Pancreatic cancer is currently the 3rd leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Despite new and emerging therapies, it remains one of the most difficult cancers to diagnosis early and treat.

The University of Chicago is hosting the first ever 2024 PancMidwest Symposium, bringing together expert researchers and clinicians from the Midwest to join forces in the quest to beat pancreatic cancer.

This one-day event will feature podium talks, short talks, and a poster session.

A cocktail reception to follow is intended to deepen the conversation and spark new collaborations.

Featured Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Howard Crawford, PhD
Scientific Director, Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center

Building a Translational Pancreatic Cancer Center in ‘Flyover Country’

Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, PhD
Associate Professor; Department of Internal Medicine
Endowed Professor in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (GHN)
Director, GHN Basic Science Research
Assistant Director, Cancer Research Training and Education, OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ohio State University

Kathy DelGiorno, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, and of Surgery
Vanderbilt University

David De Nardo, PhD
Professor; Section Co-Director of Molecular Oncology
Washington University

Daria Esterhazy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Committee on Cancer Biology
University of Chicago

Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD
Nancy Armitage Pancreas Cancer Presidential Chair
Director, Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence
Professor, Division of Oncology & Hematology

Sonia Kupfer, MD
Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology
University of Chicago

Costas Lyssiotis, PhD
Associate Professor in Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology; Member, Rogel Cancer Center; Maisel Research Professor of Oncology
University of Michigan

Nikki Lytle, PhD
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin

Kay Macleod, PhD
Professor of Ben May Department of Cancer Research Committee on Cancer Biology
University of Chicago

Jeffrey Matthews, MD
Chair of Surgery,
Dallas B. Phemister Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery
University of Chicago

Marina Pasca Di Magliano, PhD
Maud T. Lane Professor
of Surgical Immunology
Professor, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology University of Michigan

Krushna Patra, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology, College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Mitchell Posner, MD
Thomas D. Jones Professor of Surgery,
Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
University of Chicago

Paolo Provenzano, PhD
Professor in Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Medicine
Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, and the Masonic Cancer Center
University of Minnesota