Overview

October 7 - 9, 2026

The Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF)

8560 Progress Drive
Frederick, MD 21701

Welcome to the Sixth RAS Initiative Symposium 

This three-day international symposium is the fifth RAS community-wide meeting sponsored by the NCI RAS Initiative. The overarching goal of the NCI RAS Initiative is to mobilize the cancer research community to develop ways to understand and target cancers driven by mutant RAS in an open model of collaboration among government, academic, and industry researchers. The Symposium will feature invited presentations, short presentations from selected abstracts, and poster presentations.

Important Due Dates

• Abstract deadline August 21, 2026
• Registration deadline September 4, 2026
• Pre-order meals deadline September 18, 2026

Event Organizers

• Dwight Nissley, Frederick National Lab
• Tommy Turbyville, Frederick National Lab
• Frank McCormick, Frederick National Lab, RAS Scientific Advisor
• Christopher Kane, National Cancer Institute
• RAS Symposium Organizing Committee

This event will be in person only.