Speaker Profile
Italian Laurea in Physics, Professor, Columbia U./CZ Biohub
Biography
Dr. Califano is a pioneer in the field of systems biology and founding chair of the Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University. He has taken innovative approaches to identify drivers of cancer progression and drug resistance at the singlecell level. Rather than focusing on gene mutations, Dr. Califano analyses the complex, tumorspecific cellular networks that determine cancer cell behavior to pinpoint master regulator proteins that are mechanistically responsible for tumorigenesis and tumor cell homeostasis. Dr. Califano and his lab have shown that master regulators represent critical drivers and tumor dependencies, thus establishing them as a bona fide new class of therapeutic targets. Dr. Califano is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Society for Computational Biology, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a twice recipient of the NCI outstanding investigation award.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
- PMWC 2024 Award Ceremony:
Luminary Honoree: Catriona Jamieson, UCSD Health
- Keynote: Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Precision Oncology
- Catriona Jamieson, UCSD Health
- Revolutionizing Clinical Trials: Precision Oncology and Novel Trial Designs (PANEL)
Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, MCW
- Andrea Cercek, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Apostolia Tsimberidou, MD Anderson
- Ben George, MCW
- Transcriptomics in Precision Oncology: Opportunities and Limitations (PANEL)
Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, MCW
- Andrea Califano, Columbia University
- Charles Perou, University of North Carolina
- Eytan Ruppin, NIH
- Bruce Quinn, Bruce Quinn Assoc LL
- David W. Craig, City of Hope Cancer Center - Legislation Mandating Insurance Coverage for Biomarker Testing
- Kathryn Phillips, UCSF
- Collaborative Frontiers: Transforming Cancer Care Access and Patient Outcomes (PANEL)
Chair: Maggie Rougier-Chapman, Labcorp
- Jennifer Rushton, Baptist Health System San Antonio, TX
- Rebecca Previs, Duke Cancer Institute
- Suzanne Garner, Outcomes4Me
- Taylor Jensen, Labcorp - Exploring the Clinical Utility of Dynamic ctDNA Monitoring
Chair: Lincoln Pasquina, Foundation Medicine
- Hatim Husain, UCSD - Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs): Tracing the Evolution and Forecasting the Future (PANEL)
Chair: Adrian Lee, UPMC
- Sandhya Girish, Gilead
- Neelima Denduluri, Astra Zeneca
- Hope S. Rugo, UCSF - PMWC Showcase
- Michael Milburn, Genecentric Tx
- Robert Cook, Castle Bio
- Mark P. de Souza,SonALAsense, Inc.
- Amrie Grammer, Ampel Biosolutions - NCI Showcase
- Nick Reder, Alpenglow Bio
