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AACR On Campus at ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre
October 31st and November 1st, 2023
The American Association for Cancer Research “AACR on Campus” (AACRoC) is an exciting two-day program to be conducted for the first time in India at ACTREC in collaboration with American Association of Cancer Research.
AACR has a keen commitment to educating young research scholars, trainees, and clinicians. Therefore, the major thrust of this meeting will be to promote awareness on the activities of the AACR on cancer research and education among the young research scholars, trainees, and clinicians in India and to create opportunities for collaborations and joint funding for research.
There will be a dedicated session by AACR on Collaboration, Scientific Communication, and Grant Writing aimed at young minds in their formative years. This will be followed by three scientific sessions on Lung Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancers and Breast Cancer by eminent faculties from leading cancer research institutes of USA, ACTREC-TMC the leading Cancer Research Centre and Hospital in India and by distinguished Faculties from Institutes and Industries across India engaged in Translational Research. We will have poster session and short talks from young Investigators and Students, selected from abstracts on cancers relevant to India.
Young investigators and research scholars are highly encouraged to use this opportunity to present their scientific findings and exchange ideas to the wider scientific community and interact with the pioneers of AACR & Indian Scientists.
Patrons
Scientific Organizing Committee
Committee
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Dr. Rajendra Badwe, Director, TMC
Dr. Sudeep Gupta, Director, ACTREC
Dr. Rajesh Dikshit, Director, CCE
Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, Dy. Director, CCE
Dr. Navin Khattry, Dy. Director CRC, ACTREC
Dr. Prasanna Venkatraman, Dy. Director CRI, ACTREC
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, ACTREC
Dr. Pritha Ray, ACTREC
Dr. Sharath Chandra Arandkar, ACTREC
Dr. Sachin Punatar, ACTREC
Dr. Shwetabh Sinha, ACTREC
AACR Team
Program
Day 1 - Tuesday, 31 October
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Overview of ACTREC
Prasanna Venkatraman; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Current Research on Cancer in India and the vision for AACR partnership
Sudeep Gupta; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Overview and Vision of AACR on Campus
Frederic Biemar; American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
“East Meets West”— advancing global collaboration in cancer research
Sanjay Malhotra; Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon (USA)
Tea Break
Segment 1 - Collaboration, Scientific Communication, and Grant Writing
Scholarly Publishing in AACR Journals: A How-To Guide
Karen Honey; American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Successful Grantsmanship
Yixian (John) Zhang; American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Lunch Break
Panel Discussion: Collaboration and Responsible Conduct in Cancer Research
Moderator: Bradley D. Miller; American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Panelists: Karen Honey; Yixian (John) Zhang; Speaker, USA;
Sorab Dalal, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Taruna Madan, ICMR
Tea Break
Segment 2 - Scientific Session: Breast Cancer
HER2 personalized treatment - Impact of dimerization domain mutations on targeted drug treatment
Abhijit De; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Indian Breast Cancer Genome Atlas
Shantanu Chowdhury; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research—Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi (INDIA)
Novel roles of ECM remodeling in breast cancer: rewiring cell communication from exosomes to TNTs
Sejal Patwardhan; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Leveraging Cholesterol Homeostasis to Re-educate Myeloid Immune Cells towards Anti-tumor
Erik Nelson; Cancer Center at Illinois University, Urbana, Illinois (USA)
Segment 3 - Evening Lecture
Current Trends in Research and the Vision
Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale; Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi (INDIA)
Poster Session 1
Dinner
08:30-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-10:50
10:50-11:15
11:15-11:30
11:30-12:30
12:30-13:30
13:30-14:30
14:30-15:30
15:30-15:45
15:45-16:05
16:05-16:20
16:20-16:35
16:35-17:20
17:20-18:00
18:00-19:00
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Day 2 - Wednesday, 1 November
08:30-9:00
09:00-9:45
09:45-10:05
10:05-10:25
10:25-10:45
10:45-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:45
12:45-13:05
13:05-13:25
13:25-13:45
13:45-14:45
15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30
15:30-15:45
15:45-16:15
16:15-17:00
17:00-18:00
18:00-18:30
18:30-19:30
Registration and Breakfast
Segment 4 - Scientific Session: Gastrointestinal Cancers
The 'Surgeon Factor' in optimizing outcomes for patients with colon and rectal cancer
P. Ravi Kiran; New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York (USA)
Statin mediated regulation of SATB family chromatin organizer proteins and β-catenin in colorectal cancer
Sanjeev Galande; Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR (INDIA)
Epigenome of gastrointestinal cancer for their potential as biomarker and therapeutic: A road ahead
Sanjay Gupta; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Implications of HER2 amplification in biliary tract cancers
Prabhat Bhargava; Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (INDIA)
Poster Session 2
Tea Break
Segment 5 - Scientific Session: Lung Cancer
Innovations and Progress in Lung Cancer Research: Current Status and Future Impact on Patient Care
Ticiana Leal; Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Frequent inactivation of tumor suppressor genes is associated with an early resistance to EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer
Amit Dutt; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Lung Cancer: Indian Perspective
Minit Jalan Shah; Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (INDIA)
IGFBPs-Shaping CAF heterogeneity and beyond!
