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<b>Subject: </b>RE: Call for Registration and Abstract Submissions Open for 2026 Upstate Cancer Center Annual Retreat and Trainee Symposium (Medical Students)<br>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Registration takes ~ 2-3 minutes</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Abstract submission takes ~ 5 minutes</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- general attendees</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- VIP guests</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- Upstate leadership</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- Trainee Symposium on Thursday, June 11, 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> Weiskotten and Setnor Halls, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">- Main Retreat on Friday, June 12, 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> CNY Biotech Accelerator Building, 841 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13210</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:CancerResearch@upstate.edu" data-outlook-id="8970f41d-a150-4f92-ba76-1dd0136877e8" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">CancerResearch@upstate.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">On behalf of the 2026 Upstate Cancer Center Retreat Organizing Committee</span></p>
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