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

Francesca I. De Simone, PhD Manager, Scientific Affairs Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.

Luis Alvarez Application Manager, Functional Imaging Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH

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