New York Cancer Genomics Research Network Meeting
To advance collaborative efforts on cancer genomics, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) hosts meetings on the first Tuesday of every month to bring together leading cancer researchers, clinicians and postdocs from the NYGC’s Institutional Founding Members and other key academic institutions.
WHEN:
Tuesday, January 4th, 2021
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A
This will be a VIRTUAL meeting via Zoom.
MODERATOR
 |
Harold Varmus, MD Senior Associate Core Member New York Genome Center Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine |
SPEAKERS
 |
Lydia Finley, PhD Assistant Member Cell Biology Program Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Assistant Professor “Metabolic Regulation of Cell Fate Decisions “ |
 |
Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD Lodish Family Chair, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Attending Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Robertson Investigator, New York Stem Cell Foundation Principal Faculty Member, Harvard Stem Cell Institute Associate Member, Broad Institute “Insights into Inherited Predisposition to Blood Cancers” |
 |
Chenxu Zhu, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego Core Member (Incoming 2022) Assistant Professor (Incoming 2022), Department of Physiology and Biophysics “Joint Analysis of Histone Modifications and Transcriptome in Single Cells” |
DISCUSSION AND Q&A
Moderated by Harold Varmus, MD
Discussion and Q&A will take place after each speaker presents.
These meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month; when held in person, they are attended by principal investigators and their trainees in the New York region, and are intended to be viewed by anyone in the world with an internet connection.
Any questions on this event, contact events@nygenome.org.