37th Pezcoller Symposium
June 22-23, 2026
Humanities Department, University of Trento, Italy
“Cancer Evolutionary Trajectories:
Emerging Principles and Therapeutic Implications“
Program being defined
Registration will open in January 2026
The Pezcoller Symposium is a scientific meeting, focused on topic at the leading edge of cancer research. The purpose is encouraging networking among the best scientists in this field and giving opportunities for young researchers to engage with them.
Each Symposium focuses on a different topic, chosen by the Pezcoller Symposium Standing Committee chaired by Dr. William G. Kaelin.
FOCUS & GOALS of the 2026 Symposium
The conversion of a normal cell to a malignant cell is the result of clonal evolution occurring over a timescale measured in years, in contrast to mammalian evolution, which occurs over millennia. The selection pressures arising from host factors (e.g. the immune system), as well as therapeutics, profoundly influence cancer evolution, which in turn influences clinical outcomes. Cancer evolution is accelerated, at least partly, by the clonal diversity created by intratumoral genetic and epigenic heterogeneity.
The 2026 Pezcoller Symposium will bring together experts who have used cutting edge technologies to measure cancer evolution and tumor heterogeneity and its biological consequences, as well as investigators who have made significant advances in our understanding of how cancer evolution is influenced by germline genetics and environmental factors.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS
Great importance is given to young researchers, who are invited to submit an abstract of their research project to the Evaluation Committee, for presenting it during the Poster Session.
The authors of the top 3 selected abstracts are invited to present their research in front of the plenary session of the Symposium.
Moreover, the authors of the best posters may be eligible for the Begnudelli Awards, the EACR-AACR-Mark Foundation Awards and the EMBO Poster Prize.
36° Pezcoller Symposium Highlights
If you missed the 36th Symposium, watch the “Pezcoller Symposium Highlights”: listen to researchers from the CIBIO Department who illustrate the key moments and most interesting insights from the 2025 Symposium “Studying and treating cancer in the Digital Era.”