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

Minsung Kim, MS
Minsung Kim, MS
Virginia Tech

Jonathan Levine, BA
Jonathan Levine, BA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Maria Lozano-Rabella, PhD
Maria Lozano-Rabella, PhD
CHUV/UNIL/Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Ny Luong
Ny Luong
Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Rachana Maniyar, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
Rachana Maniyar, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine

Antonio Marzio, PhD
Antonio Marzio, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine

Kelsey Monson, PhD, MS
Kelsey Monson, PhD, MS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ryan Mooney, BA
Ryan Mooney, BA
Pomona College and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Sung Soo Mun, BS
Sung Soo Mun, BS
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Emily Rhoades, PhD
Emily Rhoades, PhD
Taussig Cancer Institute

Andrey Rubanov, MSc
Andrey Rubanov, MSc
New York University School of Medicine

Kevin Tao, MS
Kevin Tao, MS
Albert Einstein College of 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.