Hollings Distinguished Lecture Series

The MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Distinguished Lecture Series features talks on the latest discoveries in cancer research from leading experts at institutions around the country.

Lectures take place in Hollings Room 120 at noon unless otherwise noted. Some lectures also have the option to attend via Microsoft Teams.

Additional details will be posted to: https://hollingscancercenter.musc.edu/research/lecture-series

2026 lectures

January 30, 2026

Christine A. Iacobuzio-Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.
David M. Rubenstein Center Chair for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Director, Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

February 27, 2026

Greg M. Delgoffe, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Program in Microbiology and Immunology (PMI)
Director, Tumor Microenvironment Center
Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
Professor, Department of Immunology
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

April 24, 2026

Deborah Watkins Bruner, RN, Ph.D., FAAN
Senior Vice President of Research
Professor and Robert W. Woodruff Chair in Nursing
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Emory University
NRG Oncology National Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Contact PI

May 29, 2026

Tullia C. Bruno, Ph.D.
Member, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program
Member, Tumor Microenvironment Center
Co-director, Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy (ICI) Site for the UPMC Hillman Summer Academy
Scientific Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cytometry Facility
PMI Graduate Faculty
Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

June 26, 2026

Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, NCI-Designated Cancer Center (Basic Laboratory)
Professor, Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

August 28, 2026

Lee Zou, Ph.D.
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor
Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Member, Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University

October 30, 2026

Thomas McCoy Roberts, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
Co-Chair, Department of Cancer Biology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

November 13, 2026

Gianpietro Dotti, M.D.
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Cancer Cellular Immunotherapy
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

December 11, 2026

Kivanc Birsoy, Ph.D.
Joseph L. Goldstein Professor
Head, Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics
The Rockefeller University