Defining and defeating metastasis: from plasticity to immune evasion to therapy resistance

Overview

This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually.

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Symposium overview

Metastasis research is a nexus for several of the most exciting areas and technical developments of current cancer biology and translational molecular medicine. High-resolution intravital imaging, single-cell sequencing, and integrated genomics approaches, innovative tissue modelling and co-culture systems for disease screening and patient stratification all have enormous implications for our basic understanding of the mechanisms of this deadly disease, and hold great promises for progress in its successful treatment.

This symposium will cover emerging key concepts of latent metastasis and dissemination of tumor cells including evolution and genetic diversity of metastasis, circulating tumor cells, stemness, dormancy and stromal reprogrammig, transcriptional and epigenetic control, motility and invasive signaling, metastatic heterogeneity, EMT and plasticity, immune evasion, and metabolic adaptations.

The meeting will provide a unique interdisciplinary exchange on current approaches and future collaborations on metastasis and its therapeutic challenges.

Session topics

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What past participants say about the Symposium

“The Defining and Defeating Metastasis’ Symposium is one of the best meetings I have ever attended. We talked about science at the highest level with the joy of research! Surrounded by nature, I met old colleagues and future collaborators, we discussed our research and learnt from the stunning presentations. Thank you so much EMBL for this incredible event and for giving me the opportunity to present my research results” – Giulia Gallerani, University of Bologna, Italy

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About

EMBO | EMBL Symposia promote scientific communication and collaboration in the European research area. They provide scientists with a platform to discuss and exchange ideas on forward-looking topics and new developments in the life sciences.

Topics emphasise upcoming developments and the interdisciplinary nature of related fields. Jointly funded and organised by EMBO and EMBL – and complementary to their respective courses, workshops, and conference programmes – the symposia promote scientific communication and collaboration.

All symposia are held in the EMBL Advanced Training Centre (ATC) in Heidelberg, Germany, or virtually.

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