Advances in Brain Tumor Research & Therapy

July 17 - July 20, 2025

Organizers:

Eric Holland, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Sadhan Majumder, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Alea Mills, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Patrick Wen, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The inaugural Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on Advances in Brain Tumor Research & Therapy will begin at 7:30 pm on Thursday, July 17, and will conclude at noon on Sunday, July 20.

Topics:

Clinical Aspects of Brain Tumors

Pathology / Imaging / Population biology / Quality of Life / Surgery / Radiation oncology / Medical therapies

Genetics and Developmental Biology

Cancer Genetics / Pediatric brain tumors / Cancer neuroscience

Gliomas and Nervous System Disorders

Gliomas / Meningiomas / Ependymomas / Medulloblastomas / ATRT / Brain metastases / Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)

Mouse Models and Genomics

Mouse models/ Genomics / Proteogenomics / Large datasets

Metabolism

Metabolic reprogramming / RNA biology / Lipid biology

Microenvironment, Angiogenesis and Immunology

Angiogenesis / Engineered T cell vs checkpoint inhibition / Monocytes

Drug Development and Preclinical Studies

Drug design / Drug screening / Preclinical modeling / Blood brain barrier

Therapeutics and Clinical Trials

Trial design / Heterogeneity