Cancer Burden Across Indiana

Cancer Burden Across Indiana: Connecting Molecular Mechanisms to Treatment, Care, and Community Symposium

The 2025 Cancer Burden Across Indiana: Connecting Molecular Mechanisms to Treatment, Care, and Community Symposium will be held Thursday, June 26 in Indianapolis.

The goal of the symposium is to identify ongoing research, gaps, and foster collaboration in research focused on disease variability, clinical care, and community engagement at Indiana University and Indiana.

The symposium welcomes IU clinical and research faculty, staff, and trainees as well as participants from other Indiana colleges and universities. Community members, including patient advocates, industry representatives, community partners, and external board members, are also encouraged to attend.

Students, fellows, faculty, and staff engaged in cancer research or clinical care are invited to present their work, particularly in areas such as social, genetic and biological determinants of health, healthcare for all, culturally aware research practices, community engagement, health policy, and variabilities in cancer outcomes.

The deadline to submit an abstract is May 5, 2025. The registration deadline is June 12, 2025.

The Cancer Burden Across Indiana Symposium is co-organized by Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination Core (CRTEC) and Office of Inclusive Excellence at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

For questions about the symposium, please contact Daenique Jengelley, PhD, and for assistance with registration and abstract submission, please contact Steven Verhagen.

Cancer Burden Across Indiana: Connecting Molecular Mechanisms to Treatment, Care, and Community

June 26, 2025
Symposium will be held in Walther Hall (980 W. Walnut St.)
Parking will be validated for the Lockefield Garage (951 Wishard Blvd.)

Agenda

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast/Check-in/Poster Set-up - ( Walther Hall, Atrium)
8:35 - 8:55 a.m.	Welcome Remarks - ( Walther Hall, 203)
8:55 - 9:55 a.m.	Keynote Address - ( Walther Hall, 203) Tuya Pal, MD “Inherited Factors in Breast Cancer: Care and Outcomes Across Populations” Professor of Medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Board Certified Clinical Cancer Geneticist Vice Chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Genetics/Familial Guidelines Committee for Breast, Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancer Chair for the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Genetics PDQ Editorial Board
9:55 - 10:10 a.m.	Break
10:10 - 11:30 a.m.	Session 1 - ( Walther Hall, 203) Integrating Molecular, Clinical, and Community Approaches to Improve Cancer Outcomes
11:30 - 11:45 a.m.	Break
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Lunch and Poster Session - ( Walther Hall, Atrium)
1:05 - 2:05 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions From Molecules to Medicine: Understanding Variability in Cancer Outcomes ( Walther Hall, 203) Connecting Bench to Bedside to Community: Enhancing Cancer Prevention and Treatment ( Walther Hall, 303/305) Why Cancer Affects People Differently—and What We Can Do About It ( Walther Hall, 300B)
2:05 - 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.	Breakout Session Debrief - ( Walther Hall, 203)
2:35 - 4:10 p.m	Session 2 - ( Walther Hall, 203) Closing the Gaps in Cancer Care: What Research, Medicine, and Communities Can Do
4:15 - 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks - ( Walther Hall, 203)
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Happy Hour - (Walther Hall, Atrium)

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