Please Note: All session times for the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer are U.S. Eastern Time (ET). 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 

The conference program can be found here. 

Pancreatic cancer abstracts

The following electronic resources are available to attendees who wish to access the abstracts accepted for presentation at the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer. 

Virtual poster presentations will be available throughout the meeting on-demand beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 29. Abstracts of individual poster presentations will be viewable as .pdf files under the “Resources” tab within each of the presentations. To view the complete set of abstracts, please use the following links: 

To find posters by a specific author or keyword, please use the following links: 

ACCESS TO PRESENTATIONS 

If you were unable to view any of the sessions for AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer, on-demand sessions will be available starting approximately 7-10 business days after the live program ends. On-demand materials will be available through January 6, 2022 (90 days after the conference ends). 

Only registered attendees may access the on-demand sessions. Registration will remain open through approximately January 6, 2022 for anyone who was unable to join the program on September 29-30.  

AACR SCHOLAR-IN-TRAINING AWARDS

Scholar-in-Training Awards 

Eight presenters of meritorious abstracts have been selected by the Conference Cochairs to receive awards to attend this conference. All graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and physicians-in-training who are AACR members were eligible for consideration. The names of the Scholar-in-Training awardees, their affiliations, and the poster, lightning or proffered presentation numbers are provided below. 

Wenting Du, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI (PO-104) 

Kelsey Huntington, Brown University, Providence, RI (PO-064) 

Valentyna Kryklyva, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (PO-011) 

Varintra Lander, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (PO-112) 

Bhalchandra Mirlekar, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC (PO-019) 

Jason Pitarresi, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (PR-010) 

Ledong Wan, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY (PR-011) 

Yi Yang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (PO-127) 

Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Awards 

Full-time minority faculty and faculty of Minority-Serving Institutions (Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCUs], Hispanic-Serving Institutions [HSIs], American Indian Tribally-Controlled Colleges and Universities [AITCCUs], and other postsecondary institutions as defined by the U.S. Department of Education) who present a proffered paper at this conference are encouraged to apply for this meritorious scholar award. Supported by a generous grant from the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities of the National Cancer Institute, the purposes of these awards are to increase the scientific knowledge base of minority faculty and faculty at MSIs, to encourage them in their research, and to assist in inspiring their students to pursue careers in cancer research. Only citizens of the United States or Canada or scientists who are permanent residents of these countries may receive one of these awards.  

Minority Scholar

Alvaro Curiel, Columbia Univ, New York, NY (PO-001) 

Andriana Inkoom, BS, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (PO-108) 

Rosa Menjivar, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (PO-116) 

Nicolette Rodriguez, Dana-Farber Cancer Inst., Boston, MA (PO-013) 

Ashley Velez-Delgado, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (PR-016) 

MMSI Faculty Scholar

Mario Shields, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (PO-127) 

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE 

Registrants can obtain Certificates of Attendance for the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer through their digital ticket in myAACR. Once logged in, select the Events option at the top of the screen to toggle to the “Events I Attended” tab. The certificate of attendance will be available within your digital ticket for the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION 

Learn more about claiming CME credit for the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer. Maintenance of Certification points are also available for ABIM-certified physicians. 

AACR JOURNALS

Read the AACR Journals Pancreatic Cancer Collection, highlighting recently published articles on pancreatic cancer research from across our family of journals.  

SOCIAL MEDIA 

If you are on Twitter, be sure to follow @AACR and use the hashtag #AACRPAN21 when discussing the conference.

CODE OF CONDUCT, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES 

The AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer will bring together representatives from academia, industry, government, and advocacy organizations from across the globe. In order for all participants to have the opportunity to gain the most benefit from this conference, the AACR is committed to providing a safe and secure environment. Please review the following policies and procedures for conference participants. By registering for the AACR Virtual Special Conference: Pancreatic Cancer, you agree to the following terms: 

AACR POLICY REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA 

Conference attendees may share information from presentations on social media provided that they respect the wishes of presenters. Presenters may label any or all slides in their presentations with ‘DO NOT POST.’ Attendees must respect the presenters’ requests in these instances; while attendees may take photographs of all slides and posters, they must refrain from posting on social media any images from slides or posters labeled ‘DO NOT POST.