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        2026 Research Symposium

               Integrating Basic, Clinical and Population Research   
                   July 17, 2026
                  8:30 am - 4:30 pm
                                                         Port Jefferson Country Club, Port Jefferson NY                                

 

TIMETOPIC
8:30 am to 9:00 am

Registration/Breakfast/Exhibitors 

9:00 am to 9:15 am

Welcome
Opening Remarks

Raymond Bergan, MD
Director Stony Brook Cancer Center 
Kavita and Lalit Bahl Director Stony Brook Cancer Center 
Vice President for Cancer Services 
Vice Dean for Cancer Medicine  

Sue Hedayati, MD, MHSc 
Vice Dean for Research
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Lina Obeid Chair in Biomedical Sciences
Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine
 

9:15 am to 10:15 am

Session 1 - Gastrointestinal Cancers

9:15 am - 9:35 am

Aaron Sasson, MD
Professor of Surgery, Chief, Surgical Oncology Division, Director, Cancer Center Clinical Operations, Co-Director, Gastrointestinal Oncology Team, Director, Pancreatic Cancer Center
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University

9:35 am to 9:55 am

Ledong Wan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences

Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University

9:55 am to 10:15 am

Ken Shroyer, MD, PhD
SUNY Distinguished Professor
The Marvin Kuschner Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University

10:15 am - 10:30 amBreak / Exhibitors
10:30 am to 12:00 am

Session #2 - Team Science 

10:30 am - 11:00 amKe Jian “Jim” Liu, PhD                                                                 
Professor, Department of Pathology 
Associate Director for Basic Science, Stony Brook Cancer Center
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
11:00 am to 11:20 amRamana Davuluri, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Stony Brook Cancer Center
11:20 am to 11:40 am

Building Team Science

David C. Montrose, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Stony Brook Cancer Center
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University

11:40 am to 12:00 am
Chengfeng Yang, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
 
12:00 pm to 1:20 amLunch / Exhibitor /Poster Viewing
1:20 pm to 2:00 pmSession 3 – Childhood Cancers 
1:20 pm to 1:40 pm

Michelle Nash, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology Oncology
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University

1:40 pm to 2:00 pm

Laura Hogan, MD
Professor in Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Director, Pediatric Oncology Survivorship Program
Co-Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Session 4 – Application of AI to Cancer Research

1:00 pm to 2:20 pmJanos Hajagos, PhD
Research Assistant Professor and Chief of Data Analytics
Department of Biomedical Informatics
2:20 pm to 2:40 pm

Paolo Boffetta, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Associate Director for Population Sciences
Stony Brook Cancer Center

2:40 pm to 3:00 pm

Presentation on Cancer Center Cores 
Maurizio Del Poeta, MD
Distinguished Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University 

3:00 pm to 3:45 pmPoster Session & Judging
3:45 pm to 4:30

Awards / Social Networking