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New Developments in Breast Cancer Research - From Lab to Clinic

Programme

The following is a preliminary programme for the Advances in Breast Cancer Conference taking place on the 1-3rd of March 2027.

Monday 1st

12:00 – 13:00 Registration (coffee)

Introduction
13:00 – 13:15	Claire Rowney – Breast Cancer Now
13:15 – 13:45	Elsa Ryder and Leila Burrell - Patient advocate speakers

Advances in treatments for breast cancer

13:45 – 14:30	Plenary speaker Sacha Howell, University of Manchester
14:30 – 15:00	Invited speaker Carlo Palmieri

15:00 – 15:15	Short talk
15:15 – 15:30	Short talk

15:30 – 16:00	Break

Bridging the gaps - lifestyle and prevention
16:00 – 16:30	Invited speaker John Saxton - University of Hull

16:30 – 17:00	Melanie Flint - University of Brighton

17:00 – 17:30	Flash poster presentation (90 seconds each)
17:30 – 19:00	Poster presentations and reception

19:30	Speakers meal


Tuesday 2nd

Mechanisms of tumourigenesis and metastasis
09:00 – 09:30	Zoi Diamantopoulou - University of Glasgow
09:30 – 10:00	Invited speaker - Nicole Barth University of Edinburgh

10:00 – 10:15	Short talk
10:15 – 10:30	Short talk

10:30 – 11:00	Break

Advances in Lobular breast cancer
11:00 – 11:30	Elinor Sawyer, Kings College London

11:30 – 11:45	Short talk
11:45 – 12:00	Short talk

12:00 – 12:30	Flash poster presentations (90 seconds each)

12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and poster presentations

13:00 – 13:25	Sponsorship opportunity
13:25 – 14:50	Sponsorship opportunity

Tumour microenvironment and resistance
14:00 – 14:30 Sheeba Irshad - Kings College London
14:30 – 15:00 Alan McIntyre - University of Nottingham

15:00 – 15:15 Short talk
15:15 – 15:30 Short talk

15:30 – 16:00 Break

New insights into immune regulation of breast cancer
16:00 – 16:30 Invited speaker Stephen Beers - Southampton
16:30 – 17:00 Invited speaker Luigi Ombrato - QMU

17:00 – 17:15 Short talk
17:15 – 17: 30 Short talk

Career development session
17:30 – 18:30	Fellow, Francis Turrell - University of Manchester
	New lecturer - Andy Holding, York University
	Successful spin out – Cath Booth EpiStem
19:00 - Conference dinner

Wednesday 3rd

Molecular/genetic regulation of breast cancer
09:00 – 09:30	Invited speaker Paul Pharoah, University of Cambridge
09:30 – 10:00	Invited speaker Montse Garcia-Closas, ICR

10:00 – 10:15 Short talk
10:15 – 10:30 Short talk

10:30 – 11:00	Break

The tumour microenvironment and metastasis
11:00 – 11:30 Elena Rainero - University of Sheffield
11:30 – 12:00 Arwen Gallimore - Cardiff University

12:00 – 12:15 Short talk
12:15 – 12:20 Short talk

12:20 – 13:00 Oral and poster prizes (1st and 2nd)

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The Glasshouse, Newcastle : 1 - 3 March 2027

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