2022 Meeting Menu
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Catherine Bollard, MBChB, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, Bosworth Chair for Cancer Biology and Director of the Center for Cancer and Immunology Research at Children’s National Hospital. Dr. Bollard is a world-renowned pediatric hematologist-oncologist with bench and translational research focuses on improving outcomes for patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and on the development of novel cell therapies for cancer and virus-associated diseases.
Title of talk: Advancing Cell Therapies for Cancer
Dr. Alda Tam, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FSIR, Professor in the Department of Interventional Radiology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Tam is an inducted fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology and maintains an active interventional radiology practice with involvement in both translational and clinical trials.
37th Annual Society for Thermal Medicine Meeting
One of the best ways that STM members come together is by participating in our annual meeting. In 2022, this event will be virtual and take place May 1 - 4, 2022.The meeting will be interactive in real-time so STM members can engage with the speakers and foster good dialogue. All presentations are recorded so Society members can enjoy this content. The meeting will be offered at a discounted rate for STM members, and available for a fee for non-members wishing to participate. STM is excited about this virtual event format that allows thermal medicine researchers from across the world to connect and actively participate!
Some of the exciting topics for the 2022 event will include:
- 2 Keynote Speakers
- Ablation
- HIPEC
- Computational Modeling
- Immunology and thermal medicine
- Magnetic hyperthermia
- Nanoparticles
- Treatment planning
- Cryotherapies
- Clinical hyperthermia outcomes
- Thermal modalities for treating brain tumors
- Focused ultrasound
- Grant writing and job searches
- Scholar-In-Training Symposium for Young Investigators
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2022 Program Chair
Planning Committee
Program Chair: Rohan Fernandes, PhD, The George Washington Cancer Center
Corporate Relations & Fundraising Chair: Zeljko Vujaskovic, MD, PhD, University of Maryland
Joan Bull, MD, UT Health McGovern Medical School
Randy Burd, PhD, Long Island University
Rajiv Chopra, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Erik Cressman, MD, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hans Crezee, PhD, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
Colleen Crouch, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chris Diederich, PhD, University of California San Francisco
Mark Dewhirst, PhD, DVM, Duke University Medical Center
Steven Fiering, PhD, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
David Fuentes, PhD, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michael Graner, PhD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
Robert Griffin, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dieter Haemmerich, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
Mark Hurwitz, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Robert Ivkov, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Samir Jenkins, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Nicole Levi, PhD, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Alireza Mohammad Mohammadi, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Arlene Oei, PhD, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
Punit Prakash, PhD, Kansas State University
Elizabeth Repasky, PhD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hattie Ring, PhD, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota
Dario Rodrigues, PhD, University of Maryland, Department of Radiation Oncology
Jason Stafford, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Paul Stauffer, MSEE, CCE, Thomas Jefferson University
Elizabeth Sweeney, PhD, George Washington University
Jennifer Yu, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Christopher Lapine, STM Business Manager, Allen Press, Inc.