{"id":27587,"date":"2026-02-26T16:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=27587"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:30:32","slug":"spring-steelman-symposium-defeating-ras-the-beating-heart-of-cancer","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/event\/spring-steelman-symposium-defeating-ras-the-beating-heart-of-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Steelman Symposium: Defeating RAS, the Beating Heart of Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Honoring Channing J. Der, PhD<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15772 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2021\/03\/channing-der-250-1.jpg\" alt=\"Channing Der, PhD\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2021\/03\/channing-der-250-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2021\/03\/channing-der-250-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Sarah G. Kenan Distinguished Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Pharmacology<br \/>\nLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center<br \/>\nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Description:<\/strong> Dr. Channing Der has made seminal contributions to the RAS field beginning with his discovery of activated RAS oncogenes in human cancers. This half-day symposium will highlight recent advances in RAS signaling and targeted therapeutics.<\/p>\n<p>Invited keynote speakers include Andrew J. Aguirre MD, PhD (Harvard Medical School \/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), David S. Hong, MD (MD Anderson Cancer Center), and Mallika Singh, PhD (Revolution Medicines).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Der Lab alumni talks will be delivered by Tikvah K. Hayes, PhD (University of California, Los Angeles), Kirsten L. Bryant, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), and Clint A. Stalnecker, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Channing Der, PhD will deliver the Steelman Distinguished Lectureship at the conclusion of the symposium.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Detailed agenda to follow in early 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Kirkland Auditorium, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Steelman Committee (Kirsten Bryant, Adrienne Cox, Kevin Pruitt, Mike Emanuele, and John Morris)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: 120%\">Honoring Channing J. Der, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nSarah G. Kenan Distinguished Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Pharmacology<br \/>\nLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center<br \/>\nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invited keynote speakers:<\/strong><br \/>\nAndrew J. Aguirre MD, PhD (Harvard Medical School \/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute),<br \/>\nDavid S. Hong, MD (MD Anderson Cancer Center), and<br \/>\nMallika Singh, PhD (Revolution Medicines).<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Der Lab alumni talks by:<\/strong><br \/>\nTikvah K. Hayes, PhD (University of California, Los Angeles),<br \/>\nKirsten L. Bryant, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), and<br \/>\nClint A. Stalnecker, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Date &amp; Time: May 12, 2026 @ 12:30 &#8211; 5:00 PM<br \/>\nLocation: Kirkland Auditorium, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22429,"featured_media":27584,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[14,33],"class_list":["post-27587","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-pharmacology","tribe_events_cat-special-events","cat_pharmacology","cat_special-events","odd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/27587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/27587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27590,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/27587\/revisions\/27590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27587"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=27587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}