|Speakers|

Speakers

Allan Balmain - Keynote speaker

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Karen Cichowski - Keynote speaker

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Tyler Jacks - Keynote speaker

Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT

Ashani Weeraratna - Keynote speaker

John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Leila Akkari

Netherlands Cancer Institute

Mariano Barbacid

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

Eduard Batlle

IRB Barcelona

Cathrin Brisken

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) & The Institute of Cancer Research 

Howard Crawford

Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center

Maike de la Roche

CRUK Cambridge Institute

Mathias Heikenwälder

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

Rene Jackstadt

Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine

Jos Jonkers

Netherlands Cancer Institute

Emma Kerr

Queen's University Belfast

Leanne Li

The Francis Crick Institute

Scott Lowe

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Selma Masri

University of California, Irvine

Ingunn Stromnes

University of Minnesota

Kwok-Kin Wong

NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center

 

|Programme|

Scientific Programme

Monday 8^th July

SESSION 1	ADVANCED MODELS OF CANCER - Chaired by Karen Blyth
14:00	Welcome Address - Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute Kevin Ryan, Chair of BICC Scientific Committee Karen Blyth, Co-chair of BICC Scientific Committee
14.15	“Modeling Squamous Lung Cancer” Kwok-Kin Wong, NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center
14.45	"Modelling breast cancer in mice and rats” Jos Jonkers, Netherlands Cancer Institute Sponsored by:
15:15	Refreshment break
15:45	Short Talks "A novel mouse model for the study of cellular senescence in vivo reveals a key role for senescent macrophages in promoting KRAS-driven lung cancer" Scott Haston, University College London "Chronic liver disease eliminates tumor initiating cells by cell competition" Elena Zoppolato, VIB-KU Leuven
16:15	Keynote Lecture “Investigating tumor evolution using genetically engineered mouse models of cancer” Tyler Jacks, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT Sponsored by:
17:00	Close
17:15 - 19:15	Reception and Supper CRUK Scotland Institute, Bearsden, Glasgow

Tuesday 9^th July

SESSION 2	CANCER EVOLUTION - Chaired by Leo Carlin
09:30	“A suite of liver cancer models for studying evolution and advancing precision therapy” Thomas Bird, CRUK Scotland Institute
10:00	"Humanized mouse models of breast cancer" Cathrin Brisken, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) & The Institute of Cancer Research
10:30	Short Talks "Hepatocyte identity and hepatic lobule position determine tumourigenic potential of mutant β-catenin" Alex Raven, CRUK Scotland Institute "MYC dependent mouse model of Pancreatic cancer: what can we learn about the histological subtypes?" Nathiya Muthalagu, Indian Institute of Technology
11:00	Refreshment break
	Chaired by Imran Ahmad
11:15	“Deciphering the hepatic inflammatory environment in tissue damage and cancer development: Increasing therapeutic options” Mathias Heikenwälder, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
11:45	“Cellular Plasticity in Pancreatic Neoplasia and Cancer” Howard Crawford, Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center Sponsored by:
12:15	Tech Talk - Transnetyx "Quality Control in Animal Models - Enhancing Rigor and Reproducibility in Animal Research" Manuel Vazquez and Martin Swain, Transnetyx Poster Taster Session  Alicia Alonso de la Vega Matthew Ford Wilma Hoevenaar Jason Morgan Nadia Nasreddin Zoe Schmiechen Richa Vasan Andrew Wood
12:50	Lunch
13:15	Poster Session and Trade Exhibition (day 1) Mary Stewart Building, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate Tea/coffee will be provided.
SESSION 3	CELL PLASTICITY & TARGETING RAS PATHWAY - Chaired by Jen Morton
15:30	“The use of mouse models to target KRAS mutant cancers” Mariano Barbacid, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas
16:00	Short Talks "A targeted treatment approach of mutant KRAS in genetically engineered mouse models of colorectal cancer"   Laura Millett, CRUK Scotland Institute "A translational switch during cancer progression drives senescence escape, niche formation and tumour proliferation" Luis Pardo-Fernandez, CRUK Scotland Institute
16:30	Keynote Lecture “Strategies for developing combinatorial therapies for Ras pathway driven cancer” Karen Cichowski, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Sponsored by:
17:15	Close
	Speakers' Dinner (19:30, by invitation only) and Evening at leisure.

