DKFZ/NCT/DKTK HARPOON

The DKFZ/NCT/DKTK HARPOON (HArmonization of Reporting in PrecisiOn ONcology) Symposium offers an engaging forum for researchers and clinicians to exchange perspectives on emerging developments, methodological advances, and future directions in precision oncology.

Target audience: Everyone involved in multiomics-guided precision oncology and molecular tumor boards (bioinformaticians, clinical / medical trialists, data scientists, human geneticists, molecular biologists, oncologists, pathologists, patient advocates)

This year, participants will have the opportunity to upload materials (e.g., contact details, posters, presentations) and share the link as a QR code at the symposium. This will provide more space for discussions for essentially all participants. Further details will be shared right after the registration deadline (early October 2026).

Confirmed Speakers:

• Alexander Beck (LMU, Munich)
• Irene Braña (VHIO, Barcelona)
• Lukas Bunse (DKFZ, Heidelberg and UMM, Mannheim)
• Jonathan Fletcher (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston)
• Julien Frick (Patient Research Council NCT Heidelberg)
• Wolfgang Herr (University Clinic Regensburg)
• Ken Herrmann (University of Duisburg-Essen and DKTK - University Hospital Essen)
• Natalie Jäger (DKFZ, Heidelberg and Epignostix GmbH)
• Jens Kleesiek (University Hospital Essen)
• Nada Jabado (McGill University, Montreal)
• Kendra Maaß (Hopp-Children's Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg)
• Lena Maier-Hein (DKFZ and NCT Heidelberg, University Heidelberg)
• Eva Schäfer (NCT Heidelberg and University Clinic Heidelberg)
• Martina Schmidt (DKFZ and NCT Heidelberg)
• Nana Talvard-Balland (University Medical Center Freiburg)

Registration

Registration Deadline: October 4

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