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Session 6 — Modeling immune escape trajectories in malignancy

Series: 2026 SITC Computational IO Series, session 6 of 10 Date: September 15, 2026, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET (90 min) Moderators: Lillian Kuo, PhD and Altaf Mohammed, PhD — both National Cancer Institute Faculty: Livnat Jerby, PhD — Stanford University Recording: SITC OnDemand after delivery Status: Upcoming

What the session covers

Computational modeling of how tumors escape immune control over time — trajectory and cell-state modeling applied to resistance. Jerby's group works on single-cell and spatial transcriptomics with an emphasis on inferring tumor and immune cell states and their interactions from expression data. The dual-NCI moderation suggests a programmatic framing (NCI-relevant resistance and interception priorities) around the science. Inferred from the speakers' fields and affiliations; confirm after delivery.

Why it matters to this corpus

Open items

  • [ ] Capture the recording once posted.
  • [ ] Confirm the talk title and the datasets/tumor types modeled.
  • [ ] Note whether the NCI moderators frame this against a specific program or funding priority — useful context for the interception thread.

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