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FRIDAY TO SUNDAY
MAY 5 TO 7, 2023


Details subject to change


CONFERENCE DIRECTORS


Kathleen Blazer, EdD, MS, CGC
Director, Cancer Genomics Education Program
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
Department of Population Sciences
City of Hope

Stephen Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH
Eva and Ming Hsieh Family Director's Chair,
Center for Precision Medicine
Vice President, COH National Medical Center
Professor, Medical Oncology
City of Hope







IN COLLABORATION WITH

Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, FACP
Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor
Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics
& Global Health
Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics
University of Chicago Medicine

Iris Romero, MD, MS
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dean for Diversity & Inclusion
University of Chicago Medicine
 





 

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORS

Gloria Nuñez, MPH
Administrative Program Manager
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope
 

Rachelle Manookian, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Clinical Cancer Genomics
Center for Precision Medicine
City of Hope






GUEST FACULTY


Amie Blanco, MS, CGC
Director, Cancer Genetics & Prevention and Hereditary Cancer Programs
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Carol A. Burke, MD 
Director, Section of Hereditary Polyposis 
Departments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Colorectal Surgery, and Taussig Cancer Center 
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Yanin Chavarri-Guerra, MD, MSc
Researcher and Professor, Department of Hemato-Oncology
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Mexico City, Mexico

Heather H. Cheng, MD, PhD
Director, Prostate Cancer Genetics Clinic
Associate Professor of Medicine
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA

Jane E. Churpek, MD, MS
Head, Hereditary Hematology Program
Department of Medicine & Carbone Cancer Center
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Rowan Forbes Shepherd, PhD
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
Clinical Genetics Branch
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, MD

Dena Goldberg, MS, CGC
“Dena DNA” Content Creator
Concierge Genetic Counselor
Malibu Genetics
Los Angeles, CA

Michael J Hall, MD, MS
Chair and Professor, Department of Clinical Genetics
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA

Leila Jamal ScM, PhD
Genomics Education Specialist
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD

Allison W. Kurian, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology & Population Health
Director, Women's Clinical Cancer Genetics Program
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Genetics
Genomics and Computational Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Rena Pasick, DrPH
Professor Emerita
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Colin Pritchard MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Co-Director, Genetics and Solid Tumors Lab
University of Washington

Padma S Rajagopal, MD, MPH, MSc
Physician-Scientist Early Investigator
Cancer Data Science Branch and Women's Malignancies Branch
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD

Gad Rennert, MD, PhD
Director, Clalit National Cancer Control Center
Chairman, Department of Community Medicine, Carmel Medical Center
Weissman Professor of Precision Medicine
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology 
Haifa, Israel

N. Jewel Samadder, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director of Precision Oncology
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Phoenix, AZ

Sharon A. Savage, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD

Zsofia K. Stadler, MD
Clinic Director, Clinical Genetics Service 
Gastrointestinal Oncology Service
Associate Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH
Director of Strategic Planning for Prevention and Early Cancer Detection, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Leader, Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Early Detection Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, MD, PhD
Deputy Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences 
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Alexei Wright, MD, MPH
Director, Gynecologic Oncology Outcomes Research
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Institute
Boston, MA

CITY OF HOPE FACULTY


Vincent Chung, MD
Professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research
Co-director, Phase 1 Solid Tumor Program
City of Hope

Stacy W. Gray, MD, AM
Professor Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, Populations Sciences
Deputy Director, Center for Precision Medicine
Division Chief, Clinical Cancer Genomics
Clinical Cancer Genomics | Center for Precision Medicine
City of Hope

Stephen Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH
Eva and Ming Hsieh Family Director's Chair, Center for Precision Medicine
Vice President, COH National Medical Center
Professor, Medical Oncology
Clinical Cancer Genomics | Center for Precision Medicine
City of Hope

Heather Hampel, MS, CGC
Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Associate Director, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
Clinical Cancer Genomics | Center for Precision Medicine
City of Hope

Gregory Idos, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Associate Professor, Center for Precision Medicine
Clinical Cancer Genomics | Center for Precision Medicine
City of Hope

Rachelle Manookian, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Clinical Cancer Genomics | Center for Precision Medicine
City of Hope

Kevin McDonnell, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Assistant Professor, Center for Precision Medicine 
Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences 
City of Hope

Joanne Mortimer, MD
Associate Director for Education and Training, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Director, Women's Cancer Programs 
City of Hope

Bita Nehoray, MS, CGC
Senior Genetic Counselor
Clinical Cancer Genomics | Center for Precision Medicine
City of Hope

Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD
Chair and Professor
Department of Medical Oncology
City of Hope

Cristian Tomasetti, PhD
Professor and Director
Center for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
Division of Mathematics for Cancer Evolution and Early Detection
City of Hope

Miguel Villalona-Calero, MD
Director, Early Therapeutics and Professor of Medicine
Department of Medical Oncology
City of Hope

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY


Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, FACP
Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor
Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics & Global Health
Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL

Iris Romero, MD, MS
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL

PLANNING COMMITTEE


Rachelle Manookian, MS, CGC
Planning Committee Lead
Genetic Counselor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Alex Capasso, MS, CGC
Associate Genetic Counselor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC
Associate Genetic Counselor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Sandra Dreike, MS, CGC
Senior Genetic Counselor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Heather Hampel, MS, CGC
Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Associate Director, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Bita Nehoray, MS, CGC
Senior Genetic Counselor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Susan Shehayeb, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics
Research
City of Hope

Elise Sobotka, MS, MPH, CGC
Associate Genetic Counselor Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Ilana Solomon, ScM, MA, CGC
Manager
Precision Medicine Program
City of Hope

Elyssa Zukin, MS, CGC
Associate Genetic Counselor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Catherine Marcum, DNP, APN
CCGCoP Ambassador
Cancer Risk Associates, PLLC
Chattanooga, TN

Lauren Gima, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Stacy W. Gray, MD, AM
Deputy Director, Center for Precision Medicine
Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Clinical Cancer
Genomics, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research
Associate Professor, Department of Population Sciences
City of Hope

ADMIN TEAM


Gloria Nuñez, MPH
Administrative Program Manager
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Phyllis Leung, MEd
Education Program Assistant
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

John Luna, MS
Education Program Assistant
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope

Dev Tanna, BS
Education Program Assistant
Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics
City of Hope


FACULTY DISCLOSURE


It is the policy of City of Hope to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational activities. Individuals who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Mechanisms to ensure that presentations are free from commercial bias are in place. Faculty will also disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Full disclosure of this information will be published in the activity material



Thank you to the David McKennon and the rest of the Meeting Management Services team for their invaluable assistance in the planning, organization, and execution of this conference.