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”
“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