Breast/GYN Collaborative Group Agenda

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 – 3:15pm – 6:15pm CT

Location: Room CPB8 Rms 1-2 Duncan Building

Co-Chair: Savannah Partridge, PhD, University of Washington

Co-Chair: Abhijit Patel, MD, Yale University

NCI Program Directors: Christos Patriotis, PhD, and Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute

DMCC: Yingqi Zhao, PhD, Suzanna Reid, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Start

End

Title / Topic

Presenter / Institution

Number

3:15p

3:20p

Welcome & Agenda Overview

Christos Patriotis, PhD, National Cancer Institute

Sidney Fu, MD, National Cancer Institute

N/A

3:20p

3:35p

MGH/Yale Ovary BCC

Steven Skates, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital

01

3:35p

3:40p

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

3:40p

3:55p

FHCC Breast CVC

Christopher Li, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

02

3:55p

4p

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

4p

4:15p

JHU Ovary BCC

·   Zhen Zhang, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

·   Ie-Ming Shih, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

03

4:15p

4:20p

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

4:20p

4:30p

Break & Networking

4:30p

4:45p

Moffitt Breast CVC

John Heine, PhD and Matthew Schabath, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.

04

4:45p

4:50p

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

4:50p

5:05p

FHCC Breast BCC

·   Amanda Paulovich, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

·   Andy Hoofnagle, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

·   Pei Wang, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

05

5:05p

5:10p

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

5:10p

5:25p

MD Anderson Ovary CVC

Robert Bast, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

06

5:25p

5:30p

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

5:30p

5:45p

ASU Ovary BCC

·   Josh LaBaer, MD, PhD

·   Karen Anderson, MD, PhD, Arizona State University

07 

5:45p

5:50p

Q&A

Q&A

Q&A

5:50p

6:05p

Collaborative discussion/ brainstorming

All attendees

6:05p

6:10p

Wrap-up: actions items and next steps

6:10p

6:15p

Adjourn