2026 ILC Symposium Speakers - International Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Symposium

**Rita Mukhtar, MD**
Professor of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Program Director of the UCSF Lobular Breast Cancer Research Program

Fouad Boulos, MD
Professor of Pathology and Immunology, University of Washington in St. Louis, Section Head of Breast Pathology

**Stuart Schnitt, MD**
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Cancer Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chief of Oncologic Pathology, Dana-Farber Institute

Cathrin Brisken, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Professor at the Institute of Cancer Research London

Giovanni Corso, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of General Surgery, European Institute of Oncology

Tari King, MD, FACS, FSSO, FASCO
Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Chief Surgical Officer, Winship Cancer Institute

Mindy Goldman, MD
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco,
Chief Clinical Officer at Midi Health

Chip Petricoin, PhD
Distinguished University Professor, George Mason University, Co-Director, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine

Fatima Mechta-Grigoriou, PhD
Research Director at Institute National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Scientific Coordinator, Institut Curie

Rebecca Riggins, PhD
Professor of Oncology, Georgetown University, Associate Director of Training and Education, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Wayne Stallaert, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

**Chris Lord, PhD**
Professor, Cancer Genomics and Deputy Director, Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London

Jay Debnath, MD
Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Kevin Cheung, MD
Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

**Valerie Weaver, PhD**
Professor, Director of the Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

**Rebecca Shatsky, MD**
Associate Professor of Medicine, Breast Medical Oncology Team Leader, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego

**Sherry Shen, MD**
Clinical Investigator, Breast Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Co-Director of MSK Lobular Breast Cancer Program

**Adrian Lee, PhD**
Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh Foundation Chair, Director, Institute for Precision Medicine

Lounes Djerroudi, MD, PhD
Pathologist and Researcher, Institut Curie; Visiting Investigator, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Yi Li, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine

Ruth Keri, PhD
Professor, Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Associate Director for Basic Research, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Parry Guilford, PhD
Professor, University of Otago, Co-Founder, Pacific Edge Ltd.

Jason Mouabbi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Chair, Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance

**Karen Van Baelen, MD, PhD**
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research at KU Leuven

Priscilla McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

**Rachel Jankowitz, MD**
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Director of the Rena Rowan Breast Center at Abramson Cancer Center

Rinath Jeselsohn, MD, PhD
Medical Oncologist, Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Laura Kennedy, MD
Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Maria Karsten, MD
Professor and Lead Senior Physician, Charité Breast Center, Berlin

**Mo Rimawi, MD**
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Executive Medical Director, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ariella Hanker, PhD
Associate Professor, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

François Richard, PhD
Bioinformatics Researcher, Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, KU Leuven University

**Patrick Derksen, PhD**
Professor of Experimental & Preclinical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht

Manisha Bahl, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Medical Director of Quality for Breast Imaging, Mass General Brigham

**Molly Hogan, MD**
Assistant Attending in Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Elleke Dresen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, KU Leuven, Co-Leader of Imaging Working Group, European Lobular Breast Cancer Consortium

**Gary Ulaner, MD,** **PhD**
James & Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Hoag Family Cancer Institute, Professor, University of Southern California

Hannah Linden, MD
Professor of Hematology & Oncology, University of Washington, Clinical Director, Breast Cancer Center, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Wenhui Zhou, MD, PhD
Radiologist, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

David Mankoff, MD, PhD
Matthew J. Wilson Professor & Vice-Chair for Research, Radiology Department, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania

**Matthew Sikora, PhD**
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

**Christine Desmedt, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Oncology, KU Leuven, Head of the Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research

**Jo Chien,** MD
Medical Director, Breast Medical Oncology, University of California, San Francisco,
Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center

Julia Foldi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital UPMC Hillman Cancer Center