call for SCHOLARS
Since its founding in 1985, the Forbeck Foundation has hosted over 80 meetings covering diverse topics in cancer research. While the meeting schedule is set for 2023 and 2024, we are now looking for meeting topics to host in 2025 and beyond. Meeting requests are open to all past participants of Forbeck meetings. Before submitting, please briefly search through our current and past meetings to ensure your topic has not recently been discussed.
Act fast, topics need to be submitted no later than Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
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The Forbeck Foundation created a breakthrough meeting: "The Forbeck Forum" that inspires the greatest minds in medical research to find a cure for cancer. Explore our site to learn what makes the Forbeck Forums different than other cancer research meetings and conferences.
Targeting Cancer Evolution
September 11, 2025
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September 14, 2025
Weizmann Institute of Science
Sarah McClelland
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PhD, BSc
Barts Cancer Institute
Persistence, Apoptosis, and Minimal Residual Disease
September 11, 2025
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September 14, 2025
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
University of California Santa Barbara
2025 Fall Scholar Retreat
October 2, 2025
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October 5, 2025
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
John T. Kemshead
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PhD, FRCPath
BioMagnetic Solutions
The Ohio State University
Alejandro Sweet-Cordero
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MD
University of California, San Francisco
Nucleosome Structure and Function in Cancer
October 5, 2025
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October 8, 2025
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Cell Death in Cancer Therapy
October 16, 2025
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October 19, 2025
Kristopher A. Sarosiek
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PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cristina Munoz Pinedo
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PhD
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute
AI in Cancer Research and Drug Discovery
October 19, 2025
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October 22, 2025
Stanford and Gladstone Institutes
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Subsequent Cancer Risk After Pediatric Cancer
October 26, 2025
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October 29, 2025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
National Institutes of Health
Technology to Advance Care and Outcomes for Pediatric Cancer Survivors
October 26, 2025
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October 29, 2025
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Targeting Immunometabolism for Cancer Therapy
November 13, 2025
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November 16, 2025
Cancer and aging – convergent and opposing forces
March 8, 2026
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March 11, 2026
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas
2026 Spring Scholar Retreat
April 30, 2026
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May 3, 2026
Leadership Selection in Progress
Causes and Consequences of Cellular Plasticity in Cancer
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
University of Pennsylvania
2026 Fall Scholar Retreat
September 24, 2026
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September 27, 2026
Leadership Selection in Progress
Evolution and Modeling of Cancer Genetic Networks and Cell States
October 15, 2026
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October 18, 2026
Nuclear Codensates in Cancer
October 18, 2026
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October 21, 2026
University of Pennsylvania