Sharath Chandra Arandkar; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Lunch Break
Segment 6 - Industry, Academia, and Clinicians on Translational Research
The ribosome of translation in research
Manjula Das; Biocon Limited, Bangalore (INDIA)
“From Research to Reality: Academia and Industry Collaborations”
Nagaraj Gowda; Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai (INDIA)
Translational Research from Academia to Industry
Naveen Jain; Panacea Biotech, New Delhi (INDIA)
Segment 7 - Flash talks selected from Abstracts
Segment 8 - Valley of Death in Innovation and Strategies for Success
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Navin Khattry; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
Panellists:
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Sagar Sengupta; National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani (INDIA)
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Vikram Gota; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
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Rohit Srivastava; Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai (INDIA)
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Pritha Ray; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA)
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Nagaraj Gowda; Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai (INDIA)
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Faculties from AACR
Segment 9 - Actionable points & Directors Remarks
Umesh Mahantshetty; Tata Memorial Center, Vizag (INDIA)
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Vinay Nandicoori; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research— Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Telangana (INDIA)
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Sagar Sengupta; National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani (INDIA)
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Prasanna Venkatraman; Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research
& Education in Cancer, Mumbai (INDIA) -
Ticiana Leal; Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
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P. Ravi Kiran; New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York (USA)
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Yixian (John) Zhang; American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Segment 10 - Prize Distribution and Vote of Thanks
Valedictory
High Tea
Registration
Payment of Fees must accompany the Registration Form. Your registration WILL NOT be confirmed until payment is received in full. Payment must be made in Indian Rupees. Bank charges if any to be borne by the applicant. The organizer will not accept any bank charges associated with the transfer of funds. The fees are inclusive of GST.
Registration Fee
Nearby hotel options for own booking for faculty and other Delegates
Instructions for Registration:
1. Transfer the funds and note down the transaction details (Transaction ID/ UTR No.)
2. Click on the below Registration link and fill-in details (It is mandatory to have a Gmail account) and submit the form.
Bank Details
Account Name: TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE-ACTREC
Bank Account Number: 1797305746 (Current Account)
Bank Name & Branch: Central Bank of India, Kharghar Branch, Navi Mumbai
IFSC Code: CBIN0284047
Dates to Remember
Last Date of Registration – 27th October 2023
Last Date for Abstract Submission – 27th October 2023
The registration fee will include lunch, high tea. Accommodation- Only 30 Students accommodation will be provided on double sharing basis (First Come First Serve).
Abstract Submission
Abstracts are invited for Poster Presentations from Students and Young Investigators
Topics for Poster Presentation
Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
Gastrointestinal cancer
Last Date of Registration and Abstract Submission is 27th October 2023
Title (150 characters)
List of authors (Name of presenting author to be underlined) Affiliations
Abstract length 250 words
All documents should be in Times New Roman font size 12 and uploaded as a Microsoft word document.
Poster Presentation
Poster dimensions should be a standard format Height=84.1cm and Width=118.9cm research poster.
Award for Oral and Poster presentations
Sponsorship