Speakers

Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy

Monday, June 22, 2026, 8:30 AM - Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 5:20 PM

Keynote Speakers

Ira Mellman, PhD
Ira Mellman, PhD
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Alexander Rudensky, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Jennifer Wargo, MD
Jennifer Wargo, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Speakers

Prasad S. Adusumilli, MD, FACS
Prasad S. Adusumilli, MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Nicholas Arpaia, PhD
Nicholas Arpaia, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Susan Bullman, PhD
Susan Bullman, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lisa Butterfield, PhD
Lisa Butterfield, PhD
Consultant

Yeong "Christopher" Choi, PhD, MBA
Yeong "Christopher" Choi, PhD, MBA
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer

Robert Fenstermaker, MD
Robert Fenstermaker, MD
MimiVax

Christian Hinrichs, MD
Christian Hinrichs, MD
Rutgers University

Rachel Humphrey, MD
Rachel Humphrey, MD
Normunity

Lex Johnson, PhD
Lex Johnson, PhD
Dispatch Bio

Nelson LaMarche, PhD
Nelson LaMarche, PhD
Yale University

Brian OConnor
Brian OConnor
Pfizer

Marina Pasca di Magliano, PhD
Marina Pasca di Magliano, PhD
University of Michigan

Ellen Puré, AB, PhD
Ellen Puré, AB, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

Isabelle Rivière, PhD
Isabelle Rivière, PhD
Takeda

Stephen Schoenberger, PhD
Stephen Schoenberger, PhD
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Dimitris Skokos, PhD
Dimitris Skokos, PhD
Regeneron

Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD
Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD
City of Hope

Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, MD, PhD
Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Chris Wiwi, PhD
Chris Wiwi, PhD
Dispatch Bio

Short Talk Speakers

Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova, PhD
Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tamalika Paul, MS, BS
Tamalika Paul, MS, BS
Virginia Tech

Mineyoshi Sato, MD, PhD
Mineyoshi Sato, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine


Poster Presenters

Anca Apavaloaei, PhD
Anca Apavaloaei, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine

Mamadou Bah, BS
Mamadou Bah, BS
Weill Cornell Medicine

B. Wayne Bequette, PhD
B. Wayne Bequette, PhD
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Eddie Chae, PhD
Eddie Chae, PhD
Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Virginia Commonwealth University

Alexis Corrado, MS
Alexis Corrado, MS
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Caroline Farmer, MS
Caroline Farmer, MS
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Vitalay, PhD Fomin
Vitalay, PhD Fomin
Numenos

Grace Forsyth, BS
Grace Forsyth, BS
Weill Cornell Medicine

Pamela Garzone, PhD
Pamela Garzone, PhD
Anixa BioSciences

Mariam George, PhD
Mariam George, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine

Marcus Kelly, PhD
Marcus Kelly, PhD
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Center for Immuno-Oncology

Jonathan Khan, PhD
Jonathan Khan, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine


Scientific Organizing Committee

Bas Baaten, PhD
Bas Baaten, PhD
Pfizer

Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD
Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD
Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc
Melanie Brickman Borchard, PhD, MSc
The New York Academy of Sciences

Cassie Chartier, PhD
Cassie Chartier, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences

Taha Merghoub, PhD
Taha Merghoub, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine

Andy Minn, MD, PhD
Andy Minn, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD
Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD
The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

George Zavoico
George Zavoico
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.