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
Julio A. Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D.
Rose C. Falkenstein Chair in Cancer Research
Co-Leader, Tumor Microenvironment & Metastasis Program
Director, Cancer Dormancy Institute
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
