Lecture Series
Grand Rounds Lecture Series
The Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center Grand Rounds lectures, held quarterly, are educational presentations that cover a range of cancer research topics that will advance our knowledge and that are relevant to our catchment area. Speakers include leading national and international researchers and clinicians. Please check back often for upcoming lectures.
Thursday, July 30, 2026: Kathryn A. Winter, MS Senior Director, Statistics American College of Radiology Deputy Director NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center “Statistical Topics for Clinical Trials – from Design to Interpreting Results"
Ms. Winter has been involved in multi-center clinical trial design, conduct, monitoring, and analysis for over 25 years, with NRG Oncology and previously with RTOG. Ms. Winter has worked on trials across many disease sites and is currently the NRG senior statistician responsible for the NRG GI Non-colorectal Cancer subcommittee trials.
8:15-9:15 am, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center Auditorium
Thursday, September 17, 2026: , Director of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center for Global Health ()
“Why global health still matters in cancer research “
8:00-9:00 am, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center Auditorium
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FY26 Lectures
- John Eisenbrey, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University.
Not just a bubble: the expanding use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of liver disease - Elizabeth Rula, PhD
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.
CBCC catchment area – what is it, why is it important? - Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine Harvard University Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Her research focuses on identifying dietary, plasma, and molecular predictors of improved survival in patients with colorectal cancer, with a special interest in the vitamin D pathway, the microbiome, and young-onset colorectal cancer. (David B. Calandra, MD & Family Lecture in Oncology)
FY25 Lectures
- Laiken Peterson Kentnich, MS, CGC
Cancer Genetics Evaluation Program, Loyola University Medical Center
Decoding cancer genetics: Distinguishing between somatic and germline genetic testing - Betina R. Yanez, PhD
Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences, Cancer Control and Survivorship Program Co-Lead at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
Integration of patient-reported outcomes into cancer care delivery - Patricia (Trish) Sheean PhD, RDN, LDN, FASPEN
Associate Professor, Applied Health Sciences, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health Program Leader, Cancer Control & Survivorship, Cardinal Bernadin Cancer Center, 草莓社区
Building lifestyle interventions to support cancer survivorship - Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD
Acting Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) Associate Director, Informatics and Data Science (IDS) Program, CBIIT Senior Investigator, Trans-Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Utilizing data to make novel discoveries for cancer
David B. Calandra, MD & Family Lecture in Oncology
- Roger Stupp, MD
Chief of Neuro-oncology, Dept. of Neurology, Paul C. Bucy Professor of Neurological Surgery; Professor of Neurological Surgery, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) and Neurology (Neuro-oncology) Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Pushing the Boundaries in the Treatment of Glioma– An Interdisciplinary Endeavor
FY24 Lectures
- William Small Jr, MD, FACRO, FACR, FASTRO
Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology Stritch School of Medicine 草莓社区 Director, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
The Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center: The Past, Present and Future
David B. Calandra, MD & Family Lecture in Oncology
- Alec C. Kimmelman, MD, PhD
Director, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Comprehensive Cancer Center, Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Professor and Chair, Dept of Radiation Oncology NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Identifying Metabolic Dependencies in Pancreatic Cancer
FY23 Lectures
David B. Calandra, MD & Family Lecture in Oncology
- Patrick J. Stiff, MD
Professor of Medicine, 草莓社区 Stritch School of Medicine
A donor for every patient: Loyola's role in the evolution of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation over the past 35 years
Other Seminars
In addition to these lectures hosted by the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, several departments and centers within 草莓社区 also offer cancer-focused lecture series.
Past Events
July 28, 2025: 2025 Summer Oncology Research Intern Symposium
August 19, 2025: CBCC Pilot Seed Grant Presentations
- Irida Kastrati, PhD, Associate Professor, Cancer Biology
- Novel first-in-class thioredoxin reductase inhibitors for breast, lung, and liver cancer therapy
- Abhishek Solanki, MD, MS, Professor, Radiation Oncology
- Feasibility and Predictive Value of a Genomic Classifier in Men with Locally Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer Treated on FSHARP.
September 24, 2025: Cancer Control & Survivorship Research Program
- Ms. Tatiana Pasewark, BS (MPH candidate)
- Georgios Grigoriadis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Applied Health Science
- Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Informatics and Data Science & Department of Surgery