Shared Resources Day 2026
9:30AM
Registration & Check-In
10:05AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Michael Teitell, MD, PhD
Professor & Latta Endowed Chair in Pathology
Director, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
President, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Foundation
Zoran Galić, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Director of Shared Resources, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director, Flow Cytometry Shared Resource
10:20am
Molecular Screening Shared Resource
Robert Damoiseaux, PhD (Session Moderator)
Professor, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Director, Molecular Screening Shared Resource
Brigette Gomperts, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Vice Chief of Research, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Co-Director, Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Talk title: “Phenotypic and Targeted Drug Discovery for Lung Diseases”
10:50am
Biostatistics, Analytical Support & Evaluation Shared Resource
Gang Li, PhD (Session Moderator)
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Director, UCLA Center for Excellence in Pancreatic Diseases, Biostatistics Subcore
Director, Biostatistics, Analytical Support and Evaluation Shared Resource
Beth Glenn, PhD
Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
Co-Director, Cancer Control & Survivorship Program,
UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Talk title: "Reducing the Cancer Burden through Population Science”
11:20am
Genomics Shared Resource
Xinmin Li, PhD (Session Moderator)
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Genomics Shared Resource
Harley Kornblum, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Pediatrics
Director, Neural Stem Cell Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Talk title: "Exploring the Brain Tumor Vascular Microenvironment”
11:50am
CNSI Shared Resources Overview
Adam Stieg, PhD
CNSI Associate Director
Director, Nano & Pico Characterization Lab
Executive Director, BioPACIFIC Materials Innovation Platform
Talk title: “The CNSI Technology Centers: People Powered, Tool Enabled, Data Driven”
12:00pm
Lunch
1:10pm
Keynote Speaker
William Lowry, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
Director of Cancer Education, Training and Mentoring,
UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Talk title: “Metabolic Manipulation of HFSC-initiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma”
1:45pm
Flow Cytometry Shared Resource
Zoran Galić, PhD (Session Moderator)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Director of Shared Resources, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jason Chiang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Interventional Radiology
Talk title: “When Pigs Fly (Through CyTOF): Mapping the Immune Response at Single-Cell Resolution after Image-Guided Cancer Therapy”
2:15pm
Small Animal Imaging Shared Resource
Arion Chatziioannou, PhD (Session Moderator)
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Associate Director, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging
Director, Small Animal Imaging Shared Resource
Tanya Stoyanova, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Talk title: “Developing New Strategies for Cancer Detection and Treatment”
2:45pm
Translational Pathology Core Laboratory Shared Resource
Samuel French, MD, PhD (Session Moderator)
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Physician, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Gastroenterology/Liver Pathology
Co-Director, Translational Pathology Shared Resource
Lili Yang, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Member, Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Talk title: “Reimagining CAR-T Cell Therapy”
3:15pm
Voucher Drawing
3:30pm
Closing Remarks
Zoran Galić, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Director of Shared Resources, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director, Flow Cytometry Shared Resource