{"id":209585,"date":"2025-01-21T15:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T01:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=209585"},"modified":"2025-01-21T15:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T01:35:49","slug":"16th-annual-weinman-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/21\/16th-annual-weinman-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Top cancer experts to convene for Weinman Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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The 16th annual Barry & Virginia Weinman Symposium<\/a> will bring together more than two dozen global and local cancer experts at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Cancer Center<\/a>\u2019s Sullivan Conference Center January 22–24. This free event is open to the public, with a special invitation extended to high school and college students interested in science.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s focus is gene-environment (GxE<\/abbr>) research, which examines how genetic variants and environmental factors combine to increase cancer risk. GxE studies aim to identify high-risk individuals for proactive prevention and treatment.<\/p>\n

Speakers from the U.S.<\/abbr>, Canada, China, France, Israel, Italy and Norway will share groundbreaking cancer research. Nobel laureates in medicine and chemistry and 糖心视频<\/abbr> Cancer Center experts, including Director Naoto Ueno, Michele Carbone, Haining Yang, Herbert Yu, will present on critical advancements in the field.<\/p>\n

“The Weinman Symposium is a cornerstone for advancing cancer research in Hawaiʻi<\/span> and globally,” said Michele Carbone, co-founder and human cancer genetics expert. “It\u2019s an opportunity to collaborate with world-class scientists and improve patient outcomes.”<\/p>\n

Founded by Barry and Virginia Weinman, who passed away in 2024 and 2023, respectively, the symposium is supported by the Weinman Foundation Fund for Innovation. Their $7.1 million gift to the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Cancer Center established this annual gathering to foster collaboration among international experts in science and medicine.<\/p>\n

For more details and a full schedule, visit the Weinman Symposium website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Global experts convene at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Cancer Center\u2019s Weinman Symposium to share groundbreaking cancer research, January 22-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[218,1363,169,9],"class_list":["post-209585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-cancer","tag-manoa-research","tag-uh-cancer-center","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t