This one-day symposium will commemorate the 10th year of the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award. We will feature distinguished awardees and alumni of the program, who will speak about their groundbreaking discoveries in the area of translational cancer research.

In addition, the schedule will include Keynote speaker Robert A. Weinberg, PhD, of the Whitehead Institute and MIT. Dr. Weinberg is a pioneer in cancer research, most widely known for his discovery of the first human oncogene (Ras). The day will culminate with a panel discussion entitled "Moving from Discovery through Development – The Evolving Relationship between Academia and Industry."

Join us for this excellent opportunity to learn about the latest advances by the brightest young physician-scientists in cancer research.

For preliminary agenda, please click here: http://www.nyas.org/pdfs/Damon_Aug19.pdf