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
