Dr. Campbell · ACS Site Visit — USC Norris
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterUSC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society Site Visit  ·  August 5, 2026

Welcome,Dr. Campbell.

A day on the Health Sciences Campus — connecting ACS funding with the faculty and trainees advancing cancer research at USC Norris.

Wednesday

August 5, 2026

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Morning
9:009:45 AM

Welcome Breakfast

An informal welcome and introductions to open the day.

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Ellie Daniels, MD, MPH

Senior Vice President, Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training · American Cancer Society

Leads the American Cancer Society’s Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training, overseeing ACS’s three cancer research training programs — for high-school students, undergraduates, and post-baccalaureate fellows — and widening access to hands-on research for those new to the field. She created the Institutional Research Grant supplement that funds cancer-research internships.

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Myles Cockburn, PhD

Co-Leader, Cancer Control Research Program, USC Norris · Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Co-leads USC Norris’s Cancer Control Research Program and directs the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program (LA’s SEER registry). His work spans the etiology, prevention, and control of cancer — including geospatial environmental-exposure methods and population-based skin-cancer prevention.

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Julio A. Camarero, PhD

John A. Biles Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Chemical biologist at USC Mann who engineers ultra-stable cyclic microproteins (cyclotides) into targeted cancer therapies — including ACS-funded work on the Hdm2/HdmX pathway in colorectal cancer.

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Houda Alachkar, PharmD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Associate Professor at USC Mann whose lab applies pharmacogenomics and functional genomics to find and drug new targets in acute myeloid leukemia.

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9:4511:00 AM

Break

A pause before the funding sessions — feel free to settle in and relax in NRT LG 503–504. Coffee and Wi-Fi available.

Open time
NRT LG 503–504
11:0012:00 PM

Your Talk · ACS Funding for Faculty

You’ll present ACS funding mechanisms available to faculty investigators.

🎥  May we record both of your funding sessions and share the recordings internally with colleagues who can’t attend? Tell Domenica Romaniello via email.

You · USC Faculty
NRT LG 503–504
12:001:00 PM

Your Talk · ACS Funding for Trainees & Postdocs

You’ll present funding opportunities for the next generation of researchers.

You · USC Trainees & Postdocs
NRT LG 503–504
1:003:00 PM

Lunch & Meetings with USC Mann Faculty

A working session with faculty from the USC Mann School of Pharmacy. Lunch will be provided.

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Julio A. Camarero, PhD

John A. Biles Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Chemical biologist at USC Mann who engineers ultra-stable cyclic microproteins (cyclotides) into targeted cancer therapies — including ACS-funded work on the Hdm2/HdmX pathway in colorectal cancer.

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Houda Alachkar, PharmD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · USC Mann School of Pharmacy

Associate Professor at USC Mann whose lab applies pharmacogenomics and functional genomics to find and drug new targets in acute myeloid leukemia.

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Afternoon plenary · NRT LG 503–504
2:453:00 PM

Welcome Remarks

Opening the afternoon plenary.

All Attendees
NRT LG 503–504

Myles Cockburn, PhD

Co-Leader, Cancer Control Research Program, USC Norris · Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Co-leads USC Norris’s Cancer Control Research Program and directs the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program (LA’s SEER registry). His work spans the etiology, prevention, and control of cancer — including geospatial environmental-exposure methods and population-based skin-cancer prevention.

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3:003:15 PM

ACS Overview & Discovery Pillar

Vision and priorities — a presentation to all attendees.

All Attendees
NRT LG 503–504

Ellie Daniels, MD, MPH

Senior Vice President, Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training · American Cancer Society

Leads the American Cancer Society’s Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training, overseeing ACS’s three cancer research training programs — for high-school students, undergraduates, and post-baccalaureate fellows — and widening access to hands-on research for those new to the field. She created the Institutional Research Grant supplement that funds cancer-research internships.

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3:154:00 PM
4:00onward
Running concurrently

Lab Tour

An optional walk through our facilities and labs, visiting two ACS-partnered mentors:

4:00–4:20 PM — Lab of Dr. Evanthia Roussos Torres ↗, mentor for an ACS Undergraduate Summer Intern.
4:20–4:40 PM — Lab of Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz ↗, mentor for an ACS NextGen Cancer Scholar.

ACS Staff, Selected Faculty

Poster Gallery Walk

A gallery of posters from the ACS Undergraduate Summer Interns and NextGen Cancer Scholars, with networking and hors d’oeuvres.

All
NRT LG 503–504
6:30PM

Thursday

August 6, 2026
12:19PM PT

Departure — Safe Travels!

AA 2148, LAX → PHL, departing 12:19 p.m. Morning traffic from Pasadena to LAX can be heavy and unpredictable — we suggest leaving the hotel by 8:30 a.m. to arrive with plenty of time for check-in and security.

Thank you for visiting USC Norris
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Between sessions

Explore what brings us together

A few places to look while you’re here — the science, the people, and the partnership that makes it possible.

Discover USC Norris

About USC NorrisNCI-designated comprehensive cancer center since 1973 — one of the original eight. Mission & VisionTo reduce the burden of cancer, and cancer health disparities, for all people. Research ProgramsFive multidisciplinary programs spanning basic, translational, clinical & population science. Education & Training (CRTEC)Building the next generation of cancer scientists and clinicians. USC Cancer at KeckFundamental and translational cancer science across the USC enterprise.

The USC – ACS partnership

ACS Undergrad Summer InternshipA 10-week summer research internship bringing undergraduates into the lab, funded by ACS. NextGen Cancer ScholarsAn ACS-sponsored, two-year paid fellowship preparing recent graduates for doctoral training in cancer research.
ACS Institutional Research GrantInstitutional seed funding to launch newly independent investigators at USC Norris. Under review

Questions during your visit?

We’re here to help

DR
Domenica Romaniello Special Projects Manager · USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
✉  domenica.romaniello@med.usc.edu 📱  (201) 981-8169