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Ph.D., Director (Epigenomics) Translational Medicine, R&D Oncology, AstraZeneca

 Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley

Track 4 - February 6 9.00 A.M.-4.30 P.M.


Track Chair: Adrian Lee, UPMC

  • PMWC Award Ceremony
    Pioneer Honoree: Victor Velculescu, Johns Hopkins
    Luminary Honoree: Nicola Aceto, ETH Zurich
  • Keynote: Early Detection of Cancer using Cell-free DNA Fragmentomes
    - Victor Velculescu, Johns Hopkins
  • Keynote: Circulating Tumor Cells
    - Nicola Aceto, ETH Zurich
  • Innovative Approaches in Liquid Biopsy (PANEL)
    Chair: Victor Velculescu, Johns Hopkins
    - Adam Widman, MSKCC
  • Improving Sensitivity of MRD and MCED - Tumor-agnostic vs. Tumor-informed ctDNA Approaches
    Chair: Adrian Lee, University of Pittsburgh
    - Marija Balic, UPMC
    - Ola Carl Landgren, University of Miami
  • Sequencing Accuracy in Early Detection and MRD (PANEL)
    Chair: Alex Sockell, PacBio
    - James Hadfield, AstraZeneca
    - Cristian Tomasetti, City of Hope
  • Circulating Tumor Cells: The New Frontier (PANEL)
    Chair: Nicola Aceto, ETH Zurich
    - Min Yu, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    - Matteo Ligorio, UTSW
  • Addressing Key Challenges and Questions in MCED Testing: Clinical Validation, Overdiagnosis, and Diagnostic Pathways
    Chair: Tom Beer, Exact Sciences
  • PMWC Showcase
    - Wendy Winckler, Droplet Biosciences
  • Multi-Cancer Early Detection: Innovations and Real-World Evidence (PANEL)
    Chair: Peter Bach, Delphi Dx
    - Joshua Cohen, Haystack
    - Lauren Leiman, BLOODPAC
    - Josh Ofman, Grail Bio
    - Tom Beer, Exact Sciences
  • PMWC Showcase
    - Varsha Rao, Claret Bio

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