Conference Description
The Mammalian DNA Repair GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by October 5, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Mechanisms of Chromosome Instability
Discussion Leaders
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Agnel Sfeir (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States)
Speakers
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David Pellman (Dana-Farber Cancer Insitute / Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Maria Jasin (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States)
Chromosomal Breaks: Mechanisms and Repair
Discussion Leaders
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Ross Chapman (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Agnel Sfeir (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States)
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Shan Zha (Columbia University, United States)
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Dipanjan Chowdhury (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States)
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Dale Ramsden (University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States)
Biochemical Reconstitution of DNA Repair
Discussion Leaders
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Johannes Walter (Harvard Medical School, United States)
Speakers
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Patrick Sung (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States)
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Petr Cejka (Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland)
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Wei Yang (National Institutes of Health, United States)
Repair in Telomeres and Repetitive Sequences
Discussion Leaders
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Priyanka Verma (Washington University, St. Louis, United States)
Speakers
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Patricia Opresko (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
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Jan Karlseder (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States)
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Nausica Arnoult (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
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Fumiko Esashi (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, United Kingdom)
DNA Excision Repair and Genome Integrity
Discussion Leaders
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Shan Zha (Columbia University, United States)
Speakers
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Priyanka Verma (Washington University, St. Louis, United States)
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Ivan Ahel (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Roddy O'Sullivan (UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, United States)
DNA Damage and Disease: Etiology and Therapeutics and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Alan D'Andrea (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States)
Speakers
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Katharina Schlacher (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States)
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Andrew Deans (St Vincent's Institute, Australia)
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Daniel Durocher (Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Canada)
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Ross Chapman (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, United Kingdom)
DNA Damage, Repair and Immune Signaling
Discussion Leaders
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Jan Karlseder (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, United States)
Speakers
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Lilian Kabeche (Yale University, United States)
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Shane Harding (Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Canada)
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Karlene Cimprich (Stanford University School of Medicine, United States)
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Peter Ly (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
Chromatin Determinants of Replication and Repair
Discussion Leaders
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Dana Branzei (The AIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology Foundation, Italy)
Speakers
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Thanos Halazonetis (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
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Taekjip Ha (Boston Children's Hospital, United States)
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Gaelle Legube (CBI, CNRS, University of Toulouse, France)
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Irene Chiolo (University of Southern California, United States)
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Jennifer Phillips-Cremins (UPenn, United States)
DNA Replication Coupled Repair
Discussion Leaders
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Karlene Cimprich (Stanford University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Alessandro Vindigni (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
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Johannes Walter (Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Dana Branzei (The AIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology Foundation, Italy)
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers
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Hilda Pickett (Children's Medical Research Institute, Australia)