EVENT
CCEN-Bio2Q Meeting
October 10, 2023
Poster
Credits: WPI-Bio2Q
Science Lecture, Arnold Levine, Institute for Advanced Study, USA, “Exploring the Genetic and Molecular Basis of Differences in Multiple Myeloma of Individuals of African and European Descent”
Credits: WPI-Bio2Q
Credits: WPI-Bio2Q
Credits: WPI-Bio2Q
On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 the Cancer Convergence Education Network (CCEN), USA and Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held the CCEN-Bio2Q meeting at Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University.
List of Participants (*: gave a talk at the meeting)
| CCEN | |
|---|---|
| Suzanne Christen | Institute for Advanced Study, USA |
| Arnold Levine* | Institute for Advanced Study, USA |
| Hans Clevers | Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| Neal Copeland | MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, USA |
| Nancy Jenkins | MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, USA |
| Raul Rabadan | Columbia University, USA |
| Cayetano Pleguezuelos* | Hans Clevers’ lab at the Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands |
| Ann Lin | Stanford University, USA |
| Jakob Wirbel* | Stanford University, USA |
| Mai Dvorak | Stanford University, USA |
| Qingwen Jiang | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA |
| Elizabeth Benitez | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA |
| Michitaka Nakano* | Stanford University, USA |
| Roel Polak* | Stanford University, USA |
| Jean-Baptiste Reynier* | Columbia University, USA |
| Xi Fu* | Columbia University, USA |
| Rabi Upadhyay* | New York University Langone Center, USA |
| Eli Pinker | Columbia University, USA |
| Shawn Davidson* | Northwestern University, USA |
| Christopher Cowley | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA |
| Ahmed Mahmoud | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA |
| Aileen Rodriguez | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA |
| Keio University Bio2Q | |
| Kenya Honda* | Keio University School of Medicine; Bio2Q |
| Toshiro Sato* | Keio University School of Medicine; Bio2Q |
| Yuki Kagoya* | Keio University School of Medicine |
| Oltea Sampetrean* | Keio University School of Medicine; Bio2Q |
| Timur Tuganbaev* | Keio University School of Medicine; Bio2Q |
| Michael Sihombing* | Keio University School of Medicine |
| Junta Komamura | Research Manager, Bio2Q |
Schedule
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 10:00am-10:30am | Opening Remarks (10 minutes/talk) Arnold Levine – about CCEN Program Kenya Honda – about Bio2Q Center Toshiro Sato – about SICS-OMICS |
| 10:30am-11:00am | Science Talks (20 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A/talk) Kenya Honda “Understanding the Function of the Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease” |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Science Lecture (50 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A) Arnold Levine “Exploring the Genetic and Molecular Basis of Differences in Multiple Myeloma of Individuals of African and European Descent” |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch at JKiC |
| 1:00pm-2:20pm | Science Talks (15minutes + 5 minutes Q&A/talk) Cayetano Pleguezuelos ”Deciphering the Role of pks+ E. coli in Colorectal Cancer using Organoid-Bacteria Co-Cultures” Roel Polak ”Towards Growing Patient-Derived Leukemic Bone Marrow Organoids” Rabi Upadhyay “Harnessing Human Gut-Derived Bacteroides to Drive Systemic Anti-Tumor Immunity” Michael Sihombing “Preventing Genotoxic E. coli-Associated Colorectal Cancer by Reinforcing Mucus Barrier Function” |
| 2:20pm-2:30pm | [Short Break] |
| 2:30pm-3:50pm | Science Talks (15minutes + 5 minutes Q&A/talk) Jakob Wirbel “From Precise Microbiome Genomics to Precision Medicine” Jean-Baptiste Reynier “Uncovering T-cell Transcriptional Programs Associated with Antigen Specificity in Single Cell Genomics” Xi Fu “Foundation Models and Applications in Cancer Biology” |
| 3:50pm-4:00pm | [Short Break] |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | Science Talks (15minutes + 5 minutes Q&A/talk) Timur Tuganbaev ”Leveraging Machine Learning and Quantum Computing for Drug Efficacy Optimization” Yuki Kagoya ”Enhancing Durable CAR T-Cell Responses Through Genetic Modification” Michitaka Nakano ”Organoid Modeling of Tumor Associated Macrophage and the Checkpoint” |
| 5:00pm-5:10pm | Closing Remarks Oltea Sampetrean |
| 5:10pm-6:00pm | Networking (free time) |
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