Seminars & Events
UVACCC hosts a range of events convening researchers, clinicians, students and their peers to share their work and identify collaborative research opportunities to reduce the burden of cancer. Most events are open to UVA faculty and students unless otherwise noted.
Regular events include the Cancer Center Seminar, held Fridays during the fall and spring semesters of the academic year, and research team meetings and events for Cancer Center members.
Please check these pages for updates, including registration information and agendas, as they become available.
If you are interested in receiving updates about Cancer Center events via email, please contact Sonia Lyons at skx6xu@uvahealth.org.
Special Events
The Michael J. Weber Symposium
Oct. 11 | Pinn Hall Conference Center
The Michael J. Weber Symposium honors the life and accomplishments of prominent scientist and UVA Cancer Center Director Dr. Michael J. Weber. With a theme of “RNA and Cancer,” the fourth-annual Weber Symposium features world-renowned speakers including Nobel laureate Phillip A. Sharp of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discoverer of RNA splicing, Natasha Caplen of the National Cancer Institute, Steve Cole of UCLA, Yi Xing of the University of Pennsylvania, and Vinod Balachandran of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. For more information and to register free, click here.