Tentative Program

Sessions are scheduled according to Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC +9) (click here for time convertor)

Day 1 (June 28)

Time Session Speakers Chair
17:30-17:40 Opening remarks Victor E. Velculescu(Johns Hopkins University, US)
17:40-18:20 Keynote Victor E. Velculescu (Johns Hopkins University, US) Hiroyuki Mano(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
18:20-19:00 Motohiro Kato (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
20:00-21:30 Welcome party

Day 2 (June 29)

Time Session Speakers Chair
8:30-9:00 Session 1
Genome Data Science
Takashi Kohno (National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan) Takashi Kohno /
Francesca deMichelis(University of Trento, Italy)
9:00-9:30 Philippe L. Bedard (University Health Network/Princess Margaret Cancer Institute, Canada)
9:30-10:00 Wei Zhou (Massachusetts General Hospital, US)
10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-10:40 Session 2
Hematologic Malignancies
Christian Steidl (British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Canada) Junko Takita (Kyoto University, Japan) / Caitlin Zebley (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, US)
10:40-11:10 Irene Ghobrial (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, US)
11:10-11:40 Susumu Goyama (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
11:40-11:50 Break
11:50-12:20 Luncheon seminars
12:20-12:30 Break
12:30-13:00 Luncheon seminars
13:00-13:10 Break
13:10-14:40 Poster discussions
14:40-15:10 Session 3
Clonal Hematopoiesis
Caitlin Zebley (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, US) Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto/
TBD
15:10-15:40 Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto (Tsukuba University, Japan)
15:40-16:10 TBD
16:10-16:20 Break
16:20-16:50 Session 4
Pediatric Cancer
Jeffery Klco (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, US) Motohiro Kato
(The University of Tokyo, Japan)/ TBD
16:50-17:20 Kenichi Yoshida (National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
17:20-17:50 Shota Kato (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
17:50-18:00 Break
18:00-18:30 Evening seminars
18:30-18:40 Break
18:40-19:10 Evening seminars
19:10-20:00 Break
20:00-21:30 Banquet

Day 3 (June 30)

Time Session Speakers Chair
8:30-9:00 Session 5
Cancer Immunotherapy
Hiroyoshi Nishikawa(Kyoto University, Japan) Toshihiko Doi(National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan) / Marcel R.M. van den Brink(City of Hope, US)
9:00-9:30 Peter K. Sorger(Harvard University, US)
9:30-10:00 TBD
10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-10:40 Session 6
Cancer Immunotherapy
Marcel R.M. van den Brink(City of Hope, US) Hiroyoshi Nishikawa (Kyoto University, Japan) / Peter K. Sorger (Harvard University, US)
10:40-11:10 Toshihiko Doi(National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan)
11:10-11:40 Round table discussion
11:40-11:50 Break
11:50-12:20 Luncheon seminars
12:20-12:30 Break
12:30-13:00 Luncheon seminars
13:00-13:10 Break
13:10-13:40 Session 7
Cancer Progression and Treatment Development
Francesca deMichelis(University of Trento, Italy) Emi Nishimura /
TBD
13:40-14:10 Masanobu Oshima(Kanazawa University, Japan)
14:10-14:40 Daisuke Okajima(Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Japan)
14:40-15:10 Emi Nishimura(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
15:10-15:20 Break
15:20-15:50 Session 8
Unravelling Genome Complexity
Christina Curtis(Stanford University, US) Motohiro Kato (The University of Tokyo, Japan) / Victor E. Velculescu (Johns Hopkins University, US)
15:50-16:20 Aldo Scarpa(University of Verona, Italy)
16:20-16:50 Mikhail Kolmogorov(National Cancer Institute, US)
16:50-17:20 Yuichi Shiraishi(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
17:20-17:30 Closing remarks Motohiro Kato(The University of Tokyo, Japan)