Group 2B: Immuno-Oncology, Novel Targets, Tumor Microenvironment, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Thursday, Sept 15
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern Time (US/New York)
Poster #1:
The Symbiosis between Epithelial Cancer Cells and ICAM1+ Neutrophils Leads to a Distinct Tumor Ecosystem
Poster #2:
KDM6A Maintains Epithelial Identity and Is Lost in Metastatic TNBC
Poster author Joseph Taube, Ph.D. will attend this session
Mentor: Terri Shipp, M.S.
Terri Shipp shares a passion for science and the education of women affected by breast cancer. She was personally affected by the disease as a young woman and 12 years later was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She holds a master’s degree in science in the field of electrical engineering and has actively attended many conferences and seminars on breast cancer.
She graduated in 2022 from Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s (LBBC) Hear My Voice Metastatic Advocacy Program and the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Project LEAD Program. She also supports METAvivor’s Michigan #LightUpMBC and the Stage IV Stampede teams.
In 2021, she became an advocate for GRASP and has participated in multiple poster reviews with the authors of various scientific studies. This year, she moved to the mentor advocate roll. She is excited to be a part of these program.
Scientist: Isaac Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Isaac Chan is a physician-scientist who is dedicated to eliminating mortality associated with metastatic breast cancer. During his MD/PhD training at University of North Carolina and medical oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, he developed the tools to execute a bench to bedside research vision that probes the relationship between breast cancer metastasis and the tumor environment. His research focuses 1) understanding how metastatic tumor cells can grow in distant organs and 2) discovering novel drug targets that activate a patient’s own immune cells to target metastatic cancer lesions. He chose UT Southwestern to launch his lab because of its strong laboratory-based history and foundation and the innumerable opportunities to apply basic science knowledge to clinical practice. In parallel to his research efforts, he continues to see patients, who inform and inspire his work in the lab. Outside of medicine, his interests include spending time with family and friends, cooking, and reading biographies and books on American history.
Twitter: @ithinkichan
