Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis
September 16 - 20, 2025
Abstract Deadline: July 14, 2025
Organizers:
Cory Abate-Shen, Columbia University
Mikala Egeblad, Johns Hopkins University
Julien Sage, Stanford University
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 Abstracts should contain new and unpublished material.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:
- Unlocking Tumor Metabolism in Vivo
- Mechanisms of Metastasis Progression
- Lineage Plasticity and Heterogeneity
- The Metastatic Niche and Dormancy
- The Tumor Ecosystem
- Tropism and te
- Spatial Analysis of Tumor and Stroma
- Translating to Patients
Keynote Speakers:
Sean Morrison, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Valerie Weaver, University of California, San Francisco
Confirmed Discussion Leaders:
Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Leila Akkari, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands
Michael Angelo, Stanford University
Adrienne Boire, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David DeNardo, Washington University at St. Louis
Andrew Ewald, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sarah-Maria Fendt, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, Belgium
Claudia Fischbach-Teschi, Cornell University
Lawrence Fong, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Benjamin Izar, Columbia University
Alison Lloyd, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, United Kingdom
Ilaria Malanchi, The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom
Srinivas Malladi, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Erika Pearce, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tuomas Tammela, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lloyd Trotman, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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 is 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.
This meeting is sponsored by:
In-Person Fees:
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $2005
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1875
Academic Shared Room Package: $1715
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $1280
Student Package/Double Occupancy: $1595
Student No-Housing Package: $1160
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $2560
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1835
*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
Virtual Fees:
Academic Virtual Package: $380
Grad Student Virtual Package: $235
Corporate Virtual Package: $565
Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on September 12):
Late Academic Virtual Package: $480
Late Student Virtual Package: $335
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $665