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We are excited to announce the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Annual All Center Retreat! The all-day event will take place at the Luskin Conference Center on May 2, 2023.

The keynote speaker for the Retreat is Karen E. Knudsen, MBA, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Additional activities include scientific talks, educational sessions, networking, poster exhibits and more. Further details will be announced soon.

Registration is required and now open! Please visit our registration page to reserve your ticket now—space is limited. And please share this with your UCLA colleagues who you believe would be interested. We look forward to seeing you at the Retreat!

All attendees are subject to Los Angeles County Health Department and UCLA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols. For all the current campus COVID-19 guidelines, please visit UCLA's COVID-19 website.

Agenda

8:00AM

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Michael Teitell, MD, PhD
Professor & Latta Endowed Chair in Pathology
Director, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
President, UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

Steven M. Dubinett, MD
Interim Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, UCLA

Johnese Spisso, RN, MPA
President, UCLA Health
CEO, UCLA Health System
Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences

8:15AM

SESSION I
Young Investigators

Yvonne Chen, PhD (Session Moderator)
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Chongyuan Luo, phD
Assistant Professor, Human Genetics
“Identification of Spatial Regulatory Heterogeneity in Prostate Cancer Using Single-Cell Epigenomics”

Christopher Seet, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology
“Pluripotent Stem Cells to Immune Effector Cells: A New Frontier”

Cristina Puig-Saus, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology
“Landscape Analysis of the Neoantigen-specific T cell Responses Induced by PD-1 Blockade in Patients with and without Clinical Benefit”

Eden Brauer, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor, UCLA School of Nursing
“Enhancing Supportive Care Through IT Strategies”

9:25AM

POSTER VIEWING & NETWORKING

9:45AM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Toward Ending Cancer as We Know It: A Tripartite Strategy of the American Cancer Society

Karen Knudsen, MBA, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Professor, Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University

10:50AM

SESSION II
Prostate Cancer: Basic to Bedside

Robert Reiter, MD, MBA (Session Moderator)
Bing Professor in Prostate Cancer
Director, Prostate Cancer Program
Chief, Division of Urologic Oncology
Assistant Dean, Bioentrepreneurship, Dept. of Urology

Isla Garraway, MD, PhD
Professor & Director of Research, Urology
Attending Urologist, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare Systemy
“Prostate Cancer incidence and Aggressiveness: Important Considerations for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Population”

Andrew Goldstein, PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, Urology
“Prostate epithelial Progenitor Cells, Lineage Identity and Metabolism”

Johannes Czernin, MD
Professor & Vice Chair, Molecular & Medical Pharmacology
Chief, Ahmanson Translational Theranostics Division
“Understanding Resistance to Radiopharmaceutical Therapy in Prostate Cancer”

Amar Kishan, MD
Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Clinical & Translational Research
“Combinatorial Approaches to Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer”

12:00PM

LUNCH & NETWORKING
Luskin Center Terrace

1:20PM

SESSION III
Cancer Metabolism

Blake Wilde, PhD (Session Moderator)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Sydney Campbell, PhD (Session Moderator)
Postdoctoral Scholar

Heather Christofk, PhD
Professor, Biological Chemistry
“Metabolic Transitions in Cancer”

David Shackelford, PhD
Associate Professor, Pulmonary Disease
“Spatial Mapping of Mitochondrial Networks and Bioenergetics in
Lung Cancer”

Bill Lowry, PhD
Professor, Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
“Defining the limits of Metabolic Flexibility in Squamous Cell Carcinoma”

2:30PM

FORMAL POSTER VIEWING FOR JUDGING & NETWORKING

3:20PM

SESSION IV
Center Activities Supporting Cancer Care and DEI

Michael Teitell, MD, PhD (Session Moderator)
Professor & Latta Endowed Chair in Pathology
Director, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
President, UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

Barb Jagels, RN, MHA, CPHQ
Senior Director, Cancer Services, UCLA Health
“Cancer Care Delivery Program:  The Data Shows our Reach”

Amy Cummings, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology
Associate Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JCCC)
“Call to Action: JCCC’s Plan to Enhance Diversity (PED)”

Roshan Bastani, PhD
Professor, Health Policy & Management
Fielding School of Public Health

Alison Herrmann, PhD, MS
Associate Director, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Dept. of Health Policy and Management
Fielding School of Public Health

Beth Glenn, PhD
Professor, Health Policy & Management
Fielding School of Public Health

“Achieving Cancer Health Equity through JCCC Research and
 Community Outreach”

4:30PM

CLOSING REMARKS

Michael Teitell, MD, PhD
Professor & Latta Endowed Chair in Pathology
Director, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
President, UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

4:45PM

POST-RETREAT RECEPTION
Appetizers and Drinks in Centennial Hall Pre-Function Area

5:30PM

RETREAT CONCLUDES