Welcome to the 13th UCT Science Day!

When? June 16, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where? Erwin-Piscator-Haus, Biegenstraße 15, 35037 Marburg

The UCT Science Day aims at connecting the different disciplines of cancer research at the University Hospital Marburg, the Philipps University Marburg, the University Hospital Frankfurt and the Goethe University Frankfurt as well as their affiliated institutions. It focuses on scientific exchange and networking. All clinicians and scientists working in the field of translational cancer research – from PhD student to principal investigator – are encouraged to join this event!

Abstract submission and registration have been closed.

Program 13th UCT Science Day

8:30	Registration
Session I – Grand Hall Genomic Plasticity, Epigenetic Programs and Targetable Cancer States Chairs: Katharina Weber & Niklas Gremke
9:00	Opening address Dr. Thomas Spies, Mayor of Marburg
9:10	Welcome Elke Pogge von Strandmann & Christian Brandts
9:15	Introduction and organizational matters Dorothea von Kiedrowski & Karen Schwabe
9:20	Evasion of mitophagy as a source of genomic plasticity in cancer Michele Frison
9:35	A stable invasive state in glioblastoma is associated with DNA methylation-linked transcription factor programs Ann-Christin Hau
9:50	Highly specific targeting and efficient treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with novel selectively expressed RNAs in mice Lena Marie Germann
10:05	High 4E-BP1 expression associates with chromosome 8 gain and CDK4/6 sensitivity in Ewing sarcoma Julian Musa
10:20	Flash Talks Chairs: Theresa Huber & Tonio Brinkschmidt
Poster Discussion I & Coffee – 1st Floor and 2nd Floor
10:35 – 12:00	Posters P001 – P063
Session II – Grand Hall Resistance Mechanisms and Personalized Cancer Therapy Chairs: Anna Brichkina & Sebastian Wolf
12:00	Clonal trajectories of adult B-ALL in response to treatment in medullary sites and brain infiltration at single-cell resolution Hui Ming Tew & Daniel Fischer
12:15	Functional characterization of a novel germline variant in the extracellular domain of FLT3 and its potential clinical relevance in acute myeloid leukemia Clara Otto
12:30	Molecular resistance mechanisms of the allosteric BCR::ABL1 inhibitor asciminib Inga B. Leske
12:45	Patient-specific CAR T cell barriers in colorectal cancer identified by phenotypic screening of tumor organoids Patrick Wisser
13:00	Metabolic bipotentiality in DNMT3A/NPM1-mutated AML: high OxPHOS fuels aggression while cholesterol-sequestering in LSCs drives persistence Elisa Donato
13:15	Flash Talks Chairs: Melissa Bernhardt & Pouriya Sharbatian Semnani
Poster Discussion II & Lunch – 1st Floor and 2nd Floor
13:30 – 14:55	Posters P064 – P127
Session III – Grand Hall Tumor-Microenvironment Crosstalk in Invasion and Metastasis Chairs: Theresa Weber & Konstantinos Kokkaliaris
14:55	Keynote Lecture Understanding the mechanisms of action and resistance in cell- and antibody-based immunotherapy Marion Subklewe, University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
15:55	A pro-inflammatory metastases-associated macrophage subset induces tumor-promoting mesothelial cell conversion in ovarian cancer via IL-1α secretion Sophie Heidemann
16:05	Loss of p53 reprograms melanoma-derived extracellular vesicles to drive lung metastasis Rambod Nikbakhsh
Closing – Grand Hall and Foyer Chairs: Elke Pogge von Strandmann & Christian Brandts
16:25	Closing remarks with Best Poster Awards & Best Talk Award
16:40	Pretzels & Beer
17:00	End

Instructions on Poster Presentations and Short Talks

After assessment of the abstract by the Scientific Organizing Committee, you will receive an e-mail notification informing you of acceptance and selection for talk or poster presentation.

