Cancer Engineering: The Convergence of Engineering and Health to Advance Cancer Research and Care: Proceedings of a Workshop (2026)

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Appendix B

Workshop Agenda

MAY 20, 2025

8:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Planning Committee Co-Chairs:
  • Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Roderic Pettigrew, The Texas A&M University System
  • Rohit Bhargava, Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Remarks from the Presidents of the National Academies
  • Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences and Chair of the National Research Council
  • Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine (video remarks)
  • John Anderson, President of the National Academy of Engineering (video remarks)
9:15 am Session 1: Overview of Cancer Engineering
Co-Moderators:
  • Roderic Pettigrew, The Texas A&M University System
  • Rohit Bhargava, Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Keynote Presentation: The Power of Convergence in the Fight Against Cancer
  • Phillip Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Perspectives from the National Cancer Policy Forum
  • Robert Winn, Virginia Commonwealth University
Perspectives from an Engineering Dean with an Allied Medical School
  • Rashid Bashir, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign
Transforming Cancer Research and Care Through Convergence: Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual/Digital Platforms
  • Cheryl Willman, Mayo Clinic
Federal Support to Advance This Emerging Field
  • Bruce Tromberg, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Panel Discussion
Session speakers and
  • Audience Q&A
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Session 2: Engineering in Cancer Prevention and Diagnostics
Co-Moderators:
  • Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Bruce Tromberg, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Keynote Presentation: Collaborative Team Science: Early Detection and Interception
  • Julian Adams, Stand Up to Cancer
Lessons from Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells
  • Mehmet Toner, Massachusetts General Hospital
mRNA Vaccines and Pancreatic Cancer
  • Vinod Balachandran, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Opportunistic Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Cancer Outcomes
  • Anant Madabhushi, Emory University
Systems Engineering to Improve Early Cancer Detection and Prevention in Low-Resource Settings
  • Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University
Panel Discussion
Session speakers and
  • Christina Chapman, Baylor College of Medicine
12:25 pm Break
1:25 pm Session 3: Engineering in Drug Development and Therapeutics
Co-Moderators:
  • Bissan Al-Lazikani, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation
Keynote Presentation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
  • Robert Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
T Cell Engineering CAR T Therapy
  • Carl June, University of Pennsylvania
Engineering Natural Killer (NK) Cells Against Cancer
  • Katy Rezvani, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Engineering Molecular and Cellular Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy
  • Samuel Achilefu, University of Texas Southwestern
Theranostics in Precision Oncology
  • Hossein Jadvar, University of Southern California
Panel Discussion
Session speakers and
  • Audience Q&A
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2:55 pm Break
3:10 pm Session 4: From Cancer Biology to Engineering Solutions
Co-Moderators:
  • Phillip Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Christina Chapman, Baylor College of Medicine
Biomaterials for Cancer Immunotherapy
  • David Mooney, Harvard University
Personalized mRNA-Based Cancer Vaccines
  • John Cooke, Houston Methodist Research Institute
Hybrid Advanced Molecular Manufacturing Regulator for Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Omid Veiseh, Rice University
Translational Opportunities in Cancer Mechanobiology
  • Cynthia Reinhart-King, Rice University
Panel Discussion
Session speakers and
  • Audience Q&A
4:30 pm Poster Exhibition
5:30 pm Workshop Reception
6:45 pm Adjourn Day 1

MAY 21, 2025

8:35 am Session 5: Celebrating Tomorrow: Oral Poster Presentations
Co-Moderators:
  • Rohan Fernandes, The George Washington University
  • Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation
Oral Poster Presentations
  • Haylie Helms, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Amrik Kang, University of California, San Francisco
  • Suyog Shaha, Harvard University
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  • Shensheng Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Sampreeti Jena, University of Minnesota (video remarks)
9:00 am Session 6: Cancer Engineering: Education
Co-Moderators:
  • Roderic Pettigrew, The Texas A&M University System
  • Rohan Fernandes, The George Washington University
Learning at the Interfaces at the MIT Koch Institute
  • Paula Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Cancer Engineering Program
  • Kayvan Keshari, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Bioengineering at Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Gregory Sawyer, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of Florida
Translational Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai
  • Ze’ev Ronai, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Panel Discussion
Session speakers and
  • Nastaran Zahir, Center for Cancer Training, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Session 7: Summary Discussion with Co-Moderators: Advancing Cancer Engineering
Co-Moderators:
  • Hedvig Hricak, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Roderic Pettigrew, The Texas A&M University System
Panelists:
  • Session 1: Roderic Pettigrew and Rohit Bhargava
  • Session 2: Hedvig Hricak and Bruce Tromberg
  • Session 3: Bissan Al-Lazikani and Hadiyah-Nicole Green
  • Session 4: Phillip Sharp and Christina Chapman
  • Session 6: Roderic Pettigrew and Rohan Fernandes
11:30 am Adjourn
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