Anderson Center Symposia
2023 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 8, 2023
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Sarah Cai, Graduate Fellow
de Lange and Walz Laboratories, The Rockefeller University
Sarah Cai, Graduate Fellow
de Lange and Walz Laboratories, The Rockefeller University
2:05–2:15 p.m.
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Richard Lifton
President, The Rockefeller University
Richard Lifton
President, The Rockefeller University
2:15–3 p.m.
Dissecting the Biological Complexity of Animal Regeneration
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
Stowers Institute for Medical Research, HHMI
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
Stowers Institute for Medical Research, HHMI
3–3:45 p.m.
X-Chromosome Dosage Compensation in Nematodes: A Single-Molecule Perspective
Barbara Meyer
University of California, Berkeley, HHMI
Barbara Meyer
University of California, Berkeley, HHMI
3:45–4 p.m.
Tea/Coffee Break
4–4:45 p.m.
Mad About U: Regulating the let7 pre-miRNA
Leemor Joshua-Tor
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, HHMI
Leemor Joshua-Tor
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, HHMI
4:45–5:30 p.m.
Tracking the Repair of Individual Double-Strand DNA Breaks and Mismatches in Living Cells
Taekjip Ha
Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, HHMI
Taekjip Ha
Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, HHMI
2022 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 9, 2022
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2:15 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Sarah Cai, Graduate Fellow
de Lange and Walz Laboratories, The Rockefeller University
Sarah Cai, Graduate Fellow
de Lange and Walz Laboratories, The Rockefeller University
2:20–2:30 p.m.
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Richard Lifton
President, The Rockefeller University
Richard Lifton
President, The Rockefeller University
2:30–3:15 p.m.
Utilizing the Full Potential of Whole Genome Sequencing
Serena Nik-Zainal
University of Cambridge
Serena Nik-Zainal
University of Cambridge
3:15–4 p.m.
Telomere Replication, Epigenetic Silencing, and Cancer
Thomas Cech
University of Colorado Boulder, HHMI
Thomas Cech
University of Colorado Boulder, HHMI
4–4:15 p.m.
Tea/Coffee Break
4:15–5 p.m.
Roles of Histone H2B Ubiquitination in Transcription Regulation
Cynthia Wolberger
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Cynthia Wolberger
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
5–5:45 p.m.
Igniting an Immune Response with cGAS
Zhijian “James” Chen
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, HHMI
Zhijian “James” Chen
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, HHMI
2019 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 13, 2019
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Zachary Mirman, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Zachary Mirman, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
2:05–2:15 p.m.
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Sidney Strickland Professor, Vice President for Educational Affairs, Dean of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies, The Rockefeller University
Sidney Strickland Professor, Vice President for Educational Affairs, Dean of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies, The Rockefeller University
2:15–3 p.m.
Nuclear Condensates, Gene Control, and Cancer
Richard A. Young
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research & MIT
Richard A. Young
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research & MIT
3–3:45 p.m.
Wnt Signaling Allows Cells to Divide
Roel Nusse
Stanford University
Roel Nusse
Stanford University
3:45–4 p.m.
Tea/Coffee Break
4–4:45 p.m.
Chromosomal Instability and Genome Plasticity in Cancer Evolution, Immune Evasion, and Metastasis
Charles Swanton
The Francis Crick Institute, London
Charles Swanton
The Francis Crick Institute, London
4:45 p.m.
Social Time Faculty Club
2018 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 14, 2018
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Leonid Timashev, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Leonid Timashev, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
2:05–2:15 p.m.
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Richard P. Lifton, President, The Rockefeller University
Richard P. Lifton, President, The Rockefeller University
2:15–3 p.m.
Chromosome Segregation: New Approaches and Insights
Sue Biggins
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Sue Biggins
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
3–3:45 p.m.
Mechanisms of Vertebrate Cross-link Repair
Johannes Walter
Harvard Medical School
Johannes Walter
Harvard Medical School
3:45–4 p.m.
Tea/Coffee Break
4–4:45 p.m.
Metabolic Origins of Endogenous DNA Damage in Stem Cells
Ketan J. Patel
Medical Research Council, UK
Ketan J. Patel
Medical Research Council, UK
4:45–5:30 p.m.
Social Time Faculty Club
2017 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 8, 2017
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Leonid Timashev, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Leonid Timashev, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
2:05 – 2:15 p.m.
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Rick Lifton, President, The Rockefeller University
Rick Lifton, President, The Rockefeller University
2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Growth Regulation by the mTOR Pathway
David Sabatini
MIT/Whitehead Institute/Broad Institute
David Sabatini
MIT/Whitehead Institute/Broad Institute
3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
Deep Imaging of the Genome
Tom Misteli
National Cancer Institute
Tom Misteli
National Cancer Institute
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Tea/Coffee Break
4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
BRCA2 Suppresses Replication Stress Manifested in Subsequent Cell Cycle Stages
Maria Jasin
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Maria Jasin
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4.45 – 5:30 p.m.
Signatures of Mutational Processes
Mike Stratton
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
Mike Stratton
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
2016 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 16, 2016
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Roos Karssemeijer, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Roos Karssemeijer, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
2:05 – 2:15 p.m.
