Distinguished Lecture Series

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the establishment of a Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by Cancer Center Director, Dr. Candace Johnson.

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.

For additional details, please contact Amy Troutman at 716-845-3851 or Amy.Troutman@RoswellPark.org

Upcoming Lectures:

Nigel Girgrah, MD, Ochsner Medical Center, Distinguished Lecture Speaker 2025
Chief Wellness Officer
Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

Thursday, March 20, 2025, 3 p.m.

Hosted by:

Amy Case, MD
Professor of Oncology
Chair, Department of Supportive Care
Lee Foundation Endowed Chair of the Department of Supportive and Palliative Care
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center


John Carpten, PhD, City of Hope, Distinguished Lecture Speaker 2025
Director, Chief Scientific Officer, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Distinguished Chair, Irell & Manella Cancer Center
Chair, Morgan & Helen Chu, Beckman Research Institute
Duarte, CA

Thursday, May 8, 2025, 3 p.m.

Hosted by:

Song Yao, MD, PhD
Professor of Oncology
Director of Molecular Epidemiology, CCSG Population Sciences Program
Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center


Headshot for distinguished speaker series speaker John Dick, PhD, FRS, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Ontario
Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network
Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Co-Leader, Acute Leukemia, Translational Research Initiative, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research,
Toronto, ON, Canada

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 3 p.m.

Hosted by:

Dean Tang, PhD
Chair, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Co-Leader, CCSG Developmental Therapeutics Program
Director, Experimental Therapeutics PhD Track
George Decker Endowed Chair in Developmental Therapeutics 
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center