the crucial link between groundbreaking lab discoveries and their real-world clinical applications, focusing on innovations in personalized medicine, targeted therapies, immuno-oncology, and cancer research. Attendees will gain invaluable insights, collaborate, and engage with industry leaders from Pfizer, Alterome, Zentalis, Zymeworks, Amgen, Amberstone, Vividion, and many more. Complimentary lunch will be served to all participants, and after the final session, please join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvres to continue the conversation. Your presence is crucial in advancing cancer care and fostering the progress of new treatments. We eagerly anticipate your attendance at this important gathering.
Meeting Objectives:
- Advancement in Oncology: Learn from industry experts how to translate your scientific discoveries from the lab into new therapies, diagnostic research, and prevention strategies that directly benefit cancer patients.
- Scientific Focus: The meeting is aimed at addressing challenges in the field of cancer therapy, development of novel therapeutics, and promoting significant advancements in cancer science through scientific collaborations.
- Industry Engagement and Networking: The field is expanding with increasing involvement from major pharmaceutical companies and the meeting is aimed to foster formal and informal interactions among leading experts from biopharma companies.
This symposium is tailored towards:
R&D, discovery, preclinical, and translational teams from pharma and biotech should attend this ground-breaking event.
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Registration with continental breakfast & coffee
9:00 - 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks & Welcome
Mary Topalovski, PhD
Champions Oncology
9:15 - 10:00 AM: TBD
Keegan Cooke, PhD
Research Scientist, Amgen
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Break with coffee and snacks
10:30 - 11:00 AM: The Selective WEE1 Inhibitor Azenosertib Shows Synergistic Antitumor Effects in Combination With Topoisomerase 1 Inhibitor Based Antibody Drug Conjugates
Catherine Lee, PhD
Associate Director - Translational Biology, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
11:00 - 11:30 AM: TBD
Nichole Escalante, PhD
Senior Scientist / Group lead In Vivo Pharmacology & PK studies, Zymeworks
11:30 - 12:00 PM: Transforming Drug Discovery: Advancing Ex Vivo Tumor Models for Enhanced Efficacy and Mechanistic Insights
BanuPriya Sridharan, PhD
Champions Oncology
12:00 - 12:45 PM: Complimentary Buffet Lunch & Networking
12:45 - 1:15 PM: ALTA3263: an oral, KRAS isoform-selective, dual ON/OFF state, non-covalent inhibitor induces regressions across KRAS mutant cancer models
Tim Wang, PhD
Associate Director - Discovery Biology, Alterome Therapeutics, Inc.
Aude Segaline, PhD
Head of preclinical pharmacology, Amberstone Biosciences
1:45 - 2:15 PM: Modeling Immuno-Oncology: Navigating Ex Vivo and In Vivo Studies to Guide Clinical Translation
Mara Gilardi, PhD
SME Immuno-oncology, Champions Oncology
2:15 - 2:45 PM: Coffee break with snacks
2:45 - 3:15 PM: Targeting the RAS-PI3Kα Interaction as an Efficacious & Tolerated Means of Inhibiting the PI3K/AKT Pathway in RAS-Driven Cancers
Hui Miao, PhD
Senior Scientist, Vividion Therapeutics, Inc.
3:15 - 3:45 PM: Targeting Intratumoral Regulatory T Cells with optimized CD25-directed antibody-drug conjugate
Sherif Abdelhamed, PhD
Principle Scientist, Cancer Immunology, Pfizer
3:45 - 4:00 PM: Closing remarks
Mary Topalovski, PhD
Champions Oncology
4:00 - 5:00 PM: Oceanside happy hour with snacks & drinks