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Rick Lifton, President, The Rockefeller University
Rick Lifton, President, The Rockefeller University
2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Transcription Meets Replication: Dangerous Crosstalk in the Genome
Karlene Cimprich
Stanford University
Karlene Cimprich
Stanford University
3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
TBD
Levi Garraway
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute
Levi Garraway
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Tea/Coffee Break
4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Reconstitution of chromosome replication
John Diffley
The Francis Crick Institute, London
John Diffley
The Francis Crick Institute, London
4.45 – 5:30 p.m.
Centromeres, aneuploidy and tumorigenesis
Don Cleveland
University of California at San Diego, Ludwig Cancer Institute
Don Cleveland
University of California at San Diego, Ludwig Cancer Institute
2015 Anderson Cancer Symposium – Friday, September 18, 2015
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Roos Karssemeijer, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory
The Rockefeller University
Roos Karssemeijer, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory
The Rockefeller University
2:05–2:50 p.m.
Illuminating Biology at the Nanoscale with Single-Molecule and Super-Resolution Imaging
Xiaowei Zhuang
Harvard University, Boston
Xiaowei Zhuang
Harvard University, Boston
2:50–3:35 p.m.
Genome Editing Technologies for Cancer Research
Feng Zhang
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge
Feng Zhang
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge
3:35–3:50 p.m.
Tea / Coffee Break
3:50–4:00 p.m.
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Michael Young
Vice President for Academic Affairs, The Rockefeller University
Michael Young
Vice President for Academic Affairs, The Rockefeller University
4:00–4:45 p.m.
Topological Associated Chromosomal Domains and Genomic Rearrangements
Fred Alt
Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Fred Alt
Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston
4:45–5:30 p.m.
Cancer Stem Cells and Malignant Progression
Robert Weinberg
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge
Sponsored by the Anderson Center for Cancer Research
Robert Weinberg
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge
Sponsored by the Anderson Center for Cancer Research
2013 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 27, 2013
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Shaheen Kabir, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Titia de Lange
Director, Anderson Center for Cancer Research
The Rockefeller University
Shaheen Kabir, Graduate Fellow
de Lange Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Titia de Lange
Director, Anderson Center for Cancer Research
The Rockefeller University
2:10–2:55 p.m.
Globally Monitoring Translation One Codon at a Time through Ribosome Profiling
Jonathan Weissman
University of California, San Francisco
Jonathan Weissman
University of California, San Francisco
2:55–3:40 p.m.
The Consequences of Aneuploidy
Angelika Amon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Angelika Amon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:40–4:00 p.m.
Tea / Coffee Break
4:00–4:45 p.m.
Seeing and Understanding the Functions of Tumor Suppressors, BRCA2 and RAD51 Paralogs, in Chromosome Maintenance
Stephen Kowalczykowski
University of California, Davis
Stephen Kowalczykowski
University of California, Davis
4:45–5:30 p.m.
Lung Cancer Progression and Treatment
Tyler Jacks
Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tyler Jacks
Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 7, 2012
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Aakanksha Singhvi, Postdoctoral Fellow
Shaham Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President, The Rockefeller University
Aakanksha Singhvi, Postdoctoral Fellow
Shaham Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President, The Rockefeller University
2:10–2:55 p.m.
The von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor: Insights into Oxygen Sensing and Cancer Metabolism
William Kaelin
Harvard Medical School and Associate Director, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
William Kaelin
Harvard Medical School and Associate Director, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
2:55–3:40 p.m.
Axis of Aging and Cancer
Ronald DePinho, President
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ronald DePinho, President
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:40–3:55 p.m.
Coffee / Tea Break
3:55–4:40 p.m.
Centrosomes, Cilia and Cell Signaling
Tim Stearns
Stanford University
Tim Stearns
Stanford University
4:40–5:25 p.m.
Transcriptional Mechanisms Regulating Stem Cell Pluripotency and Differentiation
Robert Tjian
University of California at Berkeley and President, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Robert Tjian
University of California at Berkeley and President, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2011 Anderson Cancer Symposium – September 9, 2011
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2:00–2:10 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Aakanksha Singhvi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Shaham Laboratory
The Rockefeller University
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President
The Rockefeller University
Aakanksha Singhvi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Shaham Laboratory
The Rockefeller University
Presentation of the Poster Awards
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President
The Rockefeller University
2:10–2:55 p.m.
Bioorthogonal Chemistries for Glycoprofiling and Beyond,
Carolyn Bertozzi
University of California, Berkeley
Carolyn Bertozzi
University of California, Berkeley
2:55–3:40 p.m.
Chaperonin-mediated Protein Folding
Arthur Horwich
Yale University
Arthur Horwich
Yale University
3:40–3:55 p.m.
Coffee / Tea Break
3:55–4:40 p.m.
Cargo Protein Sorting and Vesicular Traffic from the ER
Randy Schekman
University of California, Berkeley
Randy Schekman
University of California, Berkeley
4:40–5:25 p.m.
Sirtuins, Aging and Disease
Leonard Guarente
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leonard Guarente
Massachusetts Institute of Technology