Coordination
Prof. Dr. Matthias Guckenberger, Director Outreach and Education
Silke Uflacker, Outreach and Event Manager
Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich
The CCCZ Fellows Program supports outstanding post-doctoral fellows and clinician-scientists to carry out translational research projects in laboratories and clinical departments of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich. The program supports 18 innovative cancer research projects, 18 talented fellows, 36 principal investigators from 19 CCCZ clinical and research departments. The program is supported by the University and Medical Faculty of Zurich (CHF 4.9 Mio., 2018-2022). The 2021 CCCZ Fellows Symposium showcases the research projects of CCCZ fellows of the first and second funding period of the program.
17.11.2021
14.30 - 19.45 Uhr
14.30 Uhr | Welcome Prof. Dr. med. Markus Manz / Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Guckenberger |
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Session I – Chairs: Prof. Dr. Anne Müller and Prof. Dr. Maries van den Broek | |
14.45 Uhr | Inhibitors of Bcl-2 and Bruton’s tyrosine kinase synergize to abrogate diffuse large B-cell lymphoma growth in vitro and in orthotopic xenotransplantation models Dr. Katrin Bertram / Prof. Dr. Anne Müller / Prof. Dr. med Thorsten Zenz |
15.00 Uhr | Alternative combined radioimmunotherapy to overcome treatment-related resistances Dr. Carmen Yong / Prof. Dr. Martin Pruschy / Prof. Dr. med Onur Boyman |
15.15 Uhr | Deciphering tumorigenesis driven by replication-associated DNA damage Dr. Nina Desboeufs / Prof. Dr. Massimo Lopes / Prof. Dr. med. Achim Weber |
15.30 Uhr | Validation of mono-ADP-ribosylated proteins as diagnostic and prognostic tool in oncology PD Dr. Peter Schraml / Prof. Dr. Michael O. Hottiger |
15.45 Uhr | Tertiary lymphoid structures in metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer tissues as predictive markers for the outcome of checkpoint inhibitor treatment Dr. med. Oltin T. Pop / Prof. Dr. Maries van den Broek / Prof. Dr. med. Lukas Flatz |
16.00 Uhr | Break |
Session II – Chairs: Prof. Dr. Bernd Bodenmiller and Prof. Dr. med. Holger Moch | |
16.30 Uhr | Immuno-radiomics as a novel prognostic and predictive biomarker in malignant melanoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibition –a multi-systems approach Dr. Simon Burgermeister / Prof. Dr. Mitchell Levesque / Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Guckenberger |
16.45 Uhr | Investigating the functional role of cellular phenotypes in melanoma targeted therapy Dr. Jelena Vasilevska / Prof. Dr. Lukas Sommer / Prof. Dr. med. Reinhard Dummer |
17.00 Uhr | Investigating reactivation of embryonic programs in inflammation and metastatic cancer of the colon Dr. Hassan Fazilaty / Prof. Dr. Konrad Basler / Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Gerhard Rogler |
17.15 Uhr | Targeting the transcriptional network architecture driven by the oncogenic TCF3-HLF fusion Dr. Valdemar Priebe / Prof. Dr. Raffaella Santoro / Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. nat. Jean-Pierre Bourquin |
17.30 Uhr | Ida de Pottère-Leupold and Dr. Iur. Erik de Pottère Cancer Research Award for doctoral students – Johanna Wagner, PhD |
17.40 Uhr | Ida de Pottère-Leupold and Dr. Iur. Erik de Pottère Cancer Research Award for clinician-scientists – Tobias Weiss, MD/PhD |
17.50 Uhr | Ida de Pottère-Leupold and Dr. Iur. Erik de Pottère Cancer Research Award –Ceremony Prof. Dr. med. Markus Manz / Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Guckenberger |
18.00 Uhr | Break |
Session III – Chairs: Prof. Dr. Konrad Basler and Prof. Dr. Raffaella Santoro | |
18.15 Uhr | An integrative approach to characterize and exploit the epigenetic landscape in glioblastoma Dr. Martin Cusack / Prof. Dr. Tuncay Baubec / Prof. Dr. med. Michael Weller |
18.30 Uhr | Butyrate-producing bacteria ameliorate CRC tumorigenesis through modulation of immune responses Dr. Ana Montalban-Arques / Prof. Dr. Lubor Borsig / Prof. Dr. med. Michael Scharl |
18.45 Uhr | Ageing-derived IL-1 promotes Tet2+/-clonal expansion in mouse models of clonal hematopoiesis Dr. Francisco Caiado / Prof. Dr. Jacob Corn / Prof. Dr. med. Markus G. Manz |
19.00 Uhr | The immune environment of acute myeloid leukemia Dr. Stefanie Kreutmair / Prof. Dr. Burkhard Becher / PD Dr. med. Alexandre Theocharides |
19.15 Uhr | Apéro |
Prof. Dr. Matthias Guckenberger, Director Outreach and Education
Silke Uflacker, Outreach and Event Manager
Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich
Only for employees of University Hospital Zurich (USZ), University of Zurich (UZH), University Children’s Hospital Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital
Important: Admission according to the 3G rule. Participants must show a valid COVID certificate in addition to the existing measures.