Intercepting Pancreatic Precancer by Targeting RAS
The 12th Annual Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center Think Tank
Hosted by Laura Wood, M.D., Ph.D., and Ralph Hruban, M.D.
April 15, 2026
08:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Please join us for an exciting and informative think tank on Intercepting Pancreatic Precancer by Targeting RAS!
The think tank will be free, held via Zoom webinar, and will include some of the leading experts on this important topic.
Speakers
Andrew Aguirre, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Title: Targeting RAS before and after Cancer Development
Luis Diaz, Jr., M.D.
Chair, Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Title: Intercepting Pancreatic Precancer by Targeting RAS
Marina Pasca di Magliano, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery and Cell and Developmental Biology
University of Michigan
Title: Evolution of the Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment
Anirban Maitra, MBBS
Professor of Pathology and Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Title: Intercepting Cystic Precursor Lesions of Pancreatic Cancer-Opportunities and Challenges
Jen Morton, Ph.D.
Professor of Pancreatic Cancer
CRUK Scotland Institute and University of Glasgow
School of Cancer Sciences
Title: Intercepting Pancreatic Precancer in Spontaneous Mouse Models
Ben Z. Stanger, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Title: Intercepting Pancreas Cancer: A Gastroenterologist’s Perspective
Neeha Zaidi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Mutant KRAS Vaccines for Intercepting Pancreatic PreCancer