Speakers

2026 Ross Prize Symposium: CAR-T Cells for Cancer and Beyond

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Honorees

Carl June, MD
Carl June, MD
University of Pennsylvania

Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Columbia University

Speakers

Chrystal M. Paulos, PhD
Chrystal M. Paulos, PhD
Emory University

James Riley, PhD
James Riley, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

Isabelle Rivière, PhD
Isabelle Rivière, PhD
Takeda

Welcome Remarks

Megan Prescott, PhD
Megan Prescott, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences

Kevin J. Tracey, MD
Kevin J. Tracey, MD
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Session Chair

Valentin Pavlov, PhD
Valentin Pavlov, PhD
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Scientific Organizing Committee

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

Megan Prescott, PhD
Megan Prescott, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences

Kevin J. Tracey, MD
Kevin J. Tracey, MD
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research