43rd EDRN Steering Committee Meeting

The Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) will host its 43rd Steering Committee Meeting on September 23-25, 2024 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. The meeting venue is the Truhlsen Campus Events Center, located on the 1st floor of the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education Building at 619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198. This meeting is in-person only. Below is the Schedule of Events, which has links to the draft agendas that are currently available. Agendas for other events will be posted as they become available.

Meeting Registration, Hotel Rooms, Transportation, & Food Offerings

  • Meeting Registration: Registration is mandatory to attend this event. Click here to register Please be thorough and accurate when completing your registration as this information will be used to send updated meeting information and to print name badges and other presentation materials.

  • Hotel Rooms: EDRN has a block of sleeping rooms at the Element Omaha Midtown Crossing. The deadline to book has passed, so email the EDRN at edrndmcc@fredhutch.org if you need a room. The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast buffet--since breakfast will notbe served at this event, please plan to eat breakfast at the hotel before you travel to the event center.

  • More information about food offerings and restaurants is here

  • Map and Transportation between Hotel and Event: Transportation will be available between the Element Omaha Midtown Crossing Hotel and the Truhlsen Campus Events Center. The schedule is here


  • Schedule of Events

    (Times of events are subject to change)

    Date Time (Central Daylight Time) Topic Materials
    Monday, September 23, 2024 6:30 pm โ€“ 7:00 pm CDT

    Day 1: Sign-In

    Room: Truhlsen Event Center Foyer
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œMain Agenda

    Monday, September 23, 2024 7:00 pm โ€“ 9:00 pm CDT

    Day 1: Foundational Talks with Guest Presenters from University of Nebraska

    Room: Truhlsen Event Center, Room 1001A
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ Day 1 Agenda

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 7:00 am โ€“ 8:00 am CDT

    Day 2: Sign-in

    Room: Truhlsen Event Center Foyer
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    NOTE: Breakfast will not be served in the Truhlsen Events Center. There will be coffee service all day. A breakfast buffet is available at the Element Hotel.

    ๐Ÿ“œ Day 2 Agenda

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 8:00 am โ€“ 12:20 pm CDT

    Day 2: 43rd EDRN Steering Committee Meeting

    Room: Truhlsen Event Center, Room 1001A
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ Day 2 Agenda

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 12:20 pm โ€“ 2:15 pm CDT

    Day 2: Executive Committee Meeting (CLOSED)

    Room: Sorrell Room 4053
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ Agenda (Provided to EC members separately)

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:30 pm โ€“ 5:45 pm CDT

    Day 2: Breast/Gynecological Cancers Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only)

    Room: College of Nursing, Room 2020
    4111 Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ BGYN Agenda

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:30 pm โ€“ 5:45 pm CDT

    Day 2: Gastrointestinal Cancers Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only)

    Room: College of Nursing, Room 2017
    4111 Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ GI Agenda

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:30 pm โ€“ 5:45 pm CDT

    Day 2: Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers and Head and Neck Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only)

    Room: Truhlsen Events Center, Room 1001 A
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ Lung H&N Agenda

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:30 pm โ€“ 5:45 pm CDT

    Day 2: Prostate/Genitourinary Cancers Collaborative Group Meeting (CLOSED to EDRN Members Only)

    Room: College of Nursing, Room 2018
    4111 Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ GU Agenda

    Tuesday, September 24, 2024 6:00 pm โ€“ 8:00 pm CDT

    Early Career Investigator Poster Session/Networking

    Room: Truhlsen Events Center & Foyer
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ List of Posters & Presenters

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:00 am โ€“ 8:00 am CDT

    Day 3: Sign-in

    Room: Truhlsen Event Center Foyer
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    NOTE: Breakfast will not be served in the Truhlsen Events Center. There will be coffee service all day. A breakfast buffet is available at the Element Hotel.

    ๐Ÿ“œ Day 3 Agenda

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:00 am โ€“ 4:20 pm CDT

    Day 3: 43rd EDRN Steering Committee Meeting

    Room: Truhlsen Event Center, Room 1001 A
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    ๐Ÿ“œ Day 3 Agenda

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:20 pm โ€“ 5:20 pm CDT

    Day 3: Round Table #1-Topic: Spatiomics and Digital Pathology

    Room: Sorrell Room 1005
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    • Chair: Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, University of California, San Diego
    • Co-chair: Cecilia Yeung, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Long Cai, PhD, California Institute of Technology
    • DMCC Statistician: Yingye Zheng, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • DMCC Staff: Jackie Dahlgren, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute
    • Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute

    ๐Ÿ“œ Agenda

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:20 pm โ€“ 5:20 pm CDT

    Day 3: Round Table #2-Topic: Proteogenomics

    Room: Sorrell Room 2014
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    • Chair: Hui Zhang, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
    • Co-chair: Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
    • Tao Liu, PhD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
    • DMCC Statistician: Ying Huang, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • DMCC Staff: Stephanie Page-Lester, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Matt Young PhD, National Cancer Institute

    ๐Ÿ“œ Agenda

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:20 pm โ€“ 5:20 pm CDT

    Day 3: Round Table #3-Topic: Virus Related Cancers

    Room: Sorrell Room 2001
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    • Chair: Erich Sturgis, PhD, Baylor School of Medicine
    • Co-chair: Anna Giuliano, PhD, H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center
    • DMCC Statistician: Yingqi Zhao, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • DMCC Staff: Suzanna Reid, PhD., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Amanda Melillo, PhD, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
    • Wendy Wang, PhD, National Cancer Institute

    ๐Ÿ“œ Agenda

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:20 pm โ€“ 5:20 pm CDT

    Day 3: Round Table #4-Topic: Academic Industrial Partners

    Room: Truhlsen Events Center, Room 1001 A
    619 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198

    • Chair: Sam Hanash, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
    • Co-chair: David Sidransky, MD, Johns Hopkins University
    • Andrew Hoofnagle, MD, PhD, University of Washington
    • Gerard Davis, PhD, Abbott Laboratories
    • Mark Driscoll, PhD, Intus Biosciences
    • DMCC Statistician: Ziding Feng, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • DMCC Staff: Kristin Rodgers, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute

    ๐Ÿ“œ Agenda

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 5:20 pm โ€“ 5:40 pm

    Transition to Truhlsen Events Center, Room 1001 A for Summary of Round Table Discussions

    N/A

    Wednesday, September 25, 20 5:40 pm โ€“ 6:40 pm

    Summary of Round Table Discussions

    Round Table #1-Topic: Spatiomics and Digital Pathology

    • Chair: Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, University of California, San Diego
    • Co-chair: Cecilia Yeung, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • NCI PD: Indu Kohaar, PhD, National Cancer Institute
    • NCI PD: Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute

    Round Table #2-Topic: Proteogenomics

    • Chair: Hui Zhang, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
    • Co-chair: Mamie Lih, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
    • NCI PD: Matt Young PhD, National Cancer Institute

    Round Table #3-Topic: Virus Related Cancers

    • Chair: Erich Sturgis, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
    • Co-chair: Anna Giuliano, PhD, H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center
    • NIDCR PD: Amanda Melillo, PhD, NIDCR
    • NCI PD: Wendy Wang, PhD, National Cancer Institute

    Round Table #4-Topic: Academic Industrial Partners

    • Chair: Sam Hanash, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
    • Co-chair: David Sidransky, MD, Johns Hopkins University
    • NCI PD: Richard Mazurchuk, PhD, National Cancer Institute
    • NCI PD: Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute

    N/A

    Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:40 pm โ€“ 6:45 pm CDT

    Final Remarks and Adjourn Steering Committee Meeting

    N/A