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October 22, 2022

Sujuan Ba — NFCR President and CEO Sujuan Ba Gives the Open Remarks for Our 2022 Global Summit

Panel I — Session I: Molecular Approaches to Understand and Treat Cancer

Web Cavenee NFCR — Molecular NFCR Scientific Advisory Board Chair Web Cavenee Leads a Panel Discussion On Approaches to Understand and Treat Cancer

Panel I — Silvio Gutkind Addresses Audience Members about his work in Molecular Approaches to Understand and Treat Cancer

Katherine Uyhazi, M.D., Ph.D. — Katherine Uyhazi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania

Katherine Uyhazi, M.D., Ph.D. — Katherine Uyhazi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania

Session I Panel Members | 2022 Global Summit — Web Cavenee address our Session I Panel Members to discuss Molecular Approaches to Understand and Treat Cancer

Session I Panel Members | 2022 Global Summit

Session I Panel Members | 2022 Global Summit

Scientist Conversations — Ken C. Anderson, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Professor of Medicine, Harvard; Physician Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Web Cavenee , Ph.D., Chair of NFCR Scientific Advisory Board

Jennifer Grandis — Jennifer Grandis, M.D., American Cancer Society Professor of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco Moderates our Session II Panel discussion on New Approaches to Treat Breast, Pancreatic, and Head & Neck Cancer

Elana Fertig, Lisa Coussens, and Jennifer Grandis — Elana Fertig, Ph.D. joins her Research Partner Lisa Coussens, Ph.D. to field questions from the audience about thier work.

Lisa Coussens, Ph.D. — Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Sciences University

Audience Questions

Daniel A. Haber — Daniel A. Haber, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Daniel A. Haber, M.D., Ph.D. — Daniel A. Haber, M.D., Ph.D., Fields Audience Questions about his work.

Daniel A. Haber, M.D., Ph.D., Fields Audience Questions about his work.

Courtney Houchen — Courtney Houchen, M.D., Professor, Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Oklahoma University School of Medicine

Courtney Houchen — Courtney Houchen, M.D., Professor, Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Oklahoma University School of Medicine

Courtney Houchen — Courtney Houchen, M.D., Professor, Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Oklahoma University School of Medicine

Jennifer Grandis and Courtney Houchen — Jennifer Grandis and Courtney Houchen, M.D., Professor, Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Oklahoma University School of Medicine

Daniel E. Johnson and Panel — Daniel E. Johnson, Ph.D.,speaks on a panel discussing New Approaches to Treat Breast, Pancreatic, and Head & Neck Cancer

Daniel E. Johnson — Daniel E. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Valerie M. Weaver Asks Our Panel a Question

Kornelia Polyak — Kornelia Polyak, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard

Karen Knudsen, Web Cavenee and Sujuan Ba

Janet Woodcock — Janet Woodcock of the U.S. FDA Introduces the Beacon Award Winner, Anna D. Barker.

Janet Woodcock — Janet Woodcock of the U.S. FDA Introduces the Beacon Award Winner, Anna D. Barker.

Janet Woodcock — Janet Woodcock of the U.S. FDA Introduces the Beacon Award Winner, Anna D. Barker.

Anna D. Barker is Honored — Anna D. Barker is Honored with the Inaugural Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology

Sujuan Ba gives Beacon Award Medal to Anna D. Barker

Anna D. Barker — Anna D. Barker gives her Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology Acceptance Speech.

Anna D. Barker — Anna D. Barker gives her Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology Acceptance Speech.

Anna D. Barker and Sujuan Ba

Rose Wang, Beverly Lu, Pamela Garzone, and Dimitra Georganopoulou

Pamela Garzone

Suzanne Topalian Speaks — Suzanne Topalian discusses Molecular Approaches to Understand and Treat Cancer

Pamela Garzone, Johanna Webb, ?, Sujuan Ba and Dimitra Georganopoulou

Dimitra Georganopoulou, Pamela Garzone, ?, and Sujuan Ba

Dimitra Georganopoulou, Pamela Garzone, ?, and Sujuan Ba

Beverly Lu — Beverly Lu, Ph.D., Co-Chair of the Competition Investment Committee; Investment Manager, Health of Emerson Collective

Pamela Garzone, Rajiv Datar, and Sujuan Ba

Beverly Lu, Pamela Garzone, Li Chai, and Sujuan Ba

María Varela, and Sujuan Ba

Raju Kucherlapati, María Varela, Sujuan Ba — Raju Kucherlapati, María Varela, and Sujuan Ba

Lora Green, Ph.D., J.D., Partner, Patents & Innovations, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati — Lora Green, Ph.D., J.D., Partner, Patents & Innovations, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati discusses Critical Intellectual Property Protection Strategies & Common Pitfalls for Early-stage Companies

Lora Green, Ph.D., J.D., Partner, Patents & Innovations, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati — Lora Green, Ph.D., J.D., Partner, Patents & Innovations, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati discusses Critical Intellectual Property Protection Strategies & Common Pitfalls for Early-stage Companies

Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School

Paul Finn, Ph.D., CSO of Oxford Drug Design Limited

Pritesh Gandhi, PharmD, CEO of TellBio

Pritesh Gandhi, PharmD, CEO of TellBio

Vlad Hogenhuis, M.D., MBA, CEO of Chimera Bioengineering

John Luk, DMedSc, EMBA, CEO of Arbele Bio

Ken Malone, Ph.D., CEO of Rasio Therapeutics

Ken Malone, Ph.D., CEO of Rasio Therapeutics

María Varela, CEO of Ardan Pharma

María Varela, CEO of Ardan Pharma

Audience Member Asks The Panel a Question

Audience Member Asks a Question — Audience Member Asks The Panel a Question

Panel Discussion: Opportunities & Challenges Facing Leadership of Early-stage Oncology Companies

Charlie Weatherspoon Speaks — Charlie Weatherspoon

Artwork by Emery Banovich

Artwork by Emery and Greyson Banovich

Artwork by Greyson Banovich

Artwork by Greyson Banovich

Scientists Selfie

2022 Global Summit Award Winners Posters — 2022 Global Summit Award Winners: Rakesh K. Jain and Anna D. Barker.

2022 Global Summit Poster

Sponsor Table — Special Thanks to our Sponsors who supported the 2022 Global Summit!

2022 Szent-Györgyi Prize Trophy for Rakesh K. Jain

Esther Rheinbay — Esther Rheinbay, Ph.D.

2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party

Julia and Chelsea Hu

Guests Mingle at the 2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party

Sujuan Ba and Karen Knudsen — NFCR CEO Sujuan Ba and ACS CEO Karen Knudsen

2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party

Scientists Mingle at the 2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party

Banovich Family — Nick, Katie, Emery and Greyson Banovich.

Banovich Family — The Banovich Family poses with some artwork created by the children, Emery and Greyson.

2022 Summit Cocktail Party — NFCR CEO Sujuan Ba engages with guests at the 2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party.

2022 Summit Cocktail Party

2022 Summit Cocktail Party

Anna D. Barker, Raju Kucherlapati, and Sujuan Ba

NFCR Board Member Karen Burke with NFCR CEO Sujuan Ba

2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party — Guests Mingle with our Szent-Györgyi Prize Winner at the 2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party.

2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party

Greyson Banovich poses with his artwork and Teen Mobile Arts Founder, Chelsea Hu — Greyson Banovich poses with his artwork and Teen Mobile Arts Founder, Chelsea Hu.

Sujuan Ba and

2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party — Guests mingle at the 2022 Global Summit Cocktail Party

Sujuan Ba

Doug Lowy

Doug Lowy Speaks — Doug Lowy introduces the 2022 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress for Cancer Research Winner.

Doug Lowy, Rakesh K. Jain and Sujuan Ba

Doug Lowy, Rakesh K. Jain and Sujuan Ba

Rakesh K. Jain — Rakesh K. Jain delivers his Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress for Cancer Research acceptance speech.

Rakesh K. Jain

Summit 2022 Audience

Sujuan Ba and Rakesh K. Jain

Glow Stick Party — 2022 Summit Attendees gladly shower 6-year-old cancer survivor Greyson Banovich with a glow stick party.

Glow Stick Party — 2022 Summit Attendees gladly shower 6-year-old cancer survivor Greyson Banovich with a glow stick party.

Group Photo on Stage at the Summit 2022

Group Photo on Stage at the Summit 2022

Group Photo on Stage at the Summit 2022

Group Photo at the Summit 2022

Group photo with Ba and DePinho — Sujuan Ba and Ron Depinho

Group Photo on Stage at the Summit 2022 — NFCR and AIM-HI Supporters, Advisors, and Leaders pose together on stage.

Group Photo on Stage at the Summit 2022 — NFCR Supporters, Advisors, and Leaders pose together on stage.

Sujuan Ba with the Banovich Children — NFCR's CEO Sujuan Ba with the Banovich Children

AIM-HI Advisors — AIM-Hi Advisors and Leaders Together.

Raju Kucherlapati and Rakesh K. Jain

Rakesh K. Jain

Group On Stage at the 2022 Summit — A group of NFCR and AIM-HI Advisors and Leaders pose on stage together.

Hali Hartmann and Rakesh K. Jain — Hali Hartmann and Rakesh K. Jain prep for his acceptance speech.

Rakesh K. Jain and Anna D. Barker — Rakesh K. Jain and Anna D. Barker Pose with their Award Posters

Summit Voluneteers — A few of the volunteers at our 2022 Summit!

Attendees enjoy cocktail hour before the Szent-Györgyi Prize Award Ceremony

Attendees enjoy cocktail hour before the Szent-Györgyi Prize Award Ceremony

NFCR-Supported Researchers Pose Together! — 2022 NFCR-Supported Researchers Pose Together!

Anna D Barker with Husbabnd

Greyson and Emery Banovich

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