Welcome to 2025 CSBC Annual Meetingabout

This year's Annual Meeting will be held on October 20 - 21, 2025 at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and Virtually.

CSBC Junior Investigators are welcome and encouraged to attend a day-long pre-event on Sunday, October 19.

The deadline to register for in-person attendance and submit abstracts is September 10th. The deadline to register to attend virtually is October 15th.

Agenda schedule

This year's Annual Meeting features a keynote speaker, four Scientific Sessions, multiple collaborative special sessions, a poster session, and plenty of time to network!

The agenda also features a day-long JI event with talks from each JI, activities to build collaborations, and a career panel.

Agenda

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JI Pre-Event Meeting

8:30 AM - Shuttle from Hotel Indigo to Campus

9:00 - 9:30 AM - Arrival + intro + coffee and pastries, provided by the MC2 Center

9:30 - 10:50 AM - Talks

10:50 - 11:00 AM - BREAK

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Talks

12:30 - 1:15 PM - LUNCH, provided by the MC2 Center

1:15 - 2:00 PM - Collaboration "Speed Dating"

2:00 - 3:00 PM - Talks

3:00 - 3:10 PM - BREAK

3:10 - 4:00 PM - PI Career Panel

4:00 - 4:10 PM - Conclusion

4:15 PM - Shuttle back to Hotel


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Welcome Reception at Hotel Indigo

Appetizers provided by the MC2 Center. Drinks will be available for purchase.

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Check-in

Coffee provided by the MC2 Center / Sage Bionetworks

 Tech check for all Day 1 Speakers

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Welcome

Jiyang Yu, St. Jude

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Welcome

Amy Brock (University of Texas at Austin) and David Basanta   Gutierrez (Moffitt Cancer Center)

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Welcoming Remarks

Dan Gallahan, Ph.D., Director, Division of Cancer Biology, NCI

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Session 1

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Break

All poster presenters please attach their posters.

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Session 2

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Lunch

Lunch is provided by the MC2 Center / Sage Bionetworks

 If you have not attached your posters, please do so now

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Effectively Advocating for Science to the General Public

Led by Todd Stukenberg, University of Virginia, on behalf of the Education & Outreach Working Group


In Marlo Thomas Meeting Room 5 (IA1503)

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Keynote by Dr. Charles W.M. Roberts, MD, PhD

speaker headshot

Charles W.M. Roberts

Executive Vice President

Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Collaborative Discussion Session Day 1

In this session we will start in the auditorium and then be sent to your breakout rooms. Breakout rooms will be by assignment. Assignments TBD.

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JI Poster Lightning Talks

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Poster Session

Appetizers provided by Sage Bionetworks


Odd Numbered Posters: 4:00 - 4:45 PM

Even Numbered Posters: 4:45 - 5:30 PM 


in ARC Lobby

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Social Event: Dinner and Live Music on Beale Street

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CSBC at AACR

Led by Andrea Califano, Columbia University


In Chili's Care Center CRI6101

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Check-in

Coffee provided by the MC2 Center / Sage Bionetworks

 Tech check for all Day 2 Speakers

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Session 3

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St. Jude Campus Tours

St. Jude Campus Tours will start outside of the Marlo Thomas Auditorium and end outside of the Marlo Thomas Center. Tours will be staggered. Tour assignments TBD.

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Session 4

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Lunch

Lunch is provided by the MC2 Center / Sage Bionetworks

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Special Session: Pediatric Cancer Systems Biology

Chair: Jiyang Yu, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Collaborative Discussion Session Day 2

In this session we will start in the auditorium and then be sent to your breakout rooms. Breakout rooms will be by assignment. Assignments TBD.

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BREAK

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Collaborative Discussion Reporting

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JI Lightning Talks

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Closing Remarks and Poster Award Presentation

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Meeting Adjournment

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Optional Social Activity - Memphis Park / River

Anyone still around is welcome to join

Supported by

The Multi-Consortia Coordinating (MC2) Center

Contact Details

Amber Nelson
Scientific Community Manager
MC2 Center / Sage Bionetworks

Email: mc2center@sagebase.org