Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis
September 16 - 20, 2025
Abstract Deadline: June 27, 2025
Organizers:
Cory Abate-Shen, Columbia University
Alec Kimmelman, NYU Langone Health
Valerie Weaver, University of California, San Francisco
We are pleased to announce the eighth Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on the Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm on the evening of Tuesday, September 16, 2025, and end after a morning session on Saturday, September 20. Abstracts should contain new and unpublished material. The selection of material for oral and poster presentations will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs.
Topics:
- The Stressed Microenvironment
- Tumor-Stromal Metabolism
- Lineage Plasticity
- Stroma/Tumor Heterogeneity
- The Systemic Microenvironment
- Metastasis
- Spatial Analysis of Tumor and Stroma
- Targeting of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Metastasis
Keynote Speakers:
Scott Lowe, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
M. Celeste Simon, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Confirmed Discussion Leaders:
Raza Ali, Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Institute, UK
Fran Balkwill, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Fei Chen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Christine Chio, Columbia University
Edna Cukieman, Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple Health
Neta Erez, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Benjamin Greenbaum, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Marcia Haigis, Harvard Medical School
Massimo Loda, Weill Cornell Medical College
Rushika Perera, University of California, San Francisco
Avery Posey, Jr., Penn Medicine
Anil Rustgi, Columbia University
Julien Sage, Stanford University
Matthew Vander Heiden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Itai Yanai, NYU Langone Health
Xiang Zhang, Baylor College of Medicine
Please bring this notice to the attention of any of your colleagues who may be interested in participating in the meeting.
All abstracts must be submitted by the abstract deadline. Late registrations may be accepted after the abstract deadline if the meeting is not oversubscribed. In the event of over-subscription, every effort will be made to ensure that all groups who wish to participate will be represented. The status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our website as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from the government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Please apply in writing via email to Val Pakaluk and state your financial needs; preference will be given to those who submit abstracts.
This conference may be supported in part by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health
Social Media:
The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlcancer. Note that you must obtain permission from an individual presenter before live-tweeting or discussing his/her talk, poster, or research results on social media. Click the Policies tab above to see our full Confidentiality & Reporting Policy.
In-Person Fees:
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1845
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1730
Academic Shared Room Package: $1575
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $1175
Student Package/Double Occupancy: $1470
Student No-Housing Package: $1070
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $2360
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1690
*Student Housing is default double occupancy. Please inquire about availability and fees to upgrade to a private room.
NOTE: We cannot guarantee housing will be on campus.
Room packages close 2 weeks before the meeting start date
Virtual Participation: Includes access to the oral sessions via Zoom, the digital poster gallery, the Slack discussion workspace, and the Leading Strand video archive. If you are submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, please plan to attend the meeting in-person.
Presenters: Individuals submitting abstracts and facing financial barriers should firstly request financial aid (see above). Permission to present your talk or poster virtually will be given only in exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis. If you think you are eligible for an exemption from the requirement to present in person, please provide a justification in writing via email to Val Pakaluk
Non-presenting participants: We plan to broaden access to the conference by allowing certain categories of non-presenting participants to attend virtually at reduced fees. Categories include:
1. Individuals from low & middle income countries;
2. Individuals from non-LMIC countries in Asia, Australasia, Africa or South America;
3. Individuals from US & Canadian minority serving institutions;
4. Individuals with a demonstrable financial barrier;
5. Individuals with family obligations or other special circumstances.
For categories 4 & 5 above, please provide a justification via email to Val Pakaluk
Virtual Fees
Academic Virtual Package $355
Grad Student Virtual Package: $220
Corporate Virtual Package: $530
Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on September 12)
Late Academic Virtual Package: $455
Late Student Virtual Package: $320
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $630