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
September 5 - Patient-Centered Outcomes in Pediatric Clinical Trials
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 - Understanding How Cell Cycle Dynamics Shape Drug Responses
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 - Exploiting Subcellular mRNA Localization to Control Protein Function and Tumor Cell Behavior
Stravoula Mili, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
October 3 - Imaging Organelle Interactions and Dynamics in Cells
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 - Poverty As A ‘Druggable’ Target: A Framework for Pediatric Oncology Health Equity Research
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
Clint T. Allen, M.D.
Senior Investigator
Surgical Oncology Program
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
November 21 - TBA
Adam M. Phillippy, Ph.D.
Director and Senior Investigator
Genome Informatics Section
National Human Genome Research Institute
December 19 - TBA
Joshua Mendell, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Molecular Biology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute