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Innovate Cancer Data Science Symposium

January 12, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Join us for the UNC Lineberger Innovate Cancer Data Science Symposium!

The symposium will bring together preeminent national cancer experts in data science with UNC students, faculty and researchers to explore data science applications, research innovations and workforce development to improve cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship for North Carolinians and beyond.

The agenda features keynote speakers, as well as lunch, a poster session, and a reception.

Keynote Speaker: Rafael Irizarry, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Keynote Speaker: Sylvia Plevritis, PhD, Stanford University

Keynote Speakers: Gregory Goldgof, MD, PhD, MS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Yueh Lee, MD, PhD, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; and Carlo Bifulco, MD, Providence Genomics.

The poster session will be held from 4–6 p.m. The deadline to submit a poster for consideration is December 17.

  • Robert Ferris, MD, PhD
  • Charles Perou, PhD
  • Naim Rashid, PhD
  • Shetal Patel, MD, PhD
  • Didong Li, PhD
  • Jun Li, PhD
  • Louise Henderson, PhD, MSPH
  • Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD
  • Caroline Thompson, PhD, MPH
  • Emily Ray, MD, MPH
  • Jacob Stein, MD, MPH
  • Ziping Xu, PhD
  • Melissa Troester, PhD, MPH
  • Daiwei (David) Zhang, PhD
  • Iain Carmichael, PhD
  • Ashok Krishnamurthy, PhD
  • Jeremy Rich, MD

If you have questions about the event, please reach out to Kyndal Palme, kjpalme@med.unc.edu, for support.

Registration

The deadline to submit a poster for consideration is December 17. General registration will remain open through January 2.

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