Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

2023 H Foundation Basic Science Symposium

Environmental Toxicants and Cancer

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On Thursday, October 26, the Basic Science Programs of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University will host a one-day symposium entitled "Environmental Toxicants and Cancer." This program is made possible through the generous support of The H Foundation.

Event Details

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Central Time

Prentice Women's Hospital

250 E Superior St, Chicago
Conference Room L

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Admission is complimentary but advance registration is requested as space is limited.

This program is made possible through the generous support of The H Foundation.

Keynote Speaker

Cheryl Walker

Cheryl Walker, PhD
Director, Center for Precision Environmental Health
Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology; Medicine; Molecular and Human Genetics
Member, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Confirmed Speakers

Aaron Barchowsky, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

Marcelo Bonini, PhD
Lurie Cancer Center

Max Costa, PhD
NYU Langone Health

Hemant Roy, MD
Baylor College of Medicine

Elizabeth Ryan, PhD
Colorado State University

Symposium Co-Chairs


Vadim Backman, PhD
Sachs Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Gayle Woloschak, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Affairs
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Radiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Additional Information

For additional information about the event, please contact cancer@northwestern.edu.