Save the date: May 27, 2026
The 2026 Annual Retreat on Cancer Research in New Jersey
Keynote Speaker:
Timothy A. Chan, MD, PhD
Timothy A. Chan MD, PhD is a physician scientist, Professor of Medicine, and attending physician at the Cleveland Clinic and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is PI of a cancer research laboratory. Dr. Chan is Chair of the Global Center for Immunotherapy and Precision Immuno-Oncology and Cancer Sciences Department at the Cleveland Clinic, which is an institution focused on immunotherapy research and translational sciences. He is co-director of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine and a program director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Immuno-Oncology Program. Dr. Chan received an MD and, a PhD, completed a residency in radiation oncology, and finished a fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Chan was previously at the Memorial Sloan Kettering for over a decade.
Organized by:
Rutgers Cancer Institute
and
The New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research
Location:
Rutgers University, College Avenue Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Register for the Retreat
*By May 18, 2026*
Submit an Abstract
*By March 22, 2026*
Background
Each year, Rutgers Cancer Institute and the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR) host the Annual Retreat on Cancer Research in New Jersey, a gathering of world-renowned scientists from the cancer field. The event includes a series of simultaneous mini-symposia as well as several poster sessions highlighting the latest cancer research being conducted at the Cancer Institute and other leading institutions throughout New Jersey. There is no cost to attend the Annual Retreat on Cancer Research in New Jersey, but registration is a must.
For additional information contact education@cinj.rutgers.edu.