Behind the Breakthroughs:
How Cancer Research Is Changing Lives
In a dynamic panel conversation, Drs. Lannis Hall, Sheila Stewart, and Premal Thaker will discuss their individual bodies of research and how they are significantly improving outcomes for patients with cancer and proactively addressing health disparities. Join us to learn about how research scientists and physicians accelerate innovation right here in St. Louis.
WHEN
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. Program begins, followed by a Q&A
(Offering both in-person and livestream options)
WHERE
VUE 17
1034 S. Brentwood Blvd, 17th Floor
St. Louis, Missouri 63117
Featuring
Sheila A. Stewart, PhD
Gerty T. Cori Professor
Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair of Cell Biology and Physiology
Associate Director for Basic Sciences, Siteman Cancer Center
ICCE Institute
Presenting her research focused on understanding how age-related changes in noncancerous cells participate in cancer development and how this study led to the identification of a new therapeutic target.
Lannis Hall, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Director of Radiation Oncology, Barnes-Jewish St. Peter’s Hospital
Siteman Cancer Center, Director of Diversity and Inclusion in Research Clinical Trials Leader,
Program to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Washington University School of Medicine
Presenting her work to address health disparities through improved diversity in clinical trials, as well as complementary community-based programs to help identify cancer earlier and treat it sooner.
Premal H. Thaker, MD
David & Lynn Mutch Distinguished Professor of Ob/Gyn
Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Interim Director of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Research
Professor in Gynecologic Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine
Presenting her research related to ovarian and endometrial cancer trials and how immunotherapies are filling an unmet need in the drastically under-researched area of gynecologic cancer.