Article Category: Scientific Seminars & Meetings

WashU Medicine researchers to showcase findings at #AACR25

WashU Medicine faculty members affiliated with Siteman Cancer Center will present the latest in cancer research at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025, April 25-30 in Chicago.

The conference, one of the largest of its kind in the world, convenes physician-scientists and other clinicians, researchers, patients, advocates and others to share and discuss the latest breakthroughs in translational research, clinical studies, population science, survivorship and more.

There, WashU Medicine faculty members at Siteman will:

  • Co-chair conference sessions:
  • Represent the journal Cancer Immunology Research as editor-in-chief (Robert Schreiber, PhD)
  • Serve as a featured mentor for early career researchers (Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH)
  • Present their findings on molecular imaging, the early detection and prevention of early-onset colorectal cancer, and more.

Details about these highlighted presentations are available here.

Additional noteworthy WashU Medicine research that will be presented by collaborators from other institutions or featured in poster sessions includes:

  • “Neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab plus standard of care (SOC) in resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA HNSCC): Phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 study,” research co-led by Douglas Adkins, MD. Learn more.
  • “Trends in breast cancer incidence-based mortality among US women aged 20-49 by molecular subtypes and race,” which will be presented by Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD. Learn more.

For a complete list of WashU Medicine research being presented at the conference, visit the conference program. And follow Siteman Cancer Center at #AACR25 on X @SitemanCenter.

WashU experts to present at NCCN annual conference

NCCN 2025 Annual Conference will feature findings from Jessica Vanderlan, PhD; Laura Bierut, MD; and Saiama Waqar, MD.

Washington University clinician-researchers at Siteman Cancer Center will highlight their work at the NCCN 2025 Annual Conference, March 28-30 in Orlando and virtually.

Hosted by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the conference convenes multidisciplinary expertise in the treatment of various cancers, as well as patient access to care, mental health and more.

The Washington University presenters are:

  • Jessica Vanderlan, PhD, manager of the Siteman Psychology Service, who will deliver part of the opening plenary, “Addressing Mental Health in Cancer Care: Optimizing Interdisciplinary Psychosocial Support,” at 8:35 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, March 28.
  • Laura Bierut, MD, who will present during the “Smoking Cessation for Patients with Cancer: State of the Evidence” session at 10:55 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, March 29.
  • Saiama Waqar, MD, who presents an online, on-demand educational session, “Treatment Updates for Small Cell Lung Cancer.”

Learn more on the conference website. Follow the meeting on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram using #NCCN2025.

Experts to highlight blood cancer research and therapies at Tandem meetings

The multidisciplinary event – a joint meeting of ASTCT and CIBMTR – will feature findings from physicians, researchers and administrators

One of the largest scientific conferences dedicated solely to cellular therapy, the Tandem Meetings of the American Society for Transplantation and the Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), takes place Feb. 12-15 in Honolulu. Presenters include physicians, researchers, nurse and research administrators and others affiliated with Siteman Cancer Center and/or Barnes-Jewish Hospital or Washington University School of Medicine.

They are advancing cellular and gene therapies through numerous studies across various subspecialities, sharing their research and clinical findings related to in vivo gene therapy, CAR T-cell therapy, stem cell transplantation and more. In total, affiliated clinicians, researchers and administrators are involved in 17 presentations.

Learn more.

Follow and tag Siteman at the meeting on X (@sitemancenter) or Bluesky (@sitemancenter.bsky.social). The conference hashtag is #Tandem25.