IACR 58th Annual Conference

Wednesday 30/03/2022 – Friday 01/04/2022 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork

Special Guest Speakers

IACR Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cancer Medicine and Research

Prof. John Reynolds

Prof. John Reynolds

Academic Head of the Department of Clinical Surgery at St. James’s Hospital and Trinity
College Dublin

Professor Reynolds is Academic Head of the Department of Clinical Surgery at St. James’s Hospital and Trinity College Dublin. He is the National Lead in Ireland for Oesophageal and Gastric cancer. He is Cancer Lead at the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute, and a Principal Investigator in the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute. He is President of the Irish Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (IRSPEN). He is President of the European Society of Diseases of the Oesophagus (ESDE), and a Council Member of the International Society for Diseases of the Oesophagus (ISDE), and of the European Surgical Association (ESA).

He has formerly held Fellowship positions at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. He was a Senior Lecturer/Consultant at St. James’s University Hospital in Leeds (1994-6).

Professor Reynolds has obtained numerous research awards and has published widely in cancer research, with over 450 publications, and over €5m research grant income. His research interest includes: (1) pathogenesis of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal carcinogenesis; (2) prediction of solid tumour response and resistance to chemotherapy and radiation therapy; (3) obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, and cancer; (4) malnutrition and peri-operative nutritional support; (5) multimodal study of pre-habilitation, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), and cancer survivorship; and (6) Clinical Trials – in this context he is PI for the NeoAEGIS International RCT in oesophageal adenocarcinoma presented in ASCO in 2021.

Irish Cancer Society Guest Lecturer

Prof. Christopher Sweeney

Prof. Christopher Sweeney

Medical Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (MA, USA) and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Prof. Sweeney is a Medical Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (MA, USA) and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Late 2022, he will return to Australia to be Director of South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute (SAIGENCI) at University of Adelaide.

He received his medical degree from the University of Adelaide (Australia) and completed an internship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (Australia). Dr. Sweeney did his residency in internal medicine at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (WI, USA) and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Indiana University Medical Center (IN, USA), where he was later appointed Associate Director for Clinical Research for the Simon Cancer Center. Dr. Sweeney joined the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at DFCI and Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) in 2009.

His primary research interest is drug discovery and development. His academic focus is primarily on the management of genitourinary malignancies, with a focus on prostate and testicular cancer.

Biomedical Speakers

Prof. Adrian Bracken

Prof. Adrian Bracken

Principal Investigator at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin

Dr. Frances Drummond

Dr. Frances Drummond

Research Manager at Breakthrough Cancer Research

Prof. George Hanna

Prof. George Hanna

Head of Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London

Prof. Maite Huarte

Prof. Maite Huarte

Principal Investigator, LncRNAs and Gene Regulation in Cancer, CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Prof. Samuel Janes

Prof. Samuel Janes

Head of the Respiratory Research Department at UCL, and Vice-Dean Research for the Faculty of Medical Sciences

Dr. Andrew Kunzmann

Dr. Andrew Kunzmann

Patrick G. Johnston Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast

Prof. Ed. Lavelle

Prof. Ed. Lavelle

Professor in Immunology, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin

Prof. Helen McCarthy

Prof. Helen McCarthy

Dean of Postgraduate Strategy, Professor of Nanomedicine, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast and CEO of pHIon Therapeutics

Dr. Robert O’Connor

Dr. Robert O’Connor

Director of Research, Irish Cancer Society

Prof. Lorraine O’Driscoll

Prof. Lorraine O’Driscoll

Professor of Pharmacology + Biomedicine, School of Pharmacy + Pharmaceutical Sciences + Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute; Research Lead, Trinity St. James’s Cancer Institute, Trinity College Dublin

Prof. Ferdinandos Skoulidis

Prof. Ferdinandos Skoulidis

Associate Professor, Department of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Prof. Laura Soucek

Prof. Laura Soucek

ICREA Research Professor at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Prof. Bernard Thienpont

Prof. Bernard Thienpont

Laboratory for Functional Epigenetics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Belgium

Prof. Benoit Van den Eynde

Prof. Benoit Van den Eynde

Professor of Tumour Immunology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University

Social, Nursing & Allied Health Science Speakers

The IACR and the ICS recognise the importance of research and survivorship for people with cancer. The conference will host dedicated parallel sessions on Technology in Rehabilitation and Survivorship, Nutrition and Exercise Developments in Cancer Survivorship and Developing Cancer Services Networks and Implementation of Research into Clinical Practice. Both national and international experts will share their research with our Social, Nursing and Allied Health Professional community.
Dr. Scheryll Alken

