Wednesday, October 17th
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm VCS Executive Committee Meeting
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Registration desk open for early check in
Thursday, October 18th
6:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Resident Review Workshop
(optional/separate fee)
8:30 am - 12:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop
(optional/separate fee)
10:00 am - 10:30 am Morning Break
12:00 pm - 1:20 pm Lunch on your own
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
VTCS session begins with Diagnostic Hematology & Cytology Workshop
Afternoon Topic:
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
1:20 pm - 1:30 pm Conference Welcome!!
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm State of the Art Presentation
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Abstract Presentations
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Poster introductions followed by afternoon break & poster session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome Reception
Friday, October 19th
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Open
7:00 am - 7:45 am OPTIONAL breakfast presentation sponsored by PetCure Oncology
8:00 am - 5:00 pm VTCS Workshop
Morning Topic: Chemotherapy - Cytototoxic
8:00 am - 9:00 am Keynote Presentation: Dr. John Paul Shen
Combinatorial CRISPR-Cas9 screens for de novo mapping
of genetic interactions
9:00 am - 10:00 am Abstract Presentations
10:00 am - 10:30 am Morning Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am State of the Art Presentation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Abstract Presentations
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Presentation of the Thielen Tribute Award
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm OPTIONAL lunch presentation sponsored by QBiotics
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Keynote Presentation: Dr. Andrew Godwin
Liquid gold in precision medicine: Liquid-based biopsies
for cancer detection and monitoring
Afternoon Topic: Surgery/Pathology
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Abstract Presentations
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Afternoon Break
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm State of the Art Presentation
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Abstract Presentations
5:30pm - 7:00 pm Resident/Mentor Meetings
Saturday, October 20th
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Open
7:00 am - 7:45 am OPTIONAL Breakfast Presentation sponsored by Aratana Therapeutics
8:00 am - 3:30 pm VTCS Workshop
Morning Topic: TBD
8:00 am - 9:00 am Keynote Presentation: Dr. Katherine Goldberg
How a palliative care lens is essential for transformative oncology practice
9:00 am - 10:00 am Abstract Presentations
10:00 am - 10:30 am Morning Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am State of the Art Presentation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Abstract Presentations
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Resident Lunch & Learn
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch on your own
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm RTOG Meeting
General Abstracts
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Abstract Presentations
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Abstract Presentation session for basic science abstracts
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:15 pm USP 800 Presentation & Discussion
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Awards & Membership Meeting
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Closing Event at the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs