SAVE THE DATE - Trailblazers in Cancer Research

Trailblazers in Cancer Research: The Next Generation

26th and 27th of November, 2026

Pendulum Hotel – Manchester – UK

 Programme

DAY 1

11:00 – 11:30 – Registration

11:30 – 11:40 – Welcome from the BACR executive and conference and the organising committee

11:40 – 12:20 – Keynote

          Professor Caroline Dive - University of Manchester

          Chair:  Charlotte Bevan

12:20 – 12:40 – PPI Session

                          Dr Natalie Yates-Bolton

                          Chair:  Charlotte Bevan

12:40 – 14:10 – Lunch, Poster Session and Exhibition

14:10-15:50 - Sessions 1: Cell Signalling and the Tumour Microenvironment

                    (4 talks selected from abstract)

          Chair: TBC

15:50 – 16:30 – Poster Blitz (8 Flash Talks)

          Chair:TBC

16:30 – 17:00 – Coffee Break

Sessions 2 – Cancer Omics

                      (3 talks selected from abstract)

         Chair:TBC

18:20 – 19:20 – Rising Stars Session:

TBC

     Chair:TBC

This will be followed by the conference dinner at the Pendulum Hotel

DAY 2

Session 3: Emerging Approaches in Cancer Treatment

                  (4 talks selected from abstract)

        Chair: TBC

10:10 – 10:40 – Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:20 – Keynote

                          Professor Campbell Roxburgh

                          Chair: TBC

11:20 – 12:20 – Careers in Science Session

This session will include speakers from across a variety of scientific disciplines outside of academia, showcasing the breadth of careers in STEM.

    Chair: TBC

12:20 – 13:50 – Lunch Posters and Exhibition

Session 4: Lifestyle, Nutrition and Cancer

                  (3 talks selected from abstract)

                          Chair: TBC

15:05 – 15:30 – Closing Session and Prize Giving

                           Chair:  Kevin Ryan