Posters should be printed in DIN A0, which is 84.1 cm (width) x 118.9 cm (height). Poster stripes and pins for poster setup will be provided at the conference venue.

Instructions for Short Talks will be given together with the notification e-mail.

Notes on Registration

The UCT Science Day will be held as on-site event at the Erwin-Piscator-Haus (Biegenstrasse 15, 35037 Marburg). Due to the capacity of the venue, a personal online registration of each participant in advance of the event is necessary.

The participation is free of charge, but since the number of participants will be limited, we cannot guarantee that every registered participant can be admitted to the UCT Science Day. Tickets will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis.

Registration has been closed.

Further candidates interested in attending the UCT Science Day will be put on a late list.
To be put on the late list, please write an email to uct-scienceday@uni-marburg.de.

We also kindly ask registered participants who are no longer able to attend the UCT Science Day to give others the opportunity to take their seat. In this case, please also notify us by writing an email to uct-scienceday@uni-marburg.de. Thank you!

Travel Information for 13th UCT Science Day

By train from Frankfurt
We recommend taking the RB37/RE30 train running 6:33 a.m. or latest 7:18 a.m. from Frankfurt main station toward Kassel main station. After getting off at Marburg main station, take bus line 7 (toward Marburg University Hospital) and get off at the “Erwin-Piscator-Haus”-stop (approx. 5 min). Alternatively, it is possible to walk from Marburg main station to Erwin-Piscator-Haus. The walk takes around 20 min (1.3 km). Start by heading northwest on Bahnhofstraße and crossing the bridge. Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oPExmafFCzfHycBc6
Connections back to Frankfurt main station in the evening will be provided at the registration desk.

Parking options for drivers
There are several parking options near the Erwin-Piscator-Haus.
Universitätsparkplatz (a limited number of spaces are reserved for us and are free of charge) Wilhelm-Röpke-Straße 4, 35039 Marburg (11 min walk). Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WymtFXJPJxS94drX9

Paid parking:
Uferstraße (5 min walk)
Parkhaus Oberstadt, Pilgrimstein 17, 35037 Marburg (5 min walk)
City-Parkhaus, Universitätsstraße 8, 35037 Marburg (10 min walk)

We are looking forward to welcoming you!

The Organizers

The Members of the Scientific Organizing Committee

Sebastian Adeberg, Canan Arkan, Detlef Bartsch, Jörg Bartsch, Uta Maria Bauer, Halvard Bönig, Christian Brandts, Christian Braun, Alexander Brehm, Anna Brichkina, Christian Buchholz, Malte Buchholz, Andreas Burchert, Florian Büttner, Xinlai Cheng, Anjali Cremer, Carsten Denkert, Ivan Đikić, Henner Farin, Anne Fassl, María Gómez-Serrano, Niklas Gremke, Thomas Gress, Oliver Hantschel, Elke Hattingen, Ann-Christin Hau, Lukas Haug, Julia Heinzelbecker, Magdalena Huber, Katharina Imkeller, Moritz Jesinghaus, Manuel Kaulich, Jan-Henning Klusmann, Stefan Knapp, Donat Kögel, Konstantinos Kokkaliaris, Matthias Lauth, Robert Liefke, Sibylle Loibl, Stefan Müller, Thomas Oellerich, Albrecht Piiper, Elke Pogge von Strandmann, Silke Reinartz, Yvonne Reiss, Eva Rettinger, Michael Rieger, Franz Rödel, Gernot Rohde, Michael Ronellenfitsch, Sebastian Scheich, Bastian Schilling, Mark Schmitt, Marco Seehawer, Hubert Serve, Joachim Steinbach, Melanie Tichet, Torsten Tonn, Mike Tyler, Hannah Uckelmann, Jonas Vischedyk, Alexander Visekruna, Theresa Weber, Armin Wiegering, Sebastian Wolf, Thomas Wündisch, Pia Zeiner

Contact

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