Agenda

Symposium Recording


Symposium organizers: Bryson Katona, MD, PhD, Jessica Long, MS, CGC,  E. John Wherry, PhD & Samantha Halter

Please note that not all sessions will be available to virtual attendees.

10:00am – 10:05am

Welcome and Opening Remarks 

Katherine Nathanson, MD

10:05am – 10:20am 

Overview of Penn’s Lynch Syndrome Program

Bryson Katona, MD, PhD

10:20am – 10:30am 

 Opportunities for Giving

Tricia Bruning
Clinical Care Symposium - Moderator: Jessica Long, MS, CGC

10:30am – 10:45am 

 Lynch Syndrome Genetics and Cancer Risk  Jessica Long, MS, CGC

10:45am – 11:00am 

 What’s New this Year in Lynch Syndrome  Avi Anantharajah, MS, CGC
11:00am - 11:20am Prostate Cancer Risk and Screening in Lynch Syndrome  Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD

11:20am-11:40am

 Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Lynch Syndrome  Payal Shah, MD
11:40am - 12:00pm Pancreatic Cancer Screening in Lynch Syndrome: Who, When, and How Bryson Katona, MD, PhD

12:00pm-12:40pm

Lunch with the Experts (in-person attendees only)
  • Oncology (Breast and ovarian cancer) | Payal Shah, MD
  • Oncology (Prostate cancer) | Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD 
  • Oncology (Pancreatic and colorectal cancer) | Kim Reiss, MD 
  • Adult Genetics | Avi Anantharajah, MS, CGC, Joanna Mercado, MS, CGC, & Mersedeh Rohanizadegan, MD, MPH
    Pediatric Genetics | Sarah Baldino, MS, CGC, Mary Egan Clark, MS, CGC,  & Kristin Zelley, MS, CGC
  • Colorectal Surgery | Erica Pettke, MD, MPH, FACS
  • Gastroenterology | Michael Kochman, MD
  • Nutrition | Jessica Griffin, RD 
  • Dermatology | Neha Jariwala, MD
  • Gynecology | Elizabeth Greenstein Clement, MD 
  • Gynecology Oncology | Stefan M Gysler, MD, MHS
  • Research | Michaela Dungan, Daniel Clay, Julia Youngman, & Sara Karley
12:40pm - 1:40pm Expert Panel Discussion - Moderator: Bryson Katona, MD, PhD
  • Gastroenterology | Michael Kochman, MD, PhD
  • Dermatology | Emily Chu, MD, PhD
  • Genetics | Jesica Long, MS, CGC
  • Urology | Daniel Lee, MD
  • Colorectal Surgery | Erica Pettke, MD, MPH, FACS
  • Oncology | Kim Reiss, MD, Payal Shah, MD, & Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD
  • Nutrition | Jessica Griffin, RD
  • Gynecology | Elizabeth Greenstein Clement, MD 
  • Gynecology Oncology | Stefan M Gysler, MD, MHS

1:40pm - 2:40pm 

Borrelli Family Keynote talk

Lynch Syndrome: An Insider's Perspective

 C. Richard Boland, MD

2:40pm - 3:00pm

Break
Research Symposium - Moderator: E. John Wherry, PhD

3:00pm - 3:20pm

 Investigating the Microbiome-Immune System Dynamics in Lynch Syndrome: Unravelling Chronic Immune Activity-Driven Susceptibility to Cancer Joel Babdor, PhD
3:20pm - 3:40pm Yield of Repeat Gastric Biopsies and Helicobacter pylori Serological Assessment in Lynch Syndrome Jessica Vadaketh, MD

3:40pm - 4:00pm

 Molecular Mechanisms of Neoantigen Immunosurveillance in Lynch Syndrome Shira Rosenberg, MSc

4:00pm - 4:20pm

 Controversial Areas in Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance in Lynch Syndrome: A Survey Across the International Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium  Anjeli Manam, MD

4:20pm - 4:40pm

 ExCITE-seq Profiling of Colorectal Tissues in Lynch Syndrome: Uncovering Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Susceptibility

Hairu Yang, PhD

4:40pm - 5:00pm

 PMS2CL Interference Leading to Erroneous Identification of a Pathogenic PMS2 Variant in Black patients Jacqueline Cappadocia, MS, CGC

5:00pm - 6:00pm

 Social Reception with light fare and drinks – All in-person attendees welcome!