Workshop

LeukAware

II Workshop on Childhood Leukemia Prevention

The Cátedra UAM-FOI is pleased to announce the second edition of LeukAware, the workshop dedicated to the prevention of childhood leukemia. Scheduled for November 13th, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, this workshop aims to gather leading experts to explore and discuss cutting-edge strategies for preventing childhood leukemia.

Date: November 13th, 2025
Location: Salón de actos, Hospital Niño Jesús (Madrid)

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Keynote speakers

Prof. Joachim Schüz

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France

Prof. Carolina Vicente

Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Spain

Prof. Gianni Cazzaniga

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia (IRCCS), Italy

Prof. Manuel Ramírez

Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Spain

Prof. Isidro Sánchez

Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer (IBMCC), Madrid

Program schedule

Nov. 13th 2025

Opening

16:00–16:10 h.

Prof. Manuel Ramírez. Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús. Madrid, Spain

Worldwide epidemiology of childhood leukemia

16:15–16:45 h.

Prof. Joachim Schüz. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). France. He will address how epidemiology of childhood acute leukemia varies worldwide

Microenvironmental effects in animal models of leukemia

16:45–17:15 h.

Prof. Carolina Vicente. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL). Salamanca, Spain. She will share with us information on the effects of different microenviroments from significant animal models

Coffe break

16:15–17:30 h.

Genetic predispositions to leukemia

17:30–18:00 h.

Prof. Gianni Cazzaniga. Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori. He will enlighten us about genetic predispositions to leukemia

Round table

18:00–18:30 h.

Prof. Isidro Sánchez. Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular del Cancer (IBMCC), and Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Salamanca, Spain. Moderator. All speakers, participants

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