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  • Friday, Nov 17th
    4:05 PM – 4:15 PM PT
    TMIC-15 - Genetic and spatial heterogeneity of pediatric high-grade gliomas confer unique inflammatory microenvironments
    Location: Room 121-122
    Oral Abstract Presenter: James L. Ross – Emory University
    Author: Gonzalo Pinero – Mount Sinai
    Author: Montserrat Puigdelloses-Vallcorba – Mount Sinai
    Author: Nishant Soni – Mount Sinai
    Author: Angelo Angione – Mount Sinai
    Author: Oren Becher – Mount Sinai
    Author: Alexander M. Tsankov – Mount Sinai
    Author: Dolores Hambardzumyan – Mount Sinai
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    4:45 PM – 4:50 PM PT
    TMIC-13 - Exhausted CD8+ T cells maintain low-grade gliomas in Nf1-mutant mice.
    Location: Room 121-122
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Rasha Barakat – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Jit Chatterjee – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Rui Mu – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Xuanhe Qi – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Olivia Cobb – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Karen Gao – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Xingxing Gu – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Igor Smirnov – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: Jonathan Kipnis – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author: David H. Gutmann – Washington University School of Medicine
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    5:05 PM – 5:10 PM PT
    TMIC-58 - Alterations in glioblastoma tumor microenvironment transcriptome after treatment with pembrolizumab
    Location: Room 118-120
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Nazanin K. Majd – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Author: Liu Yang – MD Anderson
    Author: Garret Williford – MD Anderson
    Author: Kristin Alfaro-Munoz – MD Anderson
    Author: Pushan Dasgupta – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Author: Amy B. Heimberger – Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
    Author: Kasthuri Kannan – MD Anderson
    Author: Jason T. Huse – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Author: Krishna P. Bhat – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Author: John F. de Groot – University of California, San Francisco
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-02 - Sex differences in immune response in a murine glioblastoma resection model confer a female survival advantage
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Josephine Volovetz – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Juyeun Lee – Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Justin D. Lathia – Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-03 - Targeting the collagen receptor DDR1 promotes anti-glioma immunity by remodeling collagen fiber architecture.
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Syed M. M. Faisal – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Maria Luisa Varela – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Andrea Comba – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Anna E. Argento – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Molly E. J. West – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Emily Brumley – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Clifford Abel II – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Jarred E. Clewner – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Brooklyn Stack – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Santiago Haase – Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
    Author: Anzar A. Mujeeb – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Kaushik Banerjee – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Marcus Barissi – University of Michigan
    Author: Grace A. Abbud – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Maria G. Castro – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Pedro R. Lowenstein – Department of Neurosurgery, and Cell and Developmental Biology, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-05 - Unveiling the Impact of PTN-PTPRZ1 Signaling on Glioblastoma Progression through Tumor Microenvironment Communication
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Weihong Ge – UCLA
    Author: Ryan Kan – UCLA
    Author: Elisa Fazzari – UCLA
    Author: Daria Azizad – UCLA
    Author: Joyce Ito – UCLA
    Author: Can Yilgor – UCLA
    Author: Christopher Tse – UCLA
    Author: Andrew Tum – UCLA
    Author: Kunal Patel – UCLA
    Author: David A. Nathanson – UCLA
    Author: Aparna Bhaduri – UCLA
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-06 - Glioblastoma progression is promoted by C5aR1 signaling through EMT induction, and its blockade by W54011 attenuates malignant phenotypes.
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Jihwan Yoo – Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
    Author: Yoojung Oh – Severance Hospital
    Author: Dongkyu Lee – Severance Hospital
    Author: Seonah Choi – Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
    Author: Eui-Hyun Kim – Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
    Author: Ju Hyung Moon – Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
    Author: Jong Hee Chang – Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
    Author: Seok-Gu Kang – Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-08 - Claudin-1 upregulation in glioblastoma induced blood-brain-barrier dysfunction via a paracrine mechanism
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Brittany Schweiger – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Author: Forrest Kievit – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-09 - Primary cilia regulate extracellular vesicle-mediated immunosuppression in human glioblastoma cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Mi-Yeon Jung – Neurosurgical Oncology Unit, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, NIH
    Author: Josie Trichka – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Author: Masahiro Oishi – Neurosurgical Oncology Unit, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, NIH
    Author: Afua Agyeman-Andoh – National Institute of Health
    Author: Joshua Welsh – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Author: Jubin George – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Author: Amanda Roehrkasse – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Author: Maxwell Laws – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Author: Jennifer Jones – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Author: Stanley Adoro – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Author: Ian F. Parney – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Desmond A. Brown – Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-10 - TGF-β2 driven survival in DMG and GBM
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Cynthia Lee
    Author: Vuong Trieu – SapuBio
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-11 - Spatial profiling of tumor vasculature at autopsy in brainstem gliomas
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Joelle P. Straehla – Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
    Author: Jared Woods – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Author: Jayne Vogelzang – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Author: Jacquelyn Jones – Dana Farber Cancer institute
    Author: Keith L. Ligon – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Author: Sanda Alexandrescu, MA – Boston Children's Hospital
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-14 - CLEC5A regulates TAM polarization, TME immunosuppression and disease progression in glioblastoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Jiabo Li – Northwestern University
    Author: Xuya Wang – Tianjin Medical University
    Author: Luqing Tong – Zhejiang University
    Author: Steven Markwell – Northwestern University
    Author: Ling-Kai Shih – Northwestern University
    Author: Cheryl L. Olson – Northwestern University
    Author: Tatiana C. Carneiro-Lobo – Northwestern University
    Author: Xunjun Yang – Tianjin General Hospital
    Author: Daniel J. Brat – Northwestern University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-16 - The collagen receptor LAIR-1 alters the glioma microenvironment and regulates tumor aggressive behavior.