Wednesday, 10th July

SESSION 4	TUMOUR MICROENVIRONMENT - Chaired by Ed Roberts
09:30	“Unveiling the heterogeneity of myeloid cells in cancer” Leila Akkari, Netherlands Cancer Institute
10:00	Short Talk "Targeting Senescent Cells with Precision: A Nanoparticle Approach to Combat Fibrosis, Cancer, and Metastasis"  Valentin Barthet, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
10:15	Keynote Lecture “A Complex TiME: understanding cancer in the host context” Ashani Weeraratna, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Sponsored by:
11:00	Refreshment break
	Chaired by Seth Coffelt
11:15	“Genetically engineered mouse models in cancer neuroscience: A holistic approach” Leanne Li, The Francis Crick Institute
11:45	“Elucidating the crosstalk between antigen specific T cells and the tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer” Ingunn Stromnes, University of Minnesota
12:15	Tech Talk - Qiagen "Identification of tumour specific variants from pleural effusion cell free DNA as diagnostic markers of cancers affecting the lungs" Antonia Pritchard, University of the Highlands and Islands Poster Taster Session  Kirsteen Campbell Jasmine Ho Alistair McLaren Mulham Najajreh Jasmine Owen Joyaditya Saha Nuria Vaquero Lucas Zeiger
12:50	Lunch
13:15	Poster Session and Trade Exhibition (day 2) Mary Stewart Building, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate Tea/coffee will be provided.
SESSION 5	ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES - Chaired by Zoi Diamantopoulou
15:30	“Circadian Clock-Dependent Control of Immunosuppression in CRC” Selma Masri, University of California, Irvine
16:00	Short Talks "Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis in CFTR-associated Colorectal Cancer in the Mouse Intestine" Charlotte O'Riordan-Moore, The University of Sheffield "Imaging p53 to propel early detection and prevention of ‘at-risk’ metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis"  Timothy Humpton, Glasgow Caledonian University

	Introduced and chaired by Kevin Ryan
16:30	Sir George Beatson Inaugural Lecture “Cancer and the environment: simplifying complexity using mouse models" Allan Balmain, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre Sponsored by:
17:15	Close
19:00 - 23:30	Conference Dinner and Ceilidh (entry by ticket only) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Thursday, 11^th July

SESSION 6	DORMANCY AND THERAPEUTIC RESISTANCE - Chaired by Daniel Murphy
09:30	“Tumor suppressive barriers to pancreas cancer” Scott Lowe, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
10:00	“Mitochondrial metabolism: a chemotherapy-imposed vulnerability in CRC” Emma Kerr, Queen's University Belfast Sponsored by:
10:30	Short Talks "Temporally resolved proteomics identifies nidogen-2 as a co-target in pancreatic cancer that modulates fibrosis and therapy response"  Brooke Pereira, Garvan Institute of Medical Research "ERBB signalling contributes to immune evasion in KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma" Sarah Laing, University of Glasgow
11:00	Refreshment break
	Chaired by Owen Sansom
11:30	"Generating novel immunotherapeutics by learning from morphogen pathways” Maike de la Roche, CRUK Cambridge Institute
12:00	“Rewiring malignant cell state plasticity to target advanced colorectal cancer” Rene Jackstadt, Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine Sponsored by:
12:30	Closing remarks and Best Poster / Short Talk Prize Announcement Owen Sansom, CRUK SI Director
12:45  13:00	Close of conference Lunch bags will be provided.

 

|Register|

Register

Registration is now closed.

Registration fees

Registration will include all event catering including the Opening session on Monday, 8^th July. All rates are inclusive of VAT.

Category	Early Bird rate (no longer valid)	Standard rate
*CRUK SI Associates & Employees	£300.00	£350.00
Students	£300.00	£350.00
Academics and Postdocs	£550.00	£650.00
Industry	£650.00	£750.00

*Valid only to CRUK SI staff and associates from CRUK Scotland Centre, including those in the Centre who work at the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Glasgow.

