Forbeck Cancer Forums

call for meetings

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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Upcoming Meetings

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 Lipid Biology in Cancer
September 21, 2023
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September 24, 2023
Pacific Grove, CA
Meeting Chairs
Brooke Emerling
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PhD
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Raymond D. Blind
,
PhD
Vanderbilt University
Therapeutic Targeting of mRNA Splicing in Cancer
September 21, 2023
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September 24, 2023
Pacific Grove, CA
Meeting Chairs
Olga Anczukow-Camarda
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PhD
The Jackson Laboratory
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko
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PhD
University of Pennsylvania
The Biology and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
September 28, 2023
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October 1, 2023
Pacific Grove, CA
Meeting Chairs
Laura Dawson
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University of Toronto
Daniel Duda
,
PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tim Greten
,
National Institutes of Health
Systemic Metabolism in Cancer
September 28, 2023
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October 1, 2023
Castello, Italy
Meeting Chairs
Matthew Vander Heiden
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MD, PhD
Koch Institute at MIT
Karen Vousden
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PhD
Crick Institute
Fall Scholar Retreat
October 12, 2023
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October 15, 2023
Lake Geneva, WI
Meeting Chairs
Clark C. Chen
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MD, PhD
University of Minnesota
Jan Karlseder
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PhD
The Salk Institute
John T. Kemshead
,
MD
BioMagnetic Solutions
Edward Stites
,
Yale University
Alejandro Sweet-Cordero
,
MD
University of California, San Francisco
Uncovering New Mechanisms of LKB1
October 19, 2023
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October 22, 2023
Smithville, TN
Meeting Chairs
Russell Jones
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PhD
Van Andel Institute
Reuben Shaw
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PhD
Salk Institute
Spring Scholar Retreat
May 2, 2024
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May 5, 2024
Lake Geneva, WI
Meeting Chairs
Meeting Chairs TBD
Fall Scholar Retreat
October 17, 2024
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October 20, 2024
Lake Geneva, WI
Meeting Chairs
Meeting Chairs TBD