SAVE THE DATE - Trailblazers in Cancer Research

Trailblazers in Cancer Research: The Next Generation

26th and 27th of November, 2026

Pendulum Hotel – Manchester – UK

 Programme

DAY 1

11:00 – 11:30 – Registration 

11:30 – 11:40 – Welcome from the BACR executive and conference and the organising committee

11:40 – 12:20 – Keynote

          Professor Ester Hammond - University of Oxford

          Chair:  Charlotte Bevan

12:20 – 12:40 – PPI Session

                          Dr Natalie Yates-Bolton 

                          Chair:  Charlotte Bevan

12:40 – 14:10 – Lunch, Poster Session and Exhibition

14:10-15:50 - Sessions 1: Cell Signalling and the Tumour Microenvironment 

                    (4 talks selected from abstracts)

          Chair: Kathryn Pennel

15:50 – 16:30 – Poster Blitz (8 Flash Talks)

          Chair: TBC 

16:30 – 17:00 – Coffee Break 

Sessions 2 – Cancer Omics 

                      (3 talks selected from abstracts)

         Chair: Carmen Ramaorez-Moncayo

18:20 – 19:20 – Rising Stars Session:

Dr George Poulgiannis – Institute of Cancer Research (Early Career Award winner 2023)

TBC – TBC (Award winner)

TBC – TBC (Travel bursary recipient)

     Chair: Greg Brookes

This will be followed by the conference dinner at the Pendulum Hotel

DAY 2

Session 3: Emerging Approaches in Cancer Treatment 

                  (4 talks selected from abstracts)

        Chair: Mariana Veiga

10:10 – 10:40 – Coffee Break 

10:40 – 11:20 – Keynote 

                          Professor Campbell Roxburgh

                          Chair: TBC

11:20 – 12:20 – Careers in Science Session 

This session will include speakers from across a variety of scientific disciplines outside of academia, showcasing the breadth of careers in STEM.

Alessia Errico – CRUK Horizons

Richard Goodwin – Astra Zeneca

Michela Notarangelo – Molecular Oncology (Journal)

    Chair: Kyle Greenland

12:20 – 13:50 – Lunch, Posters and Exhibition 

Session 4: Lifestyle, Nutrition and Cancer

                  (3 talks selected from abstracts)

                          Chair: Arya Pilani

15:05 – 15:30 – Closing Session and Prize Giving

                           Chair:  Kevin Ryan