Key Dates

Early bird registration ends: 31^st March
Abstract submission deadline: 31^st May (extended)
Registration closes: 31^st May
Conference: 8^th – 11^th July 2024

Abstracts will be assessed by the organising committee and presenters will be notified approximately 3 weeks prior to the conference if they have been selected for a short talk.

Scientific & Social events

Monday, 8th July	Opening Session  Held at the CRUK Scotland Institute, followed by a reception and BBQ buffet supper from 17.15. Accompanying persons/ family members may not attend this event.
Tuesday, 9th July	Poster Session and Trade Exhibition (day 1) 13.15 - 15.15 Mary Stewart Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH. There is no formal event for this evening. Information on local restaurants for delegates can be made available for those who wish to make their own arrangements.
Wednesday, 10th July	Poster Session and Trade Exhibition (day 2) 13.15 - 15.15 Mary Stewart Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH. 25th Annual Conference Dinner and Ceilidh 19.00 to 23.30 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Please note that admission to the dinner and ceilidh is strictly by ticket only. If you have registered for this social event, you can collect your ticket at the conference. Accompanying persons / family members are welcome to attend the dinner and ceilidh but must purchase a ticket prior to Friday, 31st May (£85 per person).

Cancellation policy

Notification of cancellations must be made by email to conference@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk no later than 17^th June to receive a full refund. No refunds can be issued after this date.

Photography

Photography will take place at this event for CRUK SI promotional and archival purposes. This may include newsletters, publications, marketing emails, webpages, and social media.

If you do not wish to be featured, please email: conference@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk or speak to a member of staff at reception.

Code of Conduct

Click here to view CRUK Scotland Institute's code of conduct.

|Sponsorship and Trade Exhibition|

Sponsorship 

Contact the Events Officer directly if you wish to book any of the opportunities and/or packages below: conference@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk.

Gold Sponsor (no longer available)

Cost: £5000 + VAT

• Sponsorship of a keynote speaker (subject to approval).

Branding and promotion:

• Acknowledgement of Gold sponsor status from the chair during the opening and closing addresses.
• Display of your corporate logo on all conference printed literature, publicity and marketing materials.
• Acknowledgement of your company via conference communications, signage and social media.
• Display of your corporate logo and a hyperlink through to your website on the conference website.
• Display of your corporate logo at the beginning of all sessions during the conference and on the ‘video loop’ that is shown during breaks.
• Opportunity to display your company banner stand in the main conference room and display literature at the Institute.
• A5 colour advertisement (up to two pages) and a 200-word biography included in the electronic conference/abstract booklet which all delegates will receive prior to arrival.

Exhibition:

• A table-top exhibition stand and two chairs during the exhibition and poster session on both days, Tuesday, 9^th and Wednesday, 10^th. 

Complimentary tickets and hospitality:

• Two delegate tickets for exhibition staff to attend sessions, including all event catering and the opening session.
• Two tickets to attend the ceilidh and dinner from 19.00 on 10^th July at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Silver Sponsor

Cost: £3000 + VAT

• Sponsorship of a speaker (subject to approval).

Branding and promotion:

• Acknowledgement of Silver sponsor status from the chair during the opening and closing addresses.
• Display of your corporate logo on all conference printed literature, publicity and marketing materials.
• Acknowledgement of your company via conference communications, signage and social media.
• Display of your corporate logo and a hyperlink through to your website on the conference website.
• Display of your corporate logo at the beginning of all sessions during the conference and on the ‘video loop’ that is shown during breaks.
• One full-page colour advertisement (A5) and a 100-word biography included in the electronic conference/abstract booklet which all delegates will receive prior to arrival.

Exhibition:

• A table-top exhibition stand and two chairs during the exhibition and poster session for one day on Tuesday, 9^th or Wednesday, 10^th. 

Complimentary ticket and hospitality:

• One delegate ticket for one of your exhibition staff to attend sessions, including all event catering and the opening session.
• One ticket to attend the ceilidh and dinner from 19.00 on 10^th July at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Trade Exhibition

The exhibition and poster session will take place on Tuesday, 9^th July from 13.30 – 15.30 and Wednesday, 10^th July from 13.00 – 15.00 at the Mary Stewart Building.

