March 15, 2024
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
Presentations focused on a variety of topics, including what drives initiation of head and neck cancers; strategies to overcome treatment resistance; and emerging technologies for early detection, machine-learning-assisted single-cell data analysis, and cancer vaccine development.
![Yu Leo Lei, D.D.S., Ph.D.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nidcr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/Lei_Yu.jpg)
Yu Leo Lei, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Dentistry & Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
University of Michigan
![J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nidcr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/j-silvio-gutkind160PX.jpg)
Oral Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy: From Bench to Clinic and Back
J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology
University of California San Diego
![Flora (Fatemeh) Momen-Heravi, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nidcr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/momen-heravi-160px.jpg)
Harnessing the Plasticity of Tumor- Associated Macrophages (TAMs): A Dual Approach to Targeting Head and Neck Cancer
Flora (Fatemeh) Momen-Heravi, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., Dip. ABP
Associate Professor of Dental Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
![Barbara Burtness, M.D.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nidcr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/Burtness_Barbara.jpg)
Overcoming Treatment Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cancer
Barbara Burtness, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Yale University
![Scott A. Ness, Ph.D.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nidcr.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/Ness_Scott.jpg)
Complexities of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Revealed by Gene Expression Analysis
Scott A. Ness, Ph.D.
The Victor and Ruby Hansen Surface Endowed Professor in Cancer Genomics
University of New Mexico
For a full listing of anniversary-related events and activities, visit our 75th anniversary webpage.