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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Lurie Cancer Center Symposium & Scientific Poster Session

Register now for June 18

Join us in person on the Chicago campus!

Please join us on Thursday, June 18 for the Lurie Cancer Center Symposium to learn about groundbreaking research taking place in laboratories of Lurie Cancer Center members on Northwestern University's Evanston and Chicago campuses.

Event Details

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Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center

303 E. Superior St., Chicago, Hughes Auditorium

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Symposium:
2:00 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. Central Time

Awards Presentation:
5:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Central Time

Reception and Scientific Poster Session:
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Central Time

Admission is complimentary but advance registration is required. Posters must be registered by June 12. Travel Scholarship Recipients are required to display their work at the poster session. T32 Trainees  are strongly encouraged to participate in the poster session.

Agenda Register

Keynote

Hening Lin

Protein Acylation in Cancer and Inflammation

Hening Lin, PhD
James and Karen Frank Family Professor of Medicine
Committee on Immunology
Professor, University of Chicago

Trainee Speakers

  • Josiah Wong (PhD Candidate, Yue Lab)
  • Nikita Mehta, PhD (Postdoctoral Scholar, Saleiro Lab)
  • Jocelyn Liang (PhD Candidate, Liu Lab)
  • Ben Kuznets-Speck, PhD (Postdoctoral Researcher, Goyal Lab)
  • Si Wang, PhD (Postdoctoral Researcher, Lee-Chang Lab)

Co-Chairs

Co-Chair

Lu Wang

Lu Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Co-Chair

Jason Miska

Jason Miska, PhD
Assistant Professor
Neurological Surgery

Trainee Committee

  • Tzu-yi Chia (DGP Graduate Student, Miska Lab)
  • Amanda Luvisotto (DGP Graduate Student, Wang Lab)

Additional Information

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