Dr. Scheryll Alken

Consultant in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin

Dr. Louise Brennan

Dr. Louise Brennan

Research Fellow and Chartered Physiotherapist, Trinity Exercise Oncology Research Group, Discipline of Physiotherapy

Prof. Roisin Connolly

Prof. Roisin Connolly

Professor Gerald O Sullivan Chair in Cancer Research, University College Cork

Dr. Ananya Gupta

Dr. Ananya Gupta

Director of MSc in Exercise Physiology, Assistant Professor, Discipline of Physiology , School of Medicine, NUI Galway

Prof. Josephine Hegarty

Prof. Josephine Hegarty

Professor of Nursing + Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery. Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork

Dr. Aoife Ryan

Dr. Aoife Ryan

Senior Lecturer, Director MSc Nutrition and Dietetics, University College Cork

Dr. Gráinne Sheill

Dr. Gráinne Sheill

Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Cancer Rehabilitation, St James’s Hospital

Prof. Martijn Stuiver

Prof. Martijn Stuiver

Clinical Epidemiologist, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Professor of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences; Vice Principal master Evidence Based Practice in Healthcare, University of Amsterdam

Dr. Erin Sullivan

Dr. Erin Sullivan

IRC Enterprise Partnership Scheme Fellow, Research Dietitian (Oncology), Clinical Nutrition + Oncology Research Group, University College Cork

Dr. Claire Timon

Dr. Claire Timon

Research Fellow, Centre for e-Integrated Care (CeIC). School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, Dublin City University

Junior Council Session Speakers

Aonghus Collins

Aonghus Collins

Insights Analyst at Stripe Operations

Prof. Tom Cotter

Prof. Tom Cotter

Professor (Emeritus) of Biochemistry & Staff Ombudsman, School of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, University College Cork

Dr. Rebecca Cunningham

Dr. Rebecca Cunningham

Critical Care Scientist, NISTAR, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Dr. Susie Gray

Dr. Susie Gray

Research Development Manager, Queen's University Belfast

Prof. Helen McCarthy

Prof. Helen McCarthy

Dean of Postgraduate Strategy, Professor of Nanomedicine, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast and CEO of pHIon Therapeutics

Dr. Sarah Maguire

Dr. Sarah Maguire

Lecturer in Applied Genomics, Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast

Prof. Jacintha O'Sullivan

Prof. Jacintha O'Sullivan

Professor in Translational Oncology, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin

Dr. Lilian Simones

Dr. Lilian Simones

Director of Future Ready Career and Staff Tutor in Music at the Open University, UK

Dr. Verena Murphy

Dr. Verena Murphy

Head of Research and Business Development in Cancer Trials Ireland

Prof. Patrick G. Johnston Award for Excellence in Cancer Research Outreach

Wed, 30 March 2022, 18:15 – 19:15 IST

Six early career researchers have been selected based on their lay abstract submissions to IACR 2022. Those selected took part in a patient communication workshop prior to IACR 2022 and were asked to prepare a lay presentation on their work.  Presentations were delivered to peers and a lay audience at The Patrick G. Johnston Award for Excellence in Cancer Research. The winner was chosen by the audience and judging panel.

Every year the event is open to the public.

Conference Sponsors

2022 Platinum Sponsor

IACR-2022-PlatiniumSponsor

 2022 Charity Sponsors

IACR2022-Charity-Sponsors

2022 Gold Sponsors

IACR2022-Gold-Sponsors

2022 Silver Sponsors

IACR2022-Silver-Sponsors

The IACR/EACR Early Career Researcher 
Symposium and Workshop kindly supported by

IACR-2022-Junior-Coucil-Sponsors

Donate to Cancer Research

All donations to the IACR go directly towards supporting early-stage oncology scientific researchers in their work.

IACR 2023 Carer’s Bursary €300

Apply for funding towards additional costs of care while attending conference. Five Bursaries Available. 

Registration/ Membership for IACR 2023

Registration for the 59th Annual Conference in the Radisson Blu hotel, Athlone is Now Open.

EACR Membership is Included

The IACR is an affiliated national society and its members benefit from full membership of the EACR.

Biomedical Session Abstracts

Deadline: Midnight, Friday, 20th January 2023

Please note:
- Patrick Johnston Lay submission category is now closed
- Late Breaking Abstracts submitted to the Biomedical Sessions will be considered for Display Poster Presentation. 

Social Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) Abstracts

Deadline: Midnight, Monday, 9th January 2023

SNAH abstract submissions will remain open until Monday 9th January.

Any questions?
Please contact Sinead on: sinead@sineadcassidy.com

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