Mark your calendars for the 2026 retreat of the HCC Program in Cancer Risk, Early Detection and Prevention!
Event Date: December 14, 2026 (8:30 AM to 4:30 PM)
Location: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Yawkey Building (RM 306-307)
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8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration/Breakfast
9:00 - 9:05 AM
Introduction
Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH ; Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH; Guillermo Tearney, MD, PhD
9:05 - 9:20 AM
Early detection of kidney cancer
Wenxin (Vincent) Xu, MD | Kidney Cancer Program
9:20 - 9:35 AM
Risk-adapted screening and early detection of prostate cancer
Keyan Salari, MD, PhD | Prostate Cancer Program
9:35 - 9:50 AM
Title TBD
Allison Chang, MD, PhD | Lung Cancer Program
9:50 - 10:05 AM
Title TBD - MCED
Catherine Marinac, PhD | Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Early Detection
10:05 - 10:15 AM
Early career investigator TBD
10:15 - 10:35 AM
Discussion
10:35 - 10:50 AM
Break/Snack
10:50 - 11:05 AM
Title TBD
Lachelle Weeks, MD, PhD | Leukemia Program
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Leveraging Big Data in Breast Cancer Epidemiology: From Macro to Molecular
Heather Eliassen, ScD | Cancer Epidemiology Program
11:20 - 11:35 AM
What can population genomics teach us about cancer predisposition and tumorigenesis?
Ryan Collins, PhD | Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Program
11:35 - 11:50 AM
Leukopheresis-enabled CTC enrichment and analysis for molecular confirmation of early cancer
Daniel Haber, MD, PhD | Cancer Cell Biology
11:50 AM - 12:40 PM
Lunch
12:40 - 12:50 PM
Pathfinder program - Lee Nadler
12:50 - 1:05 PM
Understanding interactions between UV and specific skin pigments in melanoma risk or prevention
David Fisher, MD, PhD | Melanoma Program
1:05 - 1:20 PM
Early Pathogenesis of BRCA1/2-associated breast cancer
Leif Ellisen, MD PhD | Breast Cancer Program
1:20 - 1:30 PM
Early career investigator TBD
1:30 - 1:50 PM
Discussion
1:50 - 2:05 PM
The Role of the Thymus in both cancer risk and prevention
Hugo Aerts, PhD
2:05 - 2:20 PM
Title TBD - GYN
Colleen Feltmate, MD | Gynecologic Cancers Program
2:20 - 2:35 PM
Cancer Care Delivery Research on Cancer Risk, Early Detection, and Prevention
Jennifer Mack, MD | Cancer Care Delivery Research Program
2:35 - 2:50 PM
Title TBD
Jennifer Ligibel, MD | Breast Cancer Program
2:50 - 3:00 PM
Early career investigator TBD
3:00 - 3:20 PM
Discussion
3:20 - 3:25 PM
Wrap up
3:25 - 4:25 PM
Happy Hour