SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH

VIRTUAL SESSIONS ARE NOT LIVE STREAMED. THEY WILL BE RECORDED AND PUBLISHED LATER FOR VIEWING.

7:00am - 5:00pm

Registration Open

8:00am - 9:50am

PLENARY SESSION 1 - Biology of Melanocytes to Melanoma

8:00am - 8:20am

How Do Melanoma Cells Communicate with Their Neighbors

Richard White

8:20am - 8:35am

Selected Abstract Talk

TBD

8:35am - 8:55am

The roots of hair graying and melanoma

Emi Nishimura

8:55am - 9:10am

Selected Abstract Talk

TBD

9:10am - 9:30am

Invited Faculty Talk

David Fisher

9:30am - 9:45am

Selected Abstract Talk - Trainee Workshop

TBD

9:45am - 9:50am

Poster Flash Talks

9:50am - 10:20am

Refreshment Break

10:20am - 11:50am

Poster Session

11:50am - 12:20pm

Lunch - Exhibit Hall & Posters

12:20pm - 1:20pm

PLENARY DIVERSITY SESSION - Shifting the Lens: Equity and Innovation in Melanoma Science and Practice

12:20pm - 12:23pm

Intro

Patricia Possik

12:23pm - 12:38pm

Reducing Health Care Disparities: Care Gaps in Melanoma for Patients of Color

Leandra Alicia Barnes

12:38pm - 12:43pm

Translational Tug-of-War: The Struggle to Serve Both Science and Patients

Aslan Tasdogan

12:43pm - 1:15pm

Q&A/Discussion

TBD

1:15pm - 1:20pm

Wrap-Up

TBD

1:20pm - 2:05pm

Keynote Presentation

What Can We Learn from TIL Therapy of Melanoma?

John Haanen

2:05pm - 2:25pm

Refreshment Break

2:25pm - 4:10pm

PLENARY SESSION 2 - Intersection of Microbiome and Melanoma

2:25pm - 2:45pm

Improving Various Strategies to Improve Microbiome Composition in Melanoma Patients

Bertrand Routy

2:45pm - 3:00pm

Selected Abstract Talk

TBD

3:00pm - 3:20pm

Diet as drug

Jennifer McQuade

3:20pm - 3:35pm

Selected Abstract Talk

TBD

3:35pm - 3:55pm

Mechanisms of Regulation of Anti-Tumor Immunity by the Commensal Microbiota

Tom Gajewski

3:55pm - 4:10pm

Selected Abstract Talk

TBD

4:10pm - 4:15pm

Poster Flash Talks

4:15pm - 4:35pm

Refreshment Break

4:35pm - 6:25pm

PLENARY SESSION 3 - Melanoma Heterogeneity and Metabolism

4:35pm - 4:55pm

Monitoring and Targeting Phenotype Switching in Melanoma

Chris Marine

4:55pm - 5:10pm

Selected Abstract Talk

TBD

5:10pm - 5:30pm

Melanosomes role in melanoma immunity

Carmit Levy

5:30pm - 5:45pm

Selected Abstract Talk - Trainee Workshop

TBD

5:45pm - 6:05pm

Metabolism: The New Frontier in Melanoma Precision Medicine

Alpaslan Tasdogan

6:05pm - 6:20pm

Selected Abstract Talk

TBD

6:20pm - 6:25pm

Poster Flash Talks

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Poster Reception

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Trainee Night Out