IICD Symposium: Next-Generation Cancer Research — AI and Computation
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The IICD will host a half-day symposium on artificial intelligence and cancer research on Monday, March 16, 2026. The symposium will highlight recent advances in the application of AI and similar technologies to cancer research.
The program will feature four short presentations from leading researchers in the field, followed by a keynote address by Professor Dana Pe’er, Chair of the Computational and Systems Biology Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The event will conclude with a networking reception.
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Recognizing our Researchers: IICD Celebrates Women and Girls in Science
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In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the IICD is proud to celebrate researchers making meaningful contributions to our community and to the field of cancer dynamics. Meet the women behind the science in an article spotlighting IICD members from diverse disciplines and career stages. Hear about their journeys–from setbacks to successes–and their hopes for the next generation of women researchers.
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IICD Seminar Series: March Seminar
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Measuring and Predicting Cancer Evolution with Population Genetics and Machine Learning
Hosted by: Sanja Vickovic, PhD
Date: April 8, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM (ET)
Location: Schermerhorn
Hall 603 and via Zoom
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Some seminars are recorded and available for viewing on the IICD YouTube channel.
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Congratulations to Noah Bergman on receiving an IICD Travel Award to attend the ALT 2026 (Algorithmic Learning Theory) conference in Toronto for a presentation of “Compressibility Barriers to Neighborhood-Preserving Data Visualizations,” a paper he co-authored.
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"First Proof," a paper coauthored by IICD Core Faculty member Andrew Blumberg was recently featured in a New York Times article "These Mathematicians are Putting AI to the Test." The article explores the inefficacy of LLMs when it comes to solving complex mathematical problems. Read more
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Sharanya Chatterjee, an undergraduate studying Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and interning in the Azizi Lab, received an honorable mention for the 2025-2026 Computing Research Association (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards. Read more
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IICD Associate Faculty member, Chin Hur, MD, MPH received a subaward amounting to $674, 758 over five years from the National Cancer Institute for "Assessing feasibility of gastric cancer screening in the US," a research project in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic. Read more
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Recent Publications from IICD Researchers
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A Modular Transcript Enrichment Strategy for Scalable, Atlas-Aligned, and Clonotype-Resolved Single-Cell Transcriptomics. Vaikunthan, M.; Schoonen, A. C. M.; Lia, I.-T.; Guo, J.; McFaline-Figueroa, J. L. bioRxiv 2026.
An Expanded Role for Single-Cell Chemical Genomics Profiling in Drug Discovery. Wyatt, A.; Hoffer-Hawlik, K.; Giglio, R. M.; Azizi, E.; McFaline-Figueroa, J. L. Biochemical Journal 2026, 483 (2), BCJ20253273.
BESTish: A Diffusion-Approximation Framework for Inferring Selection and Mutation in Clonal Hematopoiesis. Wang, R.-Y.; Dinh, K. N.; Taketomi, K.; Pang, G.; King, K. Y.; Kimmel, M. bioRxiv 2026.
Determinants of Sensitivity to HER2-Targeted Antibody Drug Conjugates in Urothelial Cancer. Chen, Z.; Tang, X.; Eichholz, J. E.; Mcpherson, A.; Thomas, J.; Nagar, K.; Rustgi, N.; Christin, J. R.; Kuo, F.; Gao, S.; Jiang, H.; Luo, J.; Ostrovnaya, I.; Basar, M.; Pietzak, E.; Coleman, J. A.; Berger, M. F.; de Stanchina, E.; Shah, S. P.; Mohibullah, N.; Aggen, D. H.; Rosenberg, J. E.; Chandarlapaty, S.; Shen, M. M.; Al-Ahmadie, H.; Iyer, G.; Kim, K.; Solit, D. B. Nature Communications 2025, 17 (1), 919.
Fair Feature Importance Scores via Feature Occlusion and Permutation. Little, C.; Navarro, M.; Segarra, S.; Allen, G. arXiv 2026.
Feasibility and Diagnostic Accuracy of a Capsule-Sponge Device for Esophageal Squamous Neoplasia (EDEN Trial). Turkot, M. H.; Yusuf, A.; Nowicki-Osuch, K.; Pilonis, N. D.; Malhotra, S.; O’Donovan, M.; Mroz, A.; Lenarcik, M.; Wronska, E.; Mikula, M.; Zwolinski, J.; Wojtowicz-Popiel, M.; di Pietro, M.; Regula, J.; Kaminski, M. F.; Fitzgerald, R. C.; Januszewicz, W. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2026, in press.
First Proof. Abouzaid, M.; Blumberg, A.J.; Hairer, M.; Kileel, J.; Kolda, T.G.; Nelson, P.D.; Spielman, D.; Srivastava, N.; Ward, R.; Weinberger, S.; Williams, L. arXiv 2026.
IDH-Mutant Inhibitors Enhance the Sensitivity of IDH1-Mutant Gliomas to Cysteine-Methionine Deprivation and Ferroptosis. Mela, A.; Brand, A.; Mahajan, A.; Dovas, A.; Humala, N.; Kanangat, S.; Kleinstein, A. C.; Leskinen, S.; Nguyen, T. T.; Gao, Q.; Upadhyayula, P. S.; Guo, J.; Gill, B.; Siegelin, M. D.; Sims, P. A.; Stockwell, B. R.; Bruce, J. N.; Canoll, P. bioRxiv 2026.
miR-940 Suppresses Ferroptosis by Controlling Expression of Key Regulatory Genes. Kolak, A.; Tschuck, J.; Weiß, S. A. I.; Kaemena, D.; Klimm, K.; Galhoz, A.; Ringelstetter, L.; Fennell, M.; Merl-Pham, J.; Artati, A.; Strasser, S.; Garippa, R.; Witting, M.; Zischka, H.; Schick, J. A.; Hauck, S. M.; Menden, M. P.; Vincendeau, M.; Stockwell, B. R.; Hadian, K. bioRxiv 2026.
Wavelet Based Whole Genome Doubling Aware Single Cell Copy Number Calling. Wesley, B. K.; Wos, F.; Germer, S.; Carter, J. E. B.; Maniatis, S.; Dinh, K.; Roche, J. S.; Chu, T. R.; Robine, N.; Fitzgerald, R.; Zhuang, J. L.; Tavaré, S.; Nowicki-Osuch, K. bioRxiv 2025.
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