Event Schedule

NOTE: All event times below are in Eastern Time.

Evening 1: Wednesday, April 12 – Welcome Reception

Lansdowne Resort, outdoor Terrace 4 (rain plan: indoor Waterfall Terrace)

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Pre-Event Social Gathering 


Day 1: Thursday, April 13 – Welcome, Science Communication Workshop & iPoster Sessions

Lansdowne Resort, Meeting Space (Faulkner, Bacon & Conant Rooms)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Service
Riverside Hearth (Reserved area for V Foundation)

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Attendee Check-In & Registration
Faulkner Room

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome to the 2023 V Summit 
Carole Wegner, Ph.D., Senior VP, Research and Grants Administration

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

V Grantee Icebreakers & Introductions

10:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m.

Science Communication Strategies Training 
Susanna F. Greer, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, the V Foundation for Cancer Research

12:00 p.m – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch & V Scholar Networking Time
Riverside Hearth (Reserved area for V Foundation)

1:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m.

iPoster Tutorial
Bacon Room

1:30 p.m – 3:00 p.m.

iPoster Presentations – Session 1
Bacon Room & Conant Rooms

3:00 p.m – 3:30 p.m.

Afternoon Break & Networking Time
North Kiosk

3:30 p.m – 5:00 p.m.

iPoster Presentations – Session 2
Bacon Room & Conant Rooms

Evening 2: Thursday, April 13 – Reception, Dinner & Keynote Address

Lansdowne Terrace 4, and Terrace Ballroom

6:00 p.m – 7:00 p.m.

Cocktail Reception
Terrace 4

7:00 p.m – 8:30 p.m.

Dinner & Keynote Address 
Terrace Ballroom
Welcome – Roger Ferguson, Interim Chief Marketing Officer, the V Foundation for Cancer Research
Keynote Speech – Chaunté Lowe, 4-Time Olympian; Author; TEDx Speaker; Breast Cancer Thriver

8:30 p.m – 9:30 p.m.

Post-Dinner iPoster Discussions
Waterfall Terrace


Day 2: Friday, April 14 – Professional Development Sessions

Lansdowne Resort, Meeting Space – Faulkner Room 

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Service
Riverside Hearth (Reserved area for V Foundation)

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Mentoring Panel Session 1 – Advice from Past V Grantees 

  • 2017 & 2022 Research Grant Recipient – Sameer Agnihotri, Ph.D. (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburg)
  • 2018 V Scholar – Jamie Spangler, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)
  • 2018 V Scholar – Malachi Griffith, Ph.D. (Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis)
  • 2019 V Scholar – David Soto-Pantoja, Ph.D. (Wake Forest University)

Past V Grantees will discuss their career trajectory and best advice in round table format. Topics to include:

  • Time management best practices
  • Dealing with sensitive topics in the lab
  • Assembling the lab team towards publications (prioritizing many small vs. few larger ones)
  • Leveraging early career/start-up funding for follow-on grants and R01s

10:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m.

Morning Break & Networking Time 
North Kiosk

11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m.

Do’s and Don’ts of Grant Writing – Funding Your Research: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Ted Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan (Member of the V Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee) 

12:00 p.m – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Service & Networking Time
Riverside Hearth (Reserved area for V Foundation)

1:00 p.m – 1:45 p.m.

Social Media & Scientific Storytelling 

  • Kaylee Haas, Social Media Coordinator at the V Foundation
  • 2020 V Scholar – Aadel Chaudhuri, M.D., Ph.D. (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis)

1:45 p.m – 2:45 p.m.

Mentoring Panel Session 2 – Advice from Senior Faculty

  • Nancy E. Davidson, M.D., Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Senior Vice President and Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Chair of the V Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee)
  • William G. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins (Immediate Past Chair of the V Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee)
  • Ted Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan (Member of the V Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee)
  • Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Topics to include:

  • Recruiting top talent to the lab and avoiding mistakes and pitfalls
  • Balancing networking/conference attendance with requirements to publish and write grants
  • NIH grant application strategies
  • Seeking foundation grants vs. NIH funding and R01s

2:45 p.m – 3:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m – 6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.


9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

V Summit Recap & Housekeeping

Group shuttle transportation from Lansdowne Resort to Virginia Vine WINE | COUNTRY kick-off event

Virginia Vine WINE | COUNTRY Kick-off Event
The Middleburg Barn at Fox Chase Farm

Group shuttle transportation from Virginia Vine WINE | COUNTRY kick-off event back to Lansdowne Resort