Brainstorming for Brain Tumor Cures

Moderated by: I-Mei Siu, PhD
Senior Editor Cancer Discovery
Recorded: 05/26/2022

In honor of Brain Tumor Awareness and National Cancer Research month, AACR journal Cancer Discovery and the AACR Office of Science Policy and Government Affairs co-hosted a virtual panel comprised of patient advocates, basic scientists, and clinicians to discuss the various barriers facing these different communities and how these groups can work together to accelerate the clinical translation of therapies for patients with brain tumors.

Stay tuned for the Q&A session at the end of the recording.

About the Featured Speakers:

Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD, is the Director of Meningioma Center and a Professor of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Andrew Kaczynski, is a Senior Editor and founding member of CNN's KFile.

Michelle Monje Deisseroth, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, of Pediatrics, of Pathology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Roel Verhaak, PhD, is a Professor and Associate Director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.