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Maria Luisa Varela – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Syed M. M. Faisal – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Andrea Comba – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Sayer Lelling – University of Michigan
    Author: Marcus Barissi – University of Michigan
    Author: Maria G. Castro – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Pedro R. Lowenstein – Department of Neurosurgery, and Cell and Developmental Biology, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-17 - The role of ICAM1 in glioblastoma tumorigenesis under hypoxic conditions
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Sheila Mansouri – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Poster Presenter: Kaviya Devaraja – University of Toronto
    Author: Gelareh Zadeh – University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital
    Author: Olivia Singh – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Hafsah Ali – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Qinxqia Wei – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Julio Sosa – UHN
    Author: Vikas Patil – UHN
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-18 - Cytomegalovirus oncomodulation of the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment: A role for the viral-encoded GPCR, US28
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Michael Kelly – Infection Biology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Amanda Wass – Infection Biology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Daniel J. Silver – Cleveland Clinic
    Author: Justin D. Lathia – Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Poster Presenter: Christine O'Connor – Infection Biology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-21 - Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 (S1PR3) in the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment may play a role in immunosuppression
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Sharon K. Michelhaugh – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Author: Jennifer M. Munson – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-22 - Identification of exosome miRNA-mRNA interactions in the glioma tumor immune microenvironment
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Emily Xu – University of Pennsylvania
    Author: Katharine Krueger – University of Pennsylvania
    Author: Jonathan Sussman, BS – University of Pennsylvania
    Author: Ebrar Akca – University of Pennsylvania
    Author: Irina-Mihaela Matache – University of Pennsylvania
    Author: Amitha Halthore – University of Pennsylvania
    Author: Jonathan Patterson – University of Pennsylvania
    Author: Nduka Amankulor – University of Pennsylvania
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-23 - Unravelling the heterogeneity of glioblastoma's vascular landscape
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Zoe R. Woolf – University of Auckland
    Author: Susan Li – University of Auckland
    Author: Molly Swanson – University of Auckland
    Author: Clinton Turner – University of Auckland
    Author: Patrick Schweder – Auckland Hospital
    Author: Jason Correia – Auckland Hospital
    Author: Richard L. M. Faull – University of Auckland
    Author: Thomas I-H Park – University of Auckland
    Author: Michael Dragunow – University of Auckland
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-24 - Ferroptosis induces immunogenic cell death and synergizes with CD47 blockade to reprogram the glioma microenvironment
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Colin P. Sperring – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Michael G. Argenziano – Columbia University Medical Center
    Poster Presenter: Matei A. Banu – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Author: Athanassios Dovas – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Angeliki Mela – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Wenting Zhao – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Julia Furnari – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author: Brianna Pereira – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Casey Ager – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Mitchell Yeary – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Ben Shapiro – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Corina Kotidis – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Oluwaseyi Adeyuan – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Dominique Higgins – UNC Medical Center
    Author: Pavan S. Upadhyayula – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Aayushi Mahajan – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Nelson Humala – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Benjamin Izar – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Peter A. Sims – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Jeffrey N. Bruce – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author: Peter D. Canoll – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-25 - Neutrophil-induced glioblastoma ferroptotic cell death depends on LC3-associated phagocytosis of neutrophils by glioblastoma cells
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Tong Lu – Penn State College of Medicine
    Author: Patricia P. Yee – Penn State College of Medicine
    Author: Jessica Thorpe – Penn State College of Medicine
    Author: Hong-Gang Wang – Penn State College of Medicine
    Poster Presenter: Wei Li – Penn State College of Medicine
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-26 - TAMs and hypoxia enhance glioblastoma stem-like cell enrichment and may impact radioresistance
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Victor Karwacinski – Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
    Author: Tatiana C. Carneiro-Lobo – Northwestern University
    Author: Cheryl L. Olson – Northwestern University
    Author: Mayerli Constante – Northwestern University
    Author: Pinar Mesci – University of California San Diego
    Author: Daniel J. Brat – Northwestern University
    Author: Alysson Muotri – University of California San Diego
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-28 - Targeting tumor-associated Smooth Muscle Actin (ACTA2) expression in mouse pre-clinical glioma models reduces tumor progression and extends survival
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Andrea Comba – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Maria Luisa Varela – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan
    Author: Clifford Abel II – University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Syed M. Faisal – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan
    Author: Maria G. Castro – University of Michigan Medical School
    Poster Presenter: Pedro R. Lowenstein – Department of Neurosurgery, and Cell and Developmental Biology, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-29 - Bevacizumab is Associated with Increased Rate of Recurrence in Glioblastoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Mahlet Mekonnen – University of California, Los Angeles
    Author: Sanah Vohra – David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
    Author: Anubhav Chandla – University of California, Los Angeles
    Author: Yelena Malkhasyan – University of California, Los Angeles
    Author: Isaac Yang – Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-31 - Multi-platform genomic landscape of intra-tumoral hypoxia in glioblastoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Sheila Mansouri – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Vikas Patil – UHN
    Author: Jeff Liu – University of Toronto
    Author: Shreya Gandhi – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Julio Sosa – UHN
    Author: Ron Wu – UHN
    Author: Kaviya Devaraja – University of Toronto
    Author: Olivia Singh – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Hafsah Ali – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Shirin Karimi – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Yasin Mamatjan – Thompson Rivers University
    Author: Sujun Chen – UHN
    Author: Anna Dvorkin-gheva – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Shahbaz Khan – University of Toronto
    Author: Hansen He – UHN
    Author: Thomas Kislinger – University of Toronto
    Author: Federico Gaiti – UHN
    Author: Bradley Wouters – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Gelareh Zadeh – University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-32 - Impact of Low-intensity Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation (tDCS) in Glioblastoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Arabinda Das – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Author: Daniel G McDonald – Department of Radio-oncology, Medical University of South Carolina
    Author: Milad Yazdani – Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Author: Cynthia A. Welsh – Department of Neuropathology, Medical University of South Carolina
    Author: Libby Kosnik Infinger – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Author: William A A. Vandergrift III, III – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Author: Abhay K. K. Varma – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Author: Sunil J. J. Patel – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Author: David Cachia – Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Massachusetts
    Author: Alicia M Zukas – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Author: Scott M. Lindhorst – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina,
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-35 - Tumor Cell-Derived Spermidine Accelerates Glioblastoma Progression via Lymphocyte Depletion
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Kristen E. Kay – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Defne Bayik – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Author: Zeneng Wang – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Jason Miska – Northwestern University
    Author: J. Mark J. Brown – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Stanley L. L. Hazen – Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Justin D. Lathia – Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-36 - Spatial architecture of high-grade glioma reveals tumor heterogeneity within distinct domains
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Joel Moffet – Walter and Eliza Hall Insitute of Medical Research
    Author: Oluwaseun Fatunla – Walter and Eliza Hall Insitute of Medical Research
    Poster Presenter: James Whittle – Walter and Eliza Hall Insitute of Medical Research
    Author: Jones Jordan – Royal Melbourne Hospital
    Author: Samuel Roberts-Thomson – Royal Melbourne Hospital
    Author: Anna pavenko – Nanostring
    Author: David Scoville – Nanostring
    Author: Liang Zhang – Nanostring
    Author: Yan Liang – Nanostring
    Author: Andrew Morokoff – Royal Melbourne Hospital
    Author: Saskia Freytag – Walter and Eliza Hall Insitute of Medical Research
    Author: Sarah Best – Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-38 - Mitochondrial ATP biogenesis regulated by VDAC1 in TMEM119+ tumor-associated microglia and macrophages mediates high-grade glioma growth
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Caren Yu-Ju Wu – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Yiyun Chen – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Ya-Jui Lin – Chang Gung Medical Foundation
    Author: Kuo-Chen Ｗei – New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital (Built and Operated by Chang Gung Medical Foundation)
    Author: Kwang-Yu Chang – National Health Research Institutes
    Author: Li-Ying Feng – Chang Gung Medical Foundation
    Author: An-Chih Wu – Chang Gung Medical Foundation
    Author: Ko-Ting Chen – Chang Gung Medical Foundation
    Author: Alexander Liang Ren – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Ryan Takeo Nitta – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Janet Yuling Wu – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Ayush Pant – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author: Kwang Bog Cho – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Crystal L. Mackall – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Jian-Ying Chuang – International Master Program in Medical Neuroscience, Taipei Medical University
    Author: Chiung-Yin Huang – Chang Gung Medical Foundation
    Author: Gordon Li – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author: Christopher M. Jackson – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author: Pin-Yuan Chen – Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung
    Author: Michael Lim – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-39 - Perivascular containment of T cells in IDH-mutant astrocytoma associates with high abundance of gemistocytic tumor cells and immune stimulatory microglia
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Levi van Hijfte – Erasmus Medical Center
    Author: Marjolein Geurts – Erasmus Medical Center
    Author: Iris de Heer – Erasmus Medical Center
    Author: Wies R. Vallentgoed – Erasmus Medical Center
    Author: Emrah Balcioglu – Erasmus Medical Center
    Author: Reno Debets – Erasmus Medical Center
    Author: Pim J. French – Erasmus Medical Center
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-40 - Biophysical analysis of glioblastoma core and rim reveal unique mechanical and ultrastructural signatures
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Bradley Mahaffey – University of Louisville
    Author: Zachary Fowler – University of Louisville
    Author: Zoe Lung – University of Louisville
    Author: Vivien Dang – University of Louisville
    Author: Hermann Frieboes – University of Louisville
    Poster Presenter: Brian Williams – University of Louisville Health
    Author: Joseph Chen – University of Louisville
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-42 - Acrolein produced by glioma cells under hypoxia inhibits neutrophil AKT activity and suppresses anti-tumoral activities.
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Zhen Jie Tong – Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Author: Hong-Chieh Tsai – Cheng Gung Memorial Hospital
    Author: Tsong-Long Hwang – Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University
    Author: Hsiang-Tsui Wang – Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-48 - Synaptic proteins Bassoon, DLG4, DLG1, Magi2, Shank1, and Homer1 in glioma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Marco Timmer – University Hospital Cologne
    Author: Nina Lauer – Neurosurgery
    Author: Saskia Kuhl – Uniklinik Koeln
    Author: Roland Goldbrunner – Dept. of General Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-49 - Automatic segmentation of distinct glioblastoma hallmarks on digitized H&E slides via deep learning: Curation of a large multi-institutional cohort 
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Alvaro A. Sandino – University of Wisconsin Madison
    Author: David S. Becerra – Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    Author: Nelly J. Sandino – Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    Author: Eduardo Romero – Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    Poster Presenter: Pallavi Tiwari – University of Wisconsin
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-51 - The release of inflammatory cytokines are regulated by Pyk2 signaling in GBM cells.  
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Emely Morales -Colón – Universidad Central del Caribe
    Author: Lilia Kucheryavykh – Universidad Central del Caribe
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-52 - Histone H3K27me3 level govern tumor-associated microglia reprogramming in response to GBM
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Sangjo Kang – Icahn School of Medicine
    Author: anirudh sattiraju – Icahn school of medicine
    Author: Jack Ying Zhang – Icahn school of medicine
    Author: Mary Ughetta – Icahn school of medicine
    Author: Alexander M. Tsankov – Mount Sinai
    Author: Roland Friedel – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author: Hongyan Zou – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-53 - Transglutaminase 2 expression in glioblastoma: evidence for a role in efferocytosis
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Ian Lorimer – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Author: Mara Elgafarawi – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Author: Margarita Lui – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Author: Filiz Sevinc – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Author: Alexa Leger – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Author: David G. Munoz – St. Michael's Hospital
    Author: Jeffrey Keillor – University of Ottawa
    Author: John Woulfe – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-54 - Radiotherapy-induced remodeling of the glioblastoma microenvironment
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Rebecca Rosberg – Lund University
    Author: Elinn Johansson – Lund University
    Author: Crister Ceberg – Lund University
    Poster Presenter: Alexander Pietras – Lund University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-55 - Turning enemy into ally: hijack brain tumor cells to break down the blood-tumor barrier
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Shahrzad Bahrampour – Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Hospital for Sick Children of Toronto
    Author: Xi Huang – The Hospital for Sick Children
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-56 - Deciphering the Intricate Glioblastoma Tumor Microenvironment and EGFRvIII Transcript Distribution through Single-Cell Spatial Profiling
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Simon Gregory – Duke University School of Medicine
    Author: Vaibhav Jain – Duke University School of Medicine
    Author: Emily Hocke – Duke University
    Author: Karen Abramson – Duke University
    Author: Elizabeth Thomas – Duke University Brain Tumor Biorepository
    Author: Diane Satterfield – Duke University Brain Tumor Biorepository
    Author: Kyle M. Walsh – DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Author: Michael C. Brown – Duke University
    Author: Roger E. McLendon – Duke University
    Author: David M. Ashley – The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-59 - IL-2 secreting engineered myeloid cells potentiate cytotoxic effector cell activation to delay malignant progression in a preclinical model of glioma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Alessandro Canella – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Author: Matthew Nazzaro – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Author: Abigail Haffey – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Author: Claire Schmitt – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Author: Gregory Behbehani – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Poster Presenter: Prajwal Rajappa – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-61 - Investigating reprograming of the GBM’s tumor microenvironment as a result of co-transfer of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with adoptive cellular therapy.
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Alexandra Reid – University of Florida
    Author: Dan Jin – University of Florida
    Author: Bayli DiVita Dean – University of Florida
    Author: Laura Falceto Font – UF
    Author: Connor Francis – University of Florida
    Author: John Figg – University of Florida
    Author: Catherine Flores – University of Florida
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-62 - Complement factor H is a novel ligand for the inducible T cell co-stimulator and promotes survival of regulatory T cells in the glioma microenvironment
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Karolina I. Smolag – Lund University
    Author: Jakub Olszowka – Lund University
    Author: Rebecca Rosberg – Lund University
    Author: Elinn Johansson – Lund University
    Author: Elisabet Marinko – Lund University
    Author: Karin Leandersson – Lund University
    Author: David O´Connell – University College Dublin
    Author: Valeria Governa – Lund University
    Author: Emre Can Tüysüz – Lund University
    Author: Mattias Belting – Lund University
    Author: Martin Myriam – Lund University
    Author: Alexander Pietras – Lund University
    Author: Anna M. Blom – Lund University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-63 - Single cell sequencing of recurrent glioblastoma defines cellular states associated with therapy resistance
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Arushi Tripathy – University of Michigan
    Author: Sunita Shankar – University of Michigan
    Author: Visweswaran Ravikumar – University of Michigan
    Author: Jackson Loper – University of Michigan
    Author: Sunjong Ji – University of Michigan
    Author: zainab Hassan – University of Michigan
    Author: Yacoub Haydin – University of Michigan
    Author: Dah-Luen Huang – University of Michigan
    Author: Sagnik Bhadury – University of Michigan
    Author: Jeffrey Regier – University of Michigan
    Author: Arvind U. Rao – University of Michigan
    Author: Wajd Al-Holou – University of Michigan
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-64 - Characterization of the tumor microenvironment in diffuse midline gliomas (DMG) for 3D in vitro model building
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Sarah Kremer – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Author: Rhea John – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Author: Peng Jin – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Author: Sharon K. Michelhaugh – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Author: Jessica Cunningham – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Author: Samantha Howerton – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Author: Augustine Eze – Children's National Hospital
    Author: Javad Nazarian – University Children’s Hospital Zurich
    Author: Jennifer M. Munson – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-65 - PP2A/STRN4 negatively regulates STING-Type I IFN signaling in glioma associated macrophages through YAP/TAZ
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Winson Ho – UCSF
    Author: Isha Mondal – UCSF
    Author: Beisi Xu – St Jude Hospital
    Author: Oishika Das – UCSF
    Poster Presenter: Rongze Olivia Lu – UCSF
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-66 - Spatially resolved metabolic interactions in the GBM microenvironment
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Avirup Chakraborty – University of Florida
    Author: Diana Feier – University of Florida
    Author: Aryeh Silver – University of Florida
    Author: Changlin Yang – University of Florida
    Author: Dongtao Fu – University of Florida
    Author: Maryam Rahman – University of Florida
    Author: Matthew Sarkisian – University of Florida
    Author: Jianping Huang – University of Florida
    Author: Jeffrey K. Harrison – University of Florida
    Author: Duane A. Mitchell – University of Florida
    Author: Loic P. Deleyrolle – University of Florida
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-67 - Glioblastoma augments systemic immununosuppression upon loss of testosterone via alteration of glucocorticoids production
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Juyeun Lee – Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Justin D. Lathia – Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Author: Yoon-Mi Chung – Cleveland Clinic
    Author: Nima Sharifi – Cleveland Clinic
    Author: Yue Hao – Translational Genomics Research Institute
    Author: Michael Berens – Translational Genomics Research Institute
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-68 - SIRPα blockade as an immunotherapeutic strategy to treat breast cancer brain metastasis. 
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Yu-Ting Tsai – Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Cancer Biology
    Author: Adam Wilson – Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Author: Katherine Cook – Department of Surgery, Department of Cancer Biology ,Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Author: Dawen Zhao – Department of Cancer Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering Wake Forest School of Medicine Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Author: Glenn J. Lesser – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Poster Presenter: David R. R. Soto-Pantoja – Department of Surgery, Department of Cancer Biology ,Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-70 - A transcriptionally active epigenetic imprinting of the JAK/STAT pathway mediated by H3.3-G34 mutations in pediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG) induces an immunoreactive TME
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Santiago Haase – Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
    Author: Maria Belen Garcia Fabiani – University of Michigan
    Author: Kausjik Banerjee – University of Michigan
    Author: Anzar Abdul Mujeeb – University of Michigan
    Author: Yingxiang Li – University of Michigan
    Author: Ziwen Zhu – University of Michigan
    Author: Felipe Nunez – University of Michigan
    Author: Jennifer Yu – Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
    Author: Pedro R. Lowenstein – Department of Neurosurgery, and Cell and Developmental Biology, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School
    Author: Maria G. Castro – University of Michigan Medical School
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-72 - Investigating The Roles of PGE2 in Modulating The GBM-GAM Microenvironment
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Pin-Yuan Chen – Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung
    Author: Jian-Ying Chuang – International Master Program in Medical Neuroscience, Taipei Medical University
    Author: An-Chih Wu – Chang Gung Medical Foundation
    Author: Wen-Bin Yang – Taipei Medical University
    Author: Wen-Chang Chang – Taipei Medical University
    Author: Ai-Yun Lin – Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-77 - Unveiling the Depths: Exploring Diffuse Midline Glioma, Tumorigenesis, and Radiation Resistance
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Palak G. Patel – The Hospital for Sick Children
    Author: Bharti Kukreja – Hospital for Sick Children
    Author: Brian Kalish – Hospital for Sick Children
    Author: Sanja Pajovic – The Hospital for Sick Children
    Author: Cynthia Hawkins – The Hospital for Sick Children
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-78 - Endothelial regulation of the immunosuppressive phenotype of tumor-associated microglia in glioblastoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Sree Deepthi Muthukrishnan – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    Author: Haocheng Qi – UCLA
    Author: Alvaro G. Alvarado – UCLA
    Author: Riki Kawaguchi – UCLA
    Author: Harley I. Kornblum – UCLA
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-79 - Lipocalin-2 mediates cell-intrinsic functions in glioblastoma
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Sabrina Z. Wang – Cleveland Clinic
    Author: Christopher W. Bishop – Cleveland Clinic
    Author: J Payton Timken – Cleveland Clinic
    Author: Daniel J. Silver – Cleveland Clinic
    Author: Loic P. Deleyrolle – University of Florida
    Author: Justin D. Lathia – Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-80 - PERK contributes to glioblastoma progression by regulating glioblastoma stem cell adaptation to extra cellular matrix stiffening through f-Actin remodeling and focal adhesion complex regulation
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Mohammad Khoonkari – University of Groningen
    Author: Dong Liang – University Medical Center Groningen
    Author: Chris Govaerts – University Medical Center Groningen
    Author: Romy Huurman – University Medical Center Groningen
    Author: Marleen Kamperman – University of Groningen
    Author: Patrick van Rijn – University Medical Center Groningen
    Poster Presenter: Frank A. Kruyt – University Medical Center Groningen
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-81 - Decoding the role of microenvironment on distinct failure patterns of malignant gliomas
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: seung-won choi – Columbia University
    Author: Raul Rabadan – Columbia University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-83 - The molecular and spatial architecture of an immune-rich glioma subtype
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Anupam Kumar – UCSF
    Author: Lin Wang – City of Hope National Medical Center
    Author: David A. Solomon – University of California, San Francisco
    Author: Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper – Department of Neurosurgery & Division of Neuro-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
    Author: Mitchel S. Berger – University of California, San Francisco
    Author: Aaron A. Diaz – University of California, San Francisco
    Poster Presenter: Joanna J. Phillips – University of California, San Francisco
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-84 - A deep learning-based method for rapid, patient-specific assay of macrophage infiltration in high-grade glioma using label-free stimulated Raman histology.
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Author: Daniel Alber – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Author: Emily Lock – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Author: Karl Sangwon – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Author: Andrew Smith – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Author: MIsha Movahed-Ezazi – NYU Langone Health
    Author: Eric Oermann – NYU Langone Health
    Author: Todd C. Hollon – University of Michigan
    Poster Presenter: Daniel A. Orringer – NYU Langone Health
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-85 - TGFB2 and IFNGR2 mRNA expression levels in the tumor microenvironment (TME) prognositically impact OS in pediatric DIPG patients.
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Cynthia Lee
    Author: SanJive Qazi – SapuBio
    Author: Vuong Trieu – SapuBio
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    TMIC-86 - Spatial organization of the pediatric high-grade glioma tumor-immune landscape
    Location: Exhibit Hall A/B
    Poster Presenter: Thijs JM van den Broek – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Raoull Hoogendijk – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Mariëtte EG Kranendonk – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Cristian Ruiz – Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Wout L Megchelenbrink – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Julie Lammers – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Mario G Ries – University Medical Center Utrecht
    Author: Eelco W. Hoving – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Jasper van der Lugt – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Anne C Rios – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Hendrik G. Stunnenberg – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Dannis van Vuurden – Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Anoek Zomer – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    8:35 AM – 8:40 AM PT
    TMIC-46 - Single-cell mapping of human breast cancer brain metastases reveals prognostically relevant immune landscapes
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Lena Jassowicz – Division of Experimental Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany and Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Author: John Wong – Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center
    Author: Julia Soller – Division of Experimental Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital
    Author: Furkan Sor – Division of Experimental Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital
    Author: Fangyoumin Feng – Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center
    Author: Mandy Barthel – Division of Experimental Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital
    Author: Andreas Unterberg – University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    Author: Peter Lichter – Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center
    Author: Rolf Warta, Baden-Württemberg – University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    Author: Marc Zapatka – Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center
    Author: Martina Seiffert – Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center
    Author: Christel C. Herold-Mende – Division of Experimental Neurosurgery, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital,
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    11:25 AM – 11:35 AM PT
    TMIC-75 - Spatially-resolved transcriptome analysis of brain metastatic breast cancer reveal key mediators of brain-tropic metastatic potential
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Maxine Umeh-Garcia – Stanford University
    Author: Bryanna Godfrey – Stanford University
    Author: Pablo Nunez Perez – Stanford University
    Author: Sushama Varma – Stanford University
    Author: Saman Ahmadian – Ohio State University Medical Center
    Author: Angus Toland – Stanford University
    Author: Monica Granucci – Stanford University
    Author: Inna Averbukh – Stanford University
    Author: Lu Tian – Stanford University
    Author: Robert West – Stanford University
    Author: Michael Angelo – Stanford University
    Author: Sylvia Plevritis – Stanford University
    Author: Melanie Hayden Gephart – Stanford University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    11:35 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    TMIC-47 - Inhibition of miR-146a-5p decreases progression of melanoma brain metastasis via Notch pathway dysregulation in astrocytes
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Emma Kayleigh Rigg – University of Bergen
    Author: Jiwei Wang – Shandong University
    Author: Zhiwei Xue – Shandong University
    Author: Taral Lunavat – University of Bergen
    Author: Guowei Liu – Shandong University
    Author: Tuyen Hoang – University of Bergen
    Author: Himalaya Parajuli – University of Bergen
    Author: Mingzhi Han – Shandong University
    Author: Rolf Bjerkvig – University of Bergen
    Author: Petr Nazarov – Luxembourg Institute of Health
    Author: Nathalie Nicot – Luxembourg Institute of Health
    Author: Stephanie Kreis – University of Luxembourg
    Author: Christiane Margue – University of Luxembourg
    Author: Miléne Tetsi Nomigni – University of Luxembourg
    Author: Jochen Utikal – German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
    Author: Hrvoje Miletic – University of Bergen
    Author: Lars Ystaas – University of Bergen
    Author: Terje Sundstrøm – Haukeland University Hospital
    Author: Xingang Li – Shandong University
    Author: Frits A. Thorsen – University of Bergen
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    11:55 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    TMIC-74 - Spatial landscape of melanoma brain metastases with and without pre-surgical immune checkpoint blockade
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Lu Sun – University of California; Los Angeles
    Author: Lizhong Ding – UCLA
    Author: Amber Monteleone – UCLA
    Author: Linda M. Liau – UCLA
    Author: Willy Hugo – University of California, Los Angeles
    Author: Won Kim – Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles
    Author: Robert M. Prins – Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    4:25 PM – 4:35 PM PT
    TMIC-30 - Hypoxia-induced Complement Component 3 Promotes Aggressive Tumor Growth in the Glioblastoma Microenvironment
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Rebecca Rosberg – Lund University
    Author: Karolina I. Smolag – Lund University
    Author: Jonas Sjölund – Lund University
    Author: Elinn Johansson – Lund University
    Author: Christina Bergelin – Lund University
    Author: Julia Wahldén – Lund University
    Author: Vasiliki Pantazopoulou – Lund University
    Author: Kristian Pietras – Lund University
    Author: Crister Ceberg – Lund University
    Author: Anna M. Blom – Lund University
    Author: Alexander Pietras – Lund University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    4:35 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    IMMU-59 - Regional B-cell mediated immunosuppression identified through spatial and single-cell transcriptomic analysis of chordoma
    Location: Room 121-122
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Jasim K. Benotmane – University of Freiburg
    Author: Victor A. Arrieta – Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
    Author: Junfei Zhao – Columbia University
    Author: David Hou – Northwestern University
    Author: Brandyn Castro – Northwestern University
    Author: Joshua L. Katz – Northwestern University
    Author: Surya Pandey – Northwestern University
    Author: Meghan E. Cholak – Northwestern University
    Author: Adam M. Sonabend – Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
    Author: Craig Horbinski – Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
    Author: Jason Miska – Northwestern University
    Author: Roger Stupp – Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
    Author: Maciej S. Lesniak – Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
    Author: Jean Paul Wolinsky – Northwestern University
    Author: Catalina Lee Chang – Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
    Author: Dieter Henrik H. Heiland – University of Freiburg; Germany
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    4:35 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    TMIC-44 - THY1 confers proliferative advantages and therapy resistance within localized niches of glioma.
    Location: Room 109-110
    Author: Visweswaran Ravikumar – University of Michigan
    Author: Sunita Shankar – University of Michigan
    Author: Sunjong Ji – University of Michigan
    Author: zainab Hassan – University of Michigan
    Author: Yacoub Haydin – University of Michigan
    Author: Dah-Luen Huang – University of Michigan
    Author: Ziad Fehmi – University of Michigan
    Author: Arushi Tripathy – University of Michigan
    Author: Sravya Palavalasa – University of Michigan
    Author: Kyle S. Conway – University of Michigan
    Author: Daniel R Wahl – University of Michigan
    Author: Alnawaz Rehemtulla – University of Michigan
    Author: Arvind U. Rao – University of Michigan
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Wajd Al-Holou – University of Michigan
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    4:55 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    TMIC-41 - Lateral ventricle proximity of glioblastoma is associated with localized malignancy-promoting molecular signatures in image-guided biopsies
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Emily S. Norton – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Andres Ramos-Fresnedo – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Yesesri Cherukuri – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Lauren A. Whaley – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Paula Schiapparelli – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Yan W. Asmann – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Kaisorn L. Chaichana – Mayo Clinic
    Author: Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa – Mayo Clinic Florida
    Author: Hugo Guerrero-Cazares – Mayo Clinic
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    8:30 AM – 8:40 AM PT
    TMIC-01 - Pericytes orchestrate a tumor-suppressive microenvironment by impinging on the crosstalk between macrophages and tumor-initiating cells in glioblastoma multiforme
    Location: Room 109-110
    Author: Sebastian Braun – Lund University
    Author: Clara Oudenaarden – Lund University
    Author: Paulina Bolivar – Lund University
    Author: Jonas Sjölund – Lund University
    Author: Eugenia Cordero – Lund University
    Author: Rebecca Rosberg – Lund University
    Author: Elinn Johansson – Lund University
    Author: Alexander Pietras – Lund University
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Kristian Pietras – Lund University
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    8:50 AM – 9:00 AM PT
    TMIC-12 - Rab27 regulation of vascular wall integrity  mediates  T-cell infilteration in glioblastoma
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Lata Adnani – Research Institute of McGill University Health Center
    Author: Brian G. Meehan – RIMUHC -Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center
    Author: Janusz Rak – Research Institute of McGill University Health Center
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    9:00 AM – 9:10 AM PT
    TMIC-43 - The impact of microglia modulation on the immune tumor microenvironment in syngeneic glioblastoma mouse models
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Deniz Kaymak – Universität Basel
    Author: Tala Shekarian – Universität Basel
    Author: Marie-Françoise Ritz – University of Basel
    Author: Nicoletta Ferrari – Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Munich
    Author: Roland E. Kälin – Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Munich
    Author: Rainer Glass – Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Munich
    Author: Gregor Hutter – University Hospital Basel
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    9:10 AM – 9:20 AM PT
    TMIC-69 - Targeting tumor-associated macrophages in the immune-microenvironment of meningiomas
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Catharina Lotsch – University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    Author: Rolf Warta, Baden-Württemberg – University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    Author: Philip Dao Trong – University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
    Author: Andreas Unterberg – University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    Author: Christel C. Herold-Mende – Division of Experimental Neurosurgery, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Heidelberg University Hospital,
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    9:20 AM – 9:30 AM PT
    TMIC-34 - Skull-derived myeloid cells augment T cell responses and suppress glioblastoma growth
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Meeki Lad – University of California San Fransisco
    Author: Venina Kalistratova – UCSF
    Author: Jacob S. Young – Department of Neurosurgery & Division of Neuro-Oncology, University of California San Francisco
    Author: Sabraj Gill – University of California San Fransisco
    Author: Atul Saha – UCSF
    Author: Jennifer Rios – UCSF
    Author: Diana Salha – UCSF
    Author: Austin Lui – UCSF
    Author: Manish K. Aghi – University of California, San Francisco
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    9:35 AM – 9:40 AM PT
    TMIC-82 - Spatial and single-cell proteomic landscaping of the hypoxic microenvironment in glioblastoma
    Location: Room 109-110
    Author: Sheila Mansouri – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Shreya Gandhi – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Mark Zaidi – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Olivia Singh – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Shirin Karimi – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Phoebe Lombard – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Anna Dvorkin-gheva – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Carlos Valesquez – Universidad de Cantabria
    Author: Hafsah Ali – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Kaviya Devaraja – University of Toronto
    Author: Julio Sosa – UHN
    Author: Vikas Patil – UHN
    Author: Qinxqia Wei – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Ronald Wu – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Mira Li – University of Toronto
    Author: May Cheung – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Mathew R. Voisin – University of Toronto
    Author: Andrew Gao – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: David Hedley – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Kenneth D. Aldape – Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, NIH
    Author: Bradley Wouters – Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
    Author: Gelareh Zadeh – University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    9:40 AM – 9:45 AM PT
    TMIC-20 - A spatially resolved human glioblastoma atlas reveals distinct cellular and molecular patterns of anatomical niches
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Nameeta Shah – Sungkyunkwan University
    Author: Hyun Jung Park – Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center
    Author: Pranali Sonpatki – Amaranth Medical Analytics
    Author: Kyung Yeon Han – Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center
    Author: Hyeon Jong Yu – Seoul National University Hospital
    Author: Shin Wook Kim – Seoul National University Hospital
    Author: Tamrin Chowdhury – Yale University
    Author: Yoon Hwan Byun – Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital
    Author: Ho Kang – Seoul National University Hospital
    Author: Joo Ho Lee – Seoul National University College of Medicine
    Author: Soon-Tae Lee – Seoul National University College of Medicine
    Author: Jae-Kyung Won – Seoul National University College of Medicine
    Author: Tae Min Kim – Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    Author: Seung Hong Choi – Seoul National University College of Medicine
    Author: Young-Kyoung Shin – Seoul National University College of Medicine
    Author: Ja-Lok Ku – Seoul National University College of Medicine
    Author: Sungyoung Lee – Seoul National University Hospital
    Author: Hongseok Yun – Seoul National University Hospital
    Author: Sung Hye Park – Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
    Author: Chul-Kee Park – Seoul National University Hospital
    Author: Woong-Yang Park – Samsung Medical Center
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    9:45 AM – 9:50 AM PT
    TMIC-57 - Charting the Spatial Architecture of Glioblastoma Using GBmap: Insights from In Situ Sequencing
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Cristian Ruiz – Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Sergio Marco-Salas – Science for Life Laboratory
    Author: Erik Samuelsson – Science for Life Laboratory
    Author: Marco Grillo – Science for Life Laboratory
    Author: Sebastian Brandner – University College London
    Author: Ananya Roy – Uppsala University
    Author: Karin Forsberg-Nilsson – Uppsala University
    Author: Mariëtte EG Kranendonk – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Author: Mats Nilsson – Science for Life Laboratory
    Author: Hendrik G. Stunnenberg – Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    9:50 AM – 9:55 AM PT
    TMIC-50 - Siglec-15 is a new myeloid checkpoint in GBM, whose suppression leads to extremely durable responses with oncolytic therapy.
    Location: Room 109-110
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Ashwani Kesarwani – Washington University
    Author: Amanda De Andrade Costa – Washington University in St. Louis
    Author: Tong Hu – Washington University in St. Louis
    Author: Jeremy N. Rich – University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Author: Albert H. Kim – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
    Author: Pei-Yong Shi – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
    Author: Michael S. Diamond – Washington University in St. Louis
    Author: Milan G. Chheda – Washington University in St. Louis
    Tumor Microenvironment
  • Sunday, Nov 19th
    11:05 AM – 11:15 AM PT
    TMIC-04 - Immune profiling of pediatric oncohistone gliomas reveals diverse myeloid populations and tumor-promoting behaviors
    Location: Room 121-122
    Oral Abstract Presenter: Augusto Faria Andrade – McGill University
    Author: Danai Topouza – McGill University
    Author: Michael McNicholas – University of Cambridge
    Author: Eduardo G Gonzalez Santiago – Yale University
    Author: Antonella De Cola – University of Cambridge
    Author: Arne Gehlhaar – Yale University
    Author: Selin Jessa – McGill University
    Author: Bhavyaa Chandarana – McGill University
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