Agenda

Agenda subject to change and will be updated as speakers confirm.

Thursday, Jun 20 Friday, Jun 21

Thursday, June 20, 2024

07:30 am - 08:30 am EST
Event Check-In / Networking Breakfast / Optional Workshop
08:30 am - 08:45 am EST
Opening Remarks

Sigourney Bonner, Ph.D., CEO, Co-founder Black in Cancer

08:45 am - 09:00 am EST
Welcome Address

Doug Lowy, M.D., Principal Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute

09:00 am - 09:45 am EST
Keynote Address

John Carpten, Ph.D., Director, City of Hope

10:00 am - 11:00 am EST
What Does Black in Cancer Mean to You?

Panel

11:00 am - 11:45 am EST
Mentorship in Motion

Panel

11:45 am - 01:00 am EST
Networking Lunches
  • American Cancer Society
  • National Cancer Institute Networking
  • FDA Career Panel/Science Communications
  • Fred Hutch
  • Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
01:00 pm - 01:15 pm EST
Lightning Rounds: Postdocs Research Highlights
  • 1-1:05 p.m: Mike Oliphant, Harvard University
  • 1:05-1:10 p.m: Hannah Simba, World Health Organization
  • 1:10-1:15 p.m: Diandra Vaval Taylor, University of Illinois Chicago
01:15 pm - 02:35 pm EST
Scientific Seminars: Cancer Drug Delivery
  • 1:15-1:35 p.m: Jelani Zarif, Ph.D., Cancer Moonshot Scholar, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1:35-1:55 p.m: Paula Hammond, Ph.D., BIC Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Koch Institute
  • 1:55-2:15 p.m: Sadhana Jackson, PhD, National Institutes of Health
  • 2:15-2:35 p.m: Emmanuel Akala, R. Ph., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmaceutics, Howard University
02:50 pm - 03:50 pm EST
Scientific Seminars: Cell & Molecular Biology
  • 2:50-3:10 p.m: Cornelius Taabazuuing, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
  • 3:10-3:30 p.m: Kandice Tanner, Ph.D., NCI Center for Cancer Research
  • 3:30-3:50 p.m: Whitney Henry, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
04:00 pm - 04:45 pm EST
Pathway Programs

Panel

04:45 pm - 04:55 pm EST
BIC Partner Highlight: Food & Drug Administration
04:55 pm - 05:00 pm EST
Closing Remarks
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm EST
Reception/Posters

Friday, June 21, 2024

07:30 am - 08:30 am EST
Event Check-In / Networking Breakfast / Optional Workshop
08:30 am - 09:00 am EST
Opening Remarks

Otis Brawley, M.D., Johns Hopkins University

09:00 am - 09:15 am EST
Welcome Address

Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Cancer Institute

09:15 am - 10:00 am EST
Keynote Address

Melissa Davis, Ph.D., Morehouse School of Medicine

10:15 am - 11:35 am EST
Scientific Seminars: The Future of Black Cancer Care
  • 10:15-10:35 a.m: Ricki Fairley, Touch BBCA
  • 10:35-10:55 a.m: Clayton Yates, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
  • 10:55-11:15 a.m: Gieira Jones, Ph.D., Precision Medicine Lead, Merck
  • 11:15-11:35 a.m: Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
11:35 am - 11:45 am EST
UNCF Ernest E. Just Fellowship Program

Chad Womack, VP of STEM Initiatives, United Negro College Fund

11:45 am - 01:00 pm EST
Networking Lunch
  • Cancer Research UK
  • National Cancer Institute Networking
  • Industry Career Panel
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
01:15 pm - 02:10 pm EST
Scientific Seminars: Biobehavioral Intervention

Moderator: Sherry Hughes, Cincinnati Cancer Advisors

  • 1:15-1:35 p.m: Monica Baskin, PhD, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
  • 1:35-1:55 p.m: Taofeek Owonikoko, M.D., Ph.D., University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • 1:55-2:10 p.m: Tiffany Carson, Ph.D., Moffitt Cancer Center
02:30 pm - 03:50 pm EST
Scientific Seminars: Diversity in Clinical Trials

Moderator: Charles Rogers, Ph.D., MPH, University of Wisconsin

  • 2:30-2:50 p.m: Jasmine McDonald, Ph.D., Columbia University
  • 2:50-3:10 p.m: Augusto Ochoa, M.D., Louisiana State University
  • 3:10-3:30 p.m: LeeAnn Bailey, Ph.D., NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
  • 3:30-3:50 p.m: Kemi Williams, MPH, Astrazeneca
04:00 pm - 04:55 pm EST
Outreach & Education as a Tool for Health Equity

Panel

04:55 pm - 05:15 pm EST
Ph.D. Pitches
05:15 pm - 05:20 pm EST
New Postdoc Awards Announced

James McCaffrey, CEO, Emerald Foundation

05:20 pm - 05:30 pm EST
Closing Remarks
  • Ethan Dmitrovsky, M.D., Director, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
  • Iain Foulkes, Executive Director of Research & Innovation, Cancer Research UK