Trade Exhibition	Cost
Trade Stand x 1 day	£550.00 + VAT
Trade Stand x 2 days	£825.00 + VAT

You will be provided with one table, two chairs (max. two representatives) and power supply.  Each exhibition space will be approximately 3m x 1m and you should supply your own pop-up stand and tablecloth. 

Due to limited storage, we unfortunately cannot accept courier deliveries. Equipment must be delivered and collected by the exhibitor(s) on the same day of your booking. 

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities*

Opportunity	Cost
Sponsor a speaker	£500.00
A5 advert in online conference/abstract booklet	£400.00
Best Poster or Short Talk prize	£300.00 (each)
Literature displayed at conference	£250.00
Company logo hyperlinked to your website on the conference website	£150.00
*VAT will be added where applicable

 

|Sponsors and Support|

Sponsors

Entities supporting the event:

    

 

Sponsors

Gold Sponsor
	Silver Sponsors
	Silver Sponsors

 

 

|Abstracts and Short Talks|

Conference Abstract Booklet

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Instructions for Abstract Submission

Early career researchers are invited to submit abstracts for selection for oral or poster presentations. 
Abstracts will be assessed by the organising committee and presenters will be notified approximately 3 weeks prior to the conference if they have been selected for a short talk.

Please note you must be registered to attend in order to submit an abstract. 

Deadline for abstract submissions is: Friday, 31^st May

• Abstracts should be submitted in a Word document
• A maximum of 300 words excluding title and authors, but including references
• Title: Calibri, 11-point font size, bold
• Names: Calibri, 11-point font size, bold
• Underline the presenting author’s full name
• Contact addresses: Calibri 11-point font (no bold)
• Abstract content: Text only Calibri, 11-point font size. (No bold) Single space
• Name the attachment in the following manner: e.g. clooney_george_abstract
• Submit your abstract attachment by email (below).
  
  
• If the abstract is too long, text will be omitted.
• Do not include diagrams as they cannot be reproduced.
• Abstracts will not be proofed. Text will be reproduced exactly as presented.

All abstracts will be included in an online brochure which will be sent to delegates prior to the event. 
There will be a prize given for the best short talk. 

Email: conference@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk

Posters

If you are submitting an abstract and wish to present it as a poster, please indicate this on the registration form.
Posters must be printed in portrait style and should be no larger than A0 size.  

There will be a prize given for the best poster. 

|Travel & Accommodation|

Conference Venue 

Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (formerly the Beatson Institute)
Garscube Estate
Switchback Road
Bearsden
Glasgow G61 1BD  
Email 

Travel 

By air
Glasgow International Airport is more convenient than Prestwick. It will take approximately 20 minutes to the Institute or to Queen Margaret Residences by taxi. Further information can be found directly via Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh Airport websites.

By bus or train
Download the West Coast Motors app to access all bus timetables.
Take the train to Westerton station if travelling from Glasgow Queen Street or Glasgow Central station. It is 10-15 minutes on foot to/from the Institute.

By car
Car parking is available at the Institute and subject to availability at a flat rate charge of £6 per day or £3 per half day. Booking is required in advance of attending. Email conference@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk for more information. 

Taxi contacts
1^st Taxis: +44 (0)141 956 3333
Glasgow Taxis: +44 (0)141 429 7070

Full information on how to find us can be found on our website.

Delegate Accommodation

CRUK Scotland Institute is not liable for delegate accommodation costs. Bookings must be paid directly with the hotel/accommodation services staff.

Queen Margaret Residences (QMR)
Bellshaugh Court 
Kirklee 
Glasgow G12 0PR 
T: +44 (0)141 339 3273

Booking your accommodation with QMR:

• Delegates will receive a special rate of £39 (per person, per night) based on a single en-suite room.
• Complimentary coach transport to/from the Institute will be provided to residential delegates staying at the Queen Margaret Residences over the duration of the conference.
• Enter code CRUK24 into the promotional code box to activate your special rate before proceeding with payment by credit/debit card.
• Click Book QMR Accommodation now to get started.

Other hotel recommendations in the area include:

Ambassador Hotel
Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel
Hotel du Vin
Leonardo Inn Glasgow West End
Premier Inn Bearsden

Struggling to decide on your travel and accommodation plans? Find some inspiration from the Glasgow Convention Bureau and Visit Scotland.