IMPACT24

THE 2024 MEETING OF THE
NR IMPACT GROUP.

September 16-19, 2024 

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cancer Center at Illinois

IMPACT24, the 2024 meeting of the NR IMPACT Group, will be held
September 16-19, 2024, at the University University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL)

Conference Co-Chairs 

Drs. Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, Erik Nelson,  and Sayee Anakk

IMPACT + CCIL Joint Symposium:
“Nuclear receptors at the intersection of cancer and engineering”
September 18, 2024

Registration for 9/18 Joint Symposium: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/999567538 

Lead Supporter of IMPACT24

We are grateful for support from the UIUC Cancer Center at Illinois.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Monday, September 16th | Grant and Active Project Workshop 

3:00PM - 8:00PM

Agenda TBD

Tuesday, September 17th | Big Idea Day - Collaborative Project Development 

8:00AM - 9:00PM

Agenda TBD

Wednesday, September 18th | IMPACT + CCIL Day
“Nuclear receptors at the intersection of cancer and engineering” 

8:00AM

Welcome and introductions

8:15AM

Katie Basham (IMPACT) - Androgen Regulation of Anti-Tumor Immunity in Adrenal Cancer

8:45AM

Andrew Smith (CCIL) - Targeting Macrophage Nuclear Receptors with Translational Nanomaterials

9:45AM

Thu Truong (IMPACT) - TBD

10:15AM

Coffee Break

10:30AM

Chris Gaulke (CCIL) – Defining the interplay between the microbiome and nuclear receptors in gastrointestinal carcinogenesis

11:00AM

Ray Blind (IMPACT) - Novel mechanisms of activation and ligands for the NR5A nuclear receptors SF-1 and LRH-1

11:30AM

Susan Legget (CCIL) – Mimicking Breast and Ovarian Cancer Spread on-a-Chip by Reverse-Engineering the 3D Tumor Microenvironment

Noon

Lunch

1:15PM

Steve Kregel (IMPACT) - New drivers of castration resistant prostate cancer that will knock your SOX off

1:45PM

Paul Hergenrother (CCIL) – TBD

2:15PM

Break

2:30 - 3:30PM

Short talks from trainees 

3:30 - 4:45PM

Poster Session

4:45PM

Awards Presentations

Thursday, September 19th | Leadership Development, IMPACT Business Meeting and Wrap Up

8:AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast, Leadership Development, and NR IMPACT Business Meeting