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Pancreatic cancer conference 2026. Navy blue background with illustration of pancreatic cancer cells in light blue and pink.

Our programme, committee and speakers

Our Pancreatic Cancer Conference includes three days of scientific sessions, networking, panel discussions and more.

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Meet our scientific committee

Anirban Maitra.

Anirban Maitra

GI Cancer Center and Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health

Dieter Saur.

Dieter Saur

German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Technical University of Munich

Headshot of Giulia Biffi.

Giulia Biffi

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre

Explore our programme

Day 1: Tuesday 7 July

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09:30-

10:30

Registration, networking and poster set-up

10:30-

10:45

Welcome

10:45-

11:30

Keynote address

Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

11:30-

11:45

Patient perspective

11:45-

12:15

Poster highlights

12:15-

13:30

Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing

13:30-

15:30

Role of the exposome

Paco Real, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (Chair)

Nicola Gagliani, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Nuria Malats, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, CNIO

(Other speakers to be confirmed)

15:30-

16:00

Networking break

16:00-

18:00

Tumour heterogeneity

Vincenzo Corbo, University of Verona (Chair)

Linghua Wang, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jose Espejo Valle-Inclan, Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre

Direna Alonso-Curbelo, IRB Barcelona

18:00-

18:10

Day 1 closing remarks

18:10-

19:15

Networking reception and poster viewing

Day 2: Wednesday 8 July

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07:30-

08:30

Light breakfast

08:30-

08:55

Registration and networking

08:55-

09:00

Opening remarks

09:00-

11:00

Malignant-stromal cell evolution

Claus Jorgensen, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester (Chair)

Marina Pasca Di Magliano, University of Michigan

Florent Ginhoux, Gustave Roussy

(Other speakers to be confirmed)

11:00-

11:30

Networking break and exhibition

11:30-

13:00

Innovative technologies

Eirini Velliou, University College London (Chair)

Brian Brown, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Mo Lotfollahi, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge

Peter Bailey, Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre

13:00-

13:30

Panel discussion

13:30-

14:30

Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing

14:30-

16:30

Beyond KRAS: alternative drivers and targets

Bristi Basu, University of Cambridge (Chair)

Roland Rad, Technical University Munich

Talia Golan, Sheba Medical Center

Laura Soucek, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology

16:30-

17:00

Poster highlights

17:00-

18:15

Networking drinks and poster session

19:00-

late

Networking dinner

Day 3: Thursday 9 July

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07:30-

08:30

Light breakfast

08:30-

08:55

Registration and networking

08:55-

09:00

Opening remarks

09:00-

11:00

Early detection and interception

Anirban Maitra, NYU Langone Health (Chair)

Nigel Jamieson, University of Glasgow

Neeha Zaidi, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Pilar Acedo, University College London

11:00-

11:30

Networking break

11:30-

13:00

Systemic disruptions in pancreatic cancer

Eithne Costello, University of Liverpool (Chair)

Maria Rohm, Helmholtz Munich

Giulia Biffi, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge

Suresh Chari, MD Anderson Cancer Center

13:00-

13:30

Panel discussion

13:30-

14:30

Lunch and exhibition

14:30-

15:15

Keynote address

Andreas Trumpp, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

15:15-

15:25

Comfort break

No refreshments will be served during this break

15:25-

16:00

Closing remarks and poster winner announcement

Meet our keynote speakers

Andreas Trumpp headshot.

Andreas Trumpp

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM gGmbH)

Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue headshot.

Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue

David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Meet our chairs

Claus Jorgensen headshot.

Claus Jorgensen

Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester

Eirini Velliou headshot.

Eirini Velliou

University College London

Vincenzo Corbo headshot.

Vincenzo Corbo

University of Verona

  • Bristi Basu, University of Cambridge

  • Eithne Costello, University of Liverpool

  • Paco Real, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)

Meet our speakers

Florent Ginhoux headshot.

Florent Ginhoux

Gustave Roussy

Linghua Wang headshot.

Linghua Want

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Maria Rohm headshot.

Maria Rohm

Helmholtz Centre Munich

Marina Pasca di Magliano headshot.

Marina Pasca di Magliano

University of Michigan

Talia Golan headshot.

Talia Golan

Sheba Medical Center

  • Brian Brown, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • Direna Alonso-Curbelo, IRB Barcelona

  • Jose Espejo Valle-Inclan, Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre

  • Laura Soucek, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology

  • Mo Lotfollahi, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge

  • Nicola Gagliani, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

  • Nigel Jamieson, University of Glasgow

  • Nuria Malats, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)

  • Peter Bailey, Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre

  • Pilar Acedo, University College London

  • Roland Rad, Technical University Munich

  • Suresh Chari, MD Anderson Cancer Center