Understanding Disease Through Biomarkers

LIVE Symposium

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM ET

From simple physiological measurements and small molecules to imaging and histologic information, biomarkers found within the human body reveal valuable insights into health and disease. These key indicators can facilitate early disease detection, monitor progression, guide diagnostic and therapeutic decisions, and expand scientists' understanding of complex biological processes.

In this symposium brought to you by The Scientist, researchers will discuss how they discovered novel biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-frontotemporal dementia (FTD), malignant glioma, and systemic sclerosis.

Symposium program

11:00 AM – Opening Remarks

11:10 AM- p62 and NBR1: Balancing Tumor Promotion and Immune Activation in HCC

Jorge Moscat, PhD

11:50 AM – TBD

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12:35 PM – A Novel Fluid Biomarker Reveals TDP-43 Dysfunction in Presymptomatic ALS-FTD

Katie Irwin, PhD

1:15 PM - The Evolution of AD Diagnosis: The Role of Biomarkers

Francesca I. De Simone, PhD

1:40 PM - Molecular and Functional Precision Medicine in the Treatment of Malignant Glioma

David Nathanson, PhD

2:20 PM- 3D High-Multiplex Imaging in Cancer Immunology

Luis Alvarez

2:45 PM- Scleroderma: Sex Differences in Immune Sugars Point to Potential New Diagnostics

Lisa Willis, PhD

3:25 PM- Closing Remarks

Jorge Moscat, PhD
Homer T. Hirst III Professor of Oncology
Vice Chair, Cell and Cancer Pathobiology
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Katie Irwin
MD-PhD Candidate
Departments of Neuroscience and Pathology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

David Nathanson, PhD
Professor
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
University of California, Los Angeles

Lisa Willis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science, University of Alberta
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta