Northwest Gynecological Cancer Symposium

Northwest Gynecological Cancer Symposium
Friday, September 8, 2023
8:30 AM – 6:30 PM

SEATTLE, WA

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The Rivkin Center is proud to present the third biennial Northwest Gynecological Cancer Symposium (NGCS) to be held on Friday, September 8, 2023 from 8:30am to 6:30pm at the University of Washington, South Lake Union Campus in Seattle, Washington.

NGCS is designed to facilitate communication and foster collaboration between scientists in the Pacific Northwest working on the prevention, early detection, and treatment of gynecological cancers.

Accepting Abstracts for Poster & Oral Presentation

Researchers (faculty, postdocs/fellows, staff scientists, graduate students, etc) based in Washingtion, Oregon, and British Colombia are invited to submit abstracts on original work for consideration for oral or poster presentation. Work must pertain to gynecological cancer-related research areas listed below. Abstract length should not exceed 3,000 characters, including spaces.

Abstracts may be submitted on basic science, preclinical, clinical and public health projects on gynecological research, including the following research areas:

Animal models, biomarkers, cancer stem cells, cell biology, chemoresistance, clinical research, DNA repair, early detection, epigenetics, etiology/pathophysiology, genetics, genomics, health and healthcare disparities, immunology, molecular mechanisms, novel therapies, prevention, proteomics/metabolomics, survivorship, tumor microenvironment, and other topics relevant to gynecological cancer research.

The abstract submission deadline is 11:59pm, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

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NGCS Flyer

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Registration

Registration will open in late June. Registration is limited to 120 participants.

Location

NGCS will be held in the Orin Smith Auditorium located in the Administrative Building (see street map and building map) at the University of Washington, South Lake Union at 850 Republican Street, Seattle, WA 98109.

Directions

Parking

Parking is available at UW SLU garages. The entrances to both garages is on Republican St. Hourly and daily rates are offered (payment by Visa/MasterCard only). Parking for 4 or more hours costs $21. For UW employees, parking in the SLU garages is free if you have a UW parking pass. Garage parking is free to all after 3:30pm. Please note that you cannot ENTER the garage after 5:30pm, but you can exit at any time.

The garage elevator will take you directly to the reception desk (opens onto the lobby).

NOTE: You will need to have your ticket validated at the reception desk in order to leave the garage (the arm at the exit will not raise without it).

Contact

Jackie Lang, PhD at jackie.lang@rivkin.org

Prior Symposia

Check out the 2019 NGCS program and event details.

Location

NGCS will be held in the Orin Smith Auditorium located in the Administrative Building (see street map and building map) at the University of Washington, South Lake Union at 850 Republican Street, Seattle, WA 98109.

Directions

Parking

Parking is available at UW SLU garages. The entrances to both garages is on Republican St. Hourly and daily rates are offered (payment by Visa/MasterCard only). Parking for 4 or more hours costs $21. For UW employees, parking in the SLU garages is free if you have a UW parking pass. Garage parking is free to all after 3:30pm. Please note that you cannot ENTER the garage after 5:30pm, but you can exit at any time.

The garage elevator will take you directly to the reception desk (opens onto the lobby)

Sponsorship Opportunities

For more information about sponsoring the 2023 NW Gynecological Cancer Symposium, please contact Pauline Middlehurst, Development Director, at pauline.middlehurst@rivkin.org or (206) 584-2271. Sponsorship packet coming soon.

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

In Kind Venue Sponsor

NGCS Planning Committee

John Liao, MD, PhD

University of Washington

Tanja Pejovic, MD, PhD

Oregon Health & Science University, Knight Cancer Institute

Yvette Drew, MD, PhD

University of British Columbia,
BC Cancer Vancouver

jackie-lang

Jackie Lang, PhD

Rivkin Center