NCI’s Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Grand Rounds is a lecture series addressing current research in clinical and molecular oncology. Speakers are leading national and international researchers and clinicians.
These lectures often offer ACCME accreditation for physicians; for more information please visit the CCR Grand Rounds CME Credit Information page.
For previous lectures please visit the Archived CCR Grand Rounds Lectures page.
2025
June 6 - Understanding Centrosome Biology in Health and Disease
Jadranka Loncarek, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Cancer Innovation Laboratory
Head, Centrosome Biology Section
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
June 13 - Discovering and Targeting Immune Hubs to Advance Cancer Immunotherapy
Special CCR Grand Rounds: 2025 AAAS Martin and Rose Wachtel Cancer Research Award and Lecture - Registration Required
Karin Pelka, Ph.D.
Assistant Investigator
Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF
September 5 - TBA
Pamela L. Wolters, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Scientist, Pediatric Oncology Branch
Co-Director, Behavioral Health Core
Head, Health Psychology and Neurobehavioral Research Program
Psychologist
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
September 12 - TBA
Steven D. Cappell, Ph.D.
Stadtman Investigator, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics
Head, Single-Cell Dynamics Section
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
September 26 - TBA
Stravoula Mili, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
October 3 - Special CCR Women Scientist Advisors (WSAs) sponsored Grand Rounds
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.
Senior Group Leader
Head of 4D Cellular Physiology
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
October 17 - TBA
Kira Bona, M.D., MPH
Attending Physician
Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
October 24 - TBA
Christina H. Stuelten, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Scientist, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
October 31 - TBA
Kumaran S. Ramamurthi, Ph.D.
Deputy Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Senior Investigator
Head, Cell Biology Section
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
November 14 - TBA
Joshua Mendell, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Molecular Biology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
November 21 - TBA
Adam M. Phillippy, Ph.D.
Director and Senior Investigator
Genome Informatics Section
National Human Genome Research Institute
December 19 - TBA
Clint T. Allen, M.D.
Senior Investigator
Surgical Oncology Program
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute