Program

MOLMED/U54 Care Mini Symposium Program

Monday, May 18, 2026

10am-5pm

School of Medicine Education II Building, Room 106

(Program subject to change)

10-10:10am	Arrive at UCR SOM ED II for coffee and refreshments
10:10-10:15am	Welcoming remarks Maurizio Pellecchia, PhD., UCR SOM Victoria Seewaldt, MD., City of Hope
10:15-10:45am	Introduction to the U54 CARE partnership Victoria Seewaldt, MD., City of Hope
10:45-11:10am	"Stages of Drug Development and CoH infrastructure - Crossing the Valley of Death" David Horne, PhD., City of Hope (zoom presentation)
11:15-11:40am	"Not All MDs Are The Same - What type of MDs exist, How to select an MD for my project" Lisa Yee, MD. City of Hope
11:45am-12:15pm	Drug Development in Progress: "Project 2 - New Project 5" Maurizio Pellecchia, PhD., UCR SOM Mustafa Raoof, MD., City of Hope (zoom presentation) "Pilot 2 - New Project 4" Rui Su, PhD., City of Hope Sean O'Leary, PhD. UCR Steven Rosen, MD. City of Hope
12:15-1pm	"How MD's Work with Basic Scientists to Develop Team Science Project 3" Victoria Seewaldt, MD., City of Hope Robert Rodriguez, PhD. UCR SOM Kendrick Davis, PhD., UCR SOM "The Perils of Biomarker Discovery" Enrique Velazquez-Villareal, MD., PhD., City of Hope Maria Ninova, PhD., UCR SOM
1-1:20pm	LUNCH and Open Informal Discussions on the Themes: "How U54 CARE Partnership Connects with the Community" Victoria Seewaldt, MD., City of Hope Kendrick Davis, PhD., UCR SOM "Medical Student Research and Cancer Scholar Program" Daniel Novak, PhD., UCR SOM
1:30-2:30pm	Poster viewing (SOM Courtyard)
2:30-2:45pm	"UCR IRB Approvals, Updates, Process, and Issues" Robert Rodriguez, PhD., UCR SOM
2:45-3:30pm	"The Biotech Start-ups Process - MRB1 Incubator Space" Maurizio Pellecchia, PhD., UCR SOM Brian Suh, UCR Technology Partnerships
3:30-5pm	Refreshments and Poster Awards