Single Cell & Spatial Analysis in the Tumour Microenvironment
AGENDA OVERVIEW
2.00pm Thought Leader Interview with Professor Evan Keller
2.30pm Panel Discussion: Unlocking the Tumour Microenvironment: Advances in Single Cell & Spatial Analysis
- How spatial and single-cell technologies are reshaping our understanding of tumour heterogeneity
- Translating high-resolution tissue data into clinical decision-making and biomarker discovery
- Integrating multi-omic and imaging data: challenges in computation, standardisation, and scale
- Future directions in therapeutic targeting and personalised oncology through spatial biology
Panellists
Simpa S. Salami, Associate Professor of Urology and Associate Director, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan
Carlo B. Bifulco, Chief Medical Officer, Providence Genomics; Director, Translational Molecular Pathology and Molecular Genomics, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Institute
Egon Ranghini, PhD, Senior Science & Technology Advisor, 10x Genomics
Biography:
Dr. Keller is the Richard and Susan Rogel Professor of Oncology and serves as Director of the Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program, Director of the Research Cores Office, and Associate Director of Shared Resources at the Rogel Cancer Center. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis, and his Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Keller is Board Certified in Oncology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He has authored more than 250 publications, and his research centers on the tumor microenvironment, spanning fundamental biological investigations through to clinical applications.
