NCI is “really, really sturdy” and won’t break, former directors Ned Sharpless and Kim Rathmell say at @unclineberger.bsky.social symposium https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20250919_1/

We’re halfway through Day 1 of the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium, and what an inspiring morning it’s been! From powerful insights on cancer care, prevention, and biology—our speakers are delivering. Onsite registration is open, or join us virtually anytime: unclineberger.org/symposium/

Big thank you to Cristy Page, MD, MPH, Interim CEO and Dean, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine, for stopping by the UNC Lineberger scientific symposium to speak to the scientists, clinicians, and advocates in attendance. unclineberger.org/symposium/

UNC Lineberger's executive director Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, kicks off the 48th annual scientific symposium in Chapel Hill. Scientists, clinicians, and advocates from across the cancer research spectrum are here to celebrate five decades of innovation, collaboration, and impact.

Kicking off 50 years of @unclineberger.bsky.social with @robertferrismdphd.bsky.social & the 48th Annual Scientific Symposium… looking forward to hearing the amazing reflections on #50years of #cancerresearch!

We love Shelley Earp, MD! 🩵 @unclineberger.bsky.social

Thrilled to catch Yue Xiong, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Cullgen Inc., at the 48th Annual UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium. He’ll be presenting “Targeted Protein Degradation for Drug Discovery" Register free now, in-person or via livestream! 👉 unclineberger.org/symposium/registration/

Excited for the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! Session: Julian Downward, PhD, at the Francis Crick Institute on “Targeting the nexus of RAS oncogenic signaling and tumour immune evasion.” Free to attend: unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Don’t miss this session at the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for a presentation by Elaine Mardis, PhD, Co-Executive Director of the Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital & Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University.

Don’t miss Edison Liu, MD of @jacksonlab.bsky.social at the 48th Annual UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! His presentation: “Genomic biology of triple negative breast cancer: from treatment to prevention” 📅 Sept. 9–10 | Chapel Hill + Virtual 🔗 unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Don’t miss Melissa B. Davis, PhD of the Morehouse School of Medicine at the 48th Annual UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! Her presentation: “The Grand Challenge of Inequities: From the DARC side to SAMBAI." 📅 Sept. 9–10 | Chapel Hill + Virtual 🔗 unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium, Lewis Cantley, PhD, renowned Professor of Cell Biology at @harvardmed.bsky.social and a pioneer in kinase research, will deliver a groundbreaking presentation. Register today! unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium, as Tony Hunter, PhD, Professor and Renato Dulbecco Chair in Cancer Research, presents: “What we have learned from 45 years of studying tyrosine phosphorylation and how it has impacted cancer therapy.”

On Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium, Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD, Chair of Immunology at @harvardmed.bsky.social, will present: “Multifaceted functions of the PD-1 pathway.” Register here: unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Don’t miss this session at the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! On Tues., Sept. 9, join Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, for her presentation: “Community, collaboration, cooperation, creativity: foundations for improving cancer care and outcomes in North Carolina.” unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 9, for a must-see talk by Kevan Shokat, PhD, Professor of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology at UC San Francisco: “Overcoming the undruggable nature of the common human oncogene K-Ras." unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium, as W. Kimryn Rathmell, CEO of Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute, delivers a must-see talk. unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Don’t miss this session at the 48th annual UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! Tuesday, Sept. 9, UNC Lineberger's Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD, will present: “Advancing the promise of cancer prevention through interdisciplinary science.” Register here: unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Join us Sept 9–10 for the 48th UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! Don’t miss William Kaelin, MD, PhD, of @danafarber.bsky.social, discussing “The VHL tumor suppressor gene: insights into oxygen sensing, cancer, and drugging the undruggable." unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Mark your calendars! On Day 2 of the UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium (Wed., Sept. 10), join Kwok-Kin Wong, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Health, as he delivers his talk “Lung squamous cell carcinoma and novel therapeutic strategies.” unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

Join us Sept 9–10 for the 48th UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium! Don’t miss MelissaTroester, PhD delving into “Improving breast cancer outcomes with multimodal data.” A must-see for anyone passionate about data-driven solutions in oncology. unclineberger.org/symposium/re...

July is Sarcoma Awareness Month “These are really rare cancers that come from bone and soft tissue,” says UNC Lineberger's Jake Stein, MD, MPH. Discover how recent advances in targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and radiation techniques are enhancing patient outcomes.

UNC Lineberger’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program offers online yoga and meditation resources for cancer patients, caregivers and survivors.

Today at #ASCO25, Paola Zagami, MD, will present at the oral abstract session on the impact of ovarian function suppression with adjuvant endocrine therapy on survival outcomes in young germline BRCA mutation carriers with breast cancer: Secondary analysis of an international cohort study.

Today at #ASCO25, Jared Weiss, MD, will present at the poster session: (Poster 445) Versatile-002: Overall survival of HPV16-positive recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with T cell stimulating immunotherapy PDS0101 and pembrolizumab.

