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Clinically Driven Discovery Science - From Bench to Bedside Workshop

Friday, July 17 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Add to Calendar 2026-07-17 13:00:00 2026-07-17 15:00:00 Clinically Driven Discovery Science - From Bench to Bedside Workshop July 13 - 17, 2026, 2-3 hours each day. Exact times TBD but all sessions will be between 1pm - 5pm Register here Open to Postdocs, Clinical Fellows/Residents, and Graduate Students Lead by Michelle Arkin, PhD, Michael Cheng, MD, and Trever Bivona, MD/PhD This workshop will provide training and a rigorous foundation for hypothesis-driven patient-focused research, covering clinical and preclinical iteration. Attendees will participate in interactive didactic and individualized discussions that culminate in a translational and/or clinical research protocol synopsis focused on testing a patient-centered hypothesis of their interest(s).  For most topics, participants will first view online lectures, followed by in-person, small group discussion. Participants must be able to participate in the in-person group discussions to join the course. Open to postdocs, graduate students, senior clinical fellows and early career faculty.  Learning Objectives: Summarize the stages of preclinical foundations Describe preclinical and clinical combination studies and when to use them Summarize clinical trial design Explain radionuclide therapies Explain biomarkers and pharmacodynamic studies Discuss preclinical to clinical PK & PD Schedule: Monday 7/13: Preclinical Foundations & Case Studies Discussion Group – Michelle Arkin, PhD Class Project Introduction Tuesday 7/14: Synopsis of Clinical Trial Design – Andrew Ko, MD, FASCO Nuclear Medicine for Cancer Treatment Discussion Group - Michael Evans, PhD Wednesday 7/15: Preclinical to Clinical PK & PD – Liang.Zhao, Ph TBD Thursday 7/16: Pre-Clinical Combination Therapies Discussion Group – Cathy Smith, MD Clinical Combination Studies – Michael Cheng, MD Class project work Friday 7/17: Project presentations Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center [email protected] America/Los_Angeles public

July 13 - 17, 2026, 2-3 hours each day. Exact times TBD but all sessions will be between 1pm - 5pm

Register here

Open to Postdocs, Clinical Fellows/Residents, and Graduate Students

Lead by Michelle Arkin, PhD, Michael Cheng, MD, and Trever Bivona, MD/PhD

This workshop will provide training and a rigorous foundation for hypothesis-driven patient-focused research, covering clinical and preclinical iteration. Attendees will participate in interactive didactic and individualized discussions that culminate in a translational and/or clinical research protocol synopsis focused on testing a patient-centered hypothesis of their interest(s). 

For most topics, participants will first view online lectures, followed by in-person, small group discussion. Participants must be able to participate in the in-person group discussions to join the course. Open to postdocs, graduate students, senior clinical fellows and early career faculty. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Summarize the stages of preclinical foundations
  • Describe preclinical and clinical combination studies and when to use them
  • Summarize clinical trial design
  • Explain radionuclide therapies
  • Explain biomarkers and pharmacodynamic studies
  • Discuss preclinical to clinical PK & PD

Schedule:

Monday 7/13:

  • Preclinical Foundations & Case Studies Discussion Group – Michelle Arkin, PhD
  • Class Project Introduction

Tuesday 7/14:

  • Synopsis of Clinical Trial Design – Andrew Ko, MD, FASCO
  • Nuclear Medicine for Cancer Treatment Discussion Group - Michael Evans, PhD

Wednesday 7/15:

  • Preclinical to Clinical PK & PD – Liang.Zhao, Ph
  • TBD

Thursday 7/16:

  • Pre-Clinical Combination Therapies Discussion Group – Cathy Smith, MD
  • Clinical Combination Studies – Michael Cheng, MD
  • Class project work

Friday 7/17:

  • Project presentations
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