Mar 16–19, 2025 | Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers:
Shannon Mumenthaler, Kathryn E. Wellen, and Arkaitz Carracedo

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Scientific Organizers: Shannon Mumenthaler, Kathryn E. Wellen, and Arkaitz Carracedo
Shannon Mumenthaler
Kathryn E. Wellen
Arkaitz Carracedo
***Meeting program subject to change.
Available Formats: = In Person = On DemandSunday, March 16, 2025
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Monday, March 17, 2025
Metabolic Flux Analysis in Cancer
Embodiment: The Influence of Social Stressors on Cancer Outcomes
Session Chair
Regulation of Nucleotide Metabolism in Cancer Cells
Dependency of Cancer Cells on Cysteamine Dioxygenase (ADO)
Glutamine Antagonism and Immunotherapy
Dissecting the tumor-host crosstalk to potentiate therapy
Session Chair
Deciphering Resistance Mechanisms to DHODH Inhibition
Annotating Drug Modes of Action by Large-scale Metabolic Fingerprinting
A Selective Allosteric Inhibition of Mitochondrial Glutamine Transporter, SLC1A5_Var, Induces Cancer Selective Metabolic Crisis and Creates Immune Vulnerabilities in the Tumor Microenvironment
Targeting mitochondria metabolism through SUMOylation inhibition Sensitizes Acute Myeloid Leukemia to Venetoclax treatment
G6PD Loss Confers Sensitivity to Asparaginase Through Ammonia Toxicity
Dietary PPAR-Gamma Activators Modulate the Gut Microbiota and Prevent the Dissemination Of Colorectal Cancer Cells and the Growth of Extra-Intestinal Colorectal Tumors
Overcoming Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Cancer by Targeting Ref-1 and Mitochondrial Metabolism
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Session Chair
CDKN2A-Low Cancer Cells Outcompete Macrophages for Microenvironmental Zinc to Drive Immunotherapy Resistance
mTOR Signaling and Metabolic Control in the Tumor Microenvironment
Chromatome Profiling Uncovers Extensive Nuclear Localization of Metabolic Enzymes
Metabolism-epigenetics Crosstalk in Cancer
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Session Chair
Biomimetic Models to Study Tumor Metabolism in Context
Effects of Hypoxia on Cancer Metabolism
Cell Metabolism in the TME: Sculpting Antitumor Immunity
Short Talk: Lipophagy-Dependent Fatty Acid Oxidation is a Metabolic Vulnerability for KRAS Signaling Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer
Short Talk: Contact-Dependent Thymidylate Transfer as a Mechanism of Collective Tumor Growth
Short Talk: Ceramides Drive Colorectal Cancer Metastasis Through a Revival Stemness Program
Short Talk: A Pan-Cancer Atlas of Tumour Metabolism Through Flux Balance Analysis
Associate Professor
Principal Investigator, Member
Associate Principal Scientist
Senior Editor
Session Chair
Targeting Lipid Metabolism in Pancreatic Cancer
Systems Biology Modeling of Metabolic Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment
Short Talk: Transendothelial Delivery of Long Chain Fatty Acids during Metastatic Outgrowth Suppresses Anti-tumor Immunity
Short Talk: Unveiling NRF2-Mediated Crosstalk in Tumor Metabolism and Immunotherapy Resistance
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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Session Chair
Diet and Tumor Metabolism
Metabolic Vulnerabilities of Metastatic Cancer Cells
Cancer Cachexia
Short Talk: Dietary Omega-6/3 Fats and Aspirin Govern PI3Kα-Induced Oncogenicity
Short Talk: Reprogramming Neuroblastoma by Diet-Enhanced Polyamine Depletion
Short Talk: Dietary Fats Dictate Pancreatic Cancer Fate Via Phospholipid Saturation
Short Talk: Lipid Availability Influences Ferroptosis Sensitivity in Cancer Cells by Regulating Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Trafficking
Session Chair
Mitochondrial Stress-Induced Metabolic Signaling Modulates Chromatin Accessibility to Support Adaptation in Breast Cancer
Nitrogen Metabolism Profiling Reveals Mechanisms of Pyrimidine Synthesis Pathway Choice
Mitochondrial Ribosomal RNA is the Target Of Functionally Dominant Hotspot Mutations in Cancer
Mitochondrial Metabolic Enzymes in Prostate Tumors Regulate the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment
From Waste to Nutrient: Ammonia's Recycling by Fibroblasts to Sustain Collagen Production
Uncoupling of Tumor and Host Metabolism Induces Immune-Dependent Remission of PDAC
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Elongation as a Mechanism of Ferroptosis Evasion in Liver Cancer
Panel Moderator
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Session Chair
MYC and The Complexity of Targeting Cell Metabolism
Acquired resistance to IDH inhibition
Short Talk: Microbiome Metabolism of Dietary Phytochemicals Controls the Anticancer Activity of PI3K Inhibitors
Thursday, March 20, 2025
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