At #ASCO25 this morning, Tracy Rose, MD, MPH, will present at the poster session: (Poster 403) Pathologic response and safety of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab with or without entinostat in muscle-invasive urothelial cancer (MIUC). ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT 📍: Hall A

At #ASCO25 this morning, Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR, will present at the poster session: (Poster 120) Real-world analysis of characteristics and risk of recurrence in Black patients (pts) with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer eligible for NATALEE. ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT 📍: Hall A

Today at #ASCO25, Catherine Fahey, MD, PhD will provide the medical oncologist perspective at the Genitourinary Cancer — Kidney and Bladder case-based panel. ⌚️: 8 - 9 a.m. CT 📍: Hall B1

At #ASCO25, Kyle Lavin, MD, MPH, & Junlone Moy, PharmD, RPh, (w/Amber Cipriani, PharmD, BCOP) presented, respectively, on enhancing patient QOL and mental health through collab care and bringing acad precision oncology to community settings @ASCO Care Delivery & Quality Care session. @UNCPharmacy

This afternoon at #ASCO25, Daniel Richardson, MD, MSc, MA, will present at the rapid oral abstract session: Treatment preferences between survival and quality of life and their association with clinical outcomes in older adults with advanced cancer. ⌚️: 5:06 p.m. - 5:12 p.m. CT 📍: S402

@ethanbasch.bsky.social and Daniel Richardson presented research findings on patient-reported outcomes and a decision support tool for older patients, respectively, during the @ASCO Care Delivery and Quality Care poster session. #ASCO25.

At #ASCO25 this morning, Junlone Moy, PharmD, RPh, will present at the poster session: (Poster 284) Implementation of an academic precision oncology service in a community setting. ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT 📍: Hall A

Today at #ASCO25, Kyle Lavin, MD, MPH, will present at the poster session: (Poster 277) Integrating collaborative care in oncology: Improving quality of life and mental health for patients with cancer. ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT 📍: Hall A

Big congratulations to Lisa Carey, MD, ScM, for being honored by @OncLive as a Giant of Cancer Care for her significant contributions that have advanced how we understand and treat breast cancer. #GiantsCC25 @onclive.bsky.social #ASCO25 #bcsm

At #ASCO25, Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, will present during the poster session: (Poster 477) OncoPRO: A US national initiative supporting implementation of remote symptom monitoring with electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) in oncology practices. ⌚️: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. CT 📍: Hall A

At #ASCO25 this afternoon, Daniel Richardson, MD, MSc, MA, will present during the poster session: (Poster 433) Preliminary efficacy of VOICE, a decision support tool for older adults with advanced cancer: A pilot randomized trial. ⌚️: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. CT 📍: Hall A unclineberger.org/news/unc-fac...

Today at #ASCO25, Nicole E. Caston, PhD, MPH, will present during the poster session: (Poster 417) Association between cost and insurance on receipt of guideline-concordant mammography. ⌚️: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. CT 📍: Hall A unclineberger.org/news/unc-fac...

At #ASCO25 this afternoon, UNC Lineberger's Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR, will co-chair the rapid oral abstract session on breast cancer from 2:45 - 4:15 p.m. CT in Hall D2. unclineberger.org/news/unc-fac...

Today at #ASCO25, UNC Lineberger's Mya Roberson, PhD, MSPH, is a panelist at the oral abstract session on Care Delivery and Quality Care: Too Many Rules, Too Many Traps: Can Policy Help Close the Gaps? This session is 1 - 4 p.m. CT in S504. unclineberger.org/news/unc-fac...

Off to #Chicago to receive a #CareerDevelopmentAward from @ascocancer.bsky.social! Thank you for supporting my lab’s work towards #cervicalcancer elimination for all! #equity #EveryWomanMatters @uncobgyn.bsky.social @unclineberger.bsky.social

Faculty and trainees from UNC Lineberger and UNC will share their latest research findings and clinical insights during talks, poster presentations and panels during the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago this weekend. #ASCO25 unclineberger.org/news/unc-fac...

Today I graduate with my Master’s in Clinical Research. Grateful for the journey, the mentors who lifted me, the family who stood beside me, and the purpose that keeps me moving forward: advancing science that serves everyone #Onward @unclineberger.bsky.social @uncpublichealth.bsky.social

UNC Lineberger researchers and colleagues have discovered an important overlap in genes regulated by the activity of three proteins that support the growth of pancreatic cancer. #UnitedByCancerResearch #NCRM25 unclineberger.org/news/new-dru...

Coming up today at #AACR25, Humeyra Kaanoglu will present at the poster session: (Poster 16) Repurposing the DNA labeling agent EdU for glioblastoma treatment. ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 📍: South Hall A

Lynne Wagner, PhD, will be speaking during the #AACR25 forum: Unlocking the Power of PROs to Assess Tolerability in Cancer Clinical Trials. ⌚️: 5:32 – 5:52 p.m. CT 📍: Room S401

Today at #AACR25, Pengda Liu, PhD will present during the poster session: (Poster 10) Innate immunity-independent roles of 2'3'-cGAMP in tumor metastasis control ⌚️: 2 – 5 p.m. CT 📍: South Hall A

At #AACR25 this afternoon, Madison Jenner will present during the poster session: (Poster 24) Patient-derived cell line and organoid drug screening identifies synergistic PLK1 inhibitor in combination with senolytic ABT-263 for pancreatic cancer. @UNCPancreas ⌚️: 2 – 5 p.m. CT 📍: South Hall A

Today at #AACR25, Dalia Fleifel will present during the poster session: (Poster 3) Unraveling c-MYC role in DNA replication origin licensing through non-canonical pathways ⌚️: 2 – 5 p.m. CT 📍: South Hall A

At #AACR25 today, Natasha Burse, DrPH, MS, will present during the poster session: (Poster 9) Associations between adherence to ACS physical activity guidelines and long-term quality of life among breast cancer survivors in the black women’s health study ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 📍: South Hall A

At #AACR25 this morning, Brandon L. Mouery, PhD will present during the poster session: LB288 / 11 - Determination of the MYC- and TEAD-dependent transcriptome in pancreatic ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 📍: South Hall A