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ACS Research Events

Find information about future and past events hosted by our grants program, including conferences, webinars, and meet-and-greets.  

Webinar November 2021

Eradicating Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells Using Nanotherapeutics

What if a drug could target breast cancer with little harm to healthy cells or the patient? Listen to this exclusive, live webinar to learn the latest on the exciting research your support helps make possible.

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Watch the American Cancer research webinar for valued donors about new treatments for metastatic breast cancer

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Webinar Moderator:
Susanna Greer, PhD
Senior Scientific Director of Biochemistry and Immunology of Cancer at the American Cancer Society 

Webinar: Eradicating Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells Using Nanotherapeutics
Athanasia Panopoulos, PhD (5:16)
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame

Q&A (31:16)

Webinar May 2021

Obesity and Cancer: Mapping New Mechanisms that Promote the Formation of Tumors

Does obesity put you at greater risk for cancer? Can it affect your body’s ability to fight a tumor? Listen to this exclusive webinar to learn the latest on the exciting research you help make possible.

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Watch the American Cancer research webinar for valued donors about Obesity and How It Affects the Risk for Developing Cancer

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Webinar Moderator:
Susanna Greer, PhD
Senior Scientific Director of Biochemistry and Immunology of Cancer at the American Cancer Society 

Webinar: Obesity & Cancer Risk
Alison Ringel, PhD (4:16)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Marcia Haigis' Lab at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Cell Biology

Q&A (31:16)

Webinar October 2020

Cancer Metastasis: From Basic Mechanisms to Novel Therapeutics

In many cases, a tumor’s progression can be the difference between life and death. How does this happen and what can be done to help save lives? Listen to this exclusive webinar to learn the latest on the exciting research you help make possible.

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Webinar Moderator:
Susanna Greer, PhD
Senior Scientific Director of Biochemistry and Immunology of Cancer at the American Cancer Society 

Webinar: Cancer Metastasis 
Rachel Fournier (5:58)
Director of Foundation Relations for the Northeast Region at the American Cancer Society and Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient

Yibin Kang, PhD (14:10)
American Cancer Society Research Professor
Princeton University

Q&A (27:29)

Webinar May 2020

Genome Integrity, What It Is and Why It Matters in Cancer

Learn about genome integrity, studying the processes that sense damage to DNA and signal for it to be repaired so that bodies age in a healthy manner and prevent diseases, like cancer. 

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Watch the American Cancer research webinar for valued donors about Genome Integrity, what it is and why it matters in cancer.

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Webinar Moderator:
Susanna Greer, PhD
Director of Clinical Cancer Research, Nutrition, and Immunology at the American Cancer Society 

Webinar: Genome Integrity and Cancer (5:05)
Matthew Bochman, PhD
Bochman Lab 
Indiana University

 

Webinar July 2019

Webinar: Building Toward the Next Generation of Cancer Therapies

Learn about engineering cancer-fighting proteins, studying the link between the immune system and tumors, and more. Hear why now is such an exciting time in cancer research. 

 

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Watch the video to learn about engineering cancer-fighting proteins, studying the link between the immune system and tumors, and more. Hear why now is such an exciting time in cancer research.

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Webinar Moderator:
Susanna Greer, PhD
Director of Clinical Cancer Research, Nutrition, and Immunology at the American Cancer Society 

Webinar: Cancer and the Immune System (6:15)
Caitlin Castro, PhD, ACS Postdoctoral Fellow
Adams Lab, University of Chicago

Webinar: Manipulating Metabolism to Fight Cancer (21:56)
John Blazeck, PhD
Blazeck Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology 

 

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