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

Monday, October 6, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Who Controls the Nicotine and the Messaging? Reflecting on 30 Years of Tobacco Regulatory Policy Work

Mitch Zeller, JD, Distinguished Lecture Series speaker
Mitch Zeller, JD
Retired Inaugural Director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products
Clinical Associate Professor, C. Everett Koop Institute
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
Hosted by:

Andrew Hyland, PhD
Professor of Oncology
Chair, Department of Health Behavior, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Co-Leader, CCSG Population Sciences Program
The Robert, Ann and Lew Wallace Endowed Chair in Health Behavior
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

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

Headshot for distinguished speaker series speaker John Dick, PhD, FRS, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Ontario
John Dick, PhD, FRS
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
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

Contact us

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