Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the establishment of a Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by Roswell Park President and CEO, Candace Johnson, PhD. 

Representatives from all research departments and divisions (clinical, basic science and translational) have identified top-level speakers known for their groundbreaking research in each of their fields, including many who are Directors of Cancer Centers in their own right. In addition to their giving a 50-minute lecture on their research aimed at audiences that include students, medical fellows, basic and clinical researchers, invited distinguished speakers will meet with students, fellows, and faculty members to learn about and discuss the exciting ongoing research projects at Roswell Park.

All upcoming lectures will be hosted at 
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gaylord Cary Conference Room, Research Studies Center
665 Elm Street (at the corner of Carlton & Elm Streets)
Buffalo, NY, 14263.

Directions to the Research Studies Center

 

Upcoming lectures

Thursday, September 17, 2026, 3 p.m.
From Splicing Graph to RNA Medicine

Yi Xing, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Distinguished Speaker lecture series headshot
Yi Xing, PhD
Francis West Lewis Chair
Associate Chief Scientific Officer for Omics, Technology & Engineering
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Hosted by:

Alan Hutson,PhD, MA
Professor of Oncology
Chair – Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Song Liu, PhD, MBA
Professor of Oncology
Director of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, CCSG Shared Resources
Vice Chair – Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thursday, October 22, 2026, 11 a.m.

Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD
Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD
William and Jane Shingleton Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Professor of Pediatrics
Duke University
Hosted by:

Andrei Bakin, PhD
Department of Cancer Genetics & Genomics 
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thursday, November 12, 2026, 11 a.m.

Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, Ph.D.
Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Research
Wun-Kon Fu Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of California, San Francisco
Hosted by:

Kenan Onel, MD, PhD
Professor of Oncology
Department of Cancer Prevention and Control
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thursday, December 3, 2026, 11 a.m.
Metabolic Anomalies in Cancer and other Diseases

Ralph J. DeBerardinis, MD, PhD
Ralph J. DeBerardinis, MD, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor and Director, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development
Professor, Children’s Research Institute
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hosted by:

Roswell Park Graduate Student Association

Contact us

For additional details, please contact Natalie Brock at 716-845-2352 or Natalie.Brock@RoswellPark.org.