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Please see the reminder below regarding abstracts for the cancer symposium. Please contact Nicole Merrill if you have any questions. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"><b>2 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS AND BEAT THE MAY 20</b><sup><b>TH</b></sup><b> DEADLINE!</b></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196);"><b>ATTENTION: All posters will be presented at the Trainee Symposium only – no posters will be displayed at the Main Retreat</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(6, 65, 116);"><b>WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" role="presentation">Register and submit abstracts all in one place. You’ll be prompted to set up an account with login credentials.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Go to the </span>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://meetinghand.com/e/2026-upstate-cancer-center-research-retreat/__;!!GobTDDpD7A!Lh5np9rgjv9JmneH08GvrJFGV5gm35OFNhQRomL6Le7Dya43nqH2p6Twll3TiP69iJIg9Yyl863Q9fJs35aE0Ii9RcPzFw$" originalsrc="https://meetinghand.com/e/2026-upstate-cancer-center-research-retreat/" style="color: red; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>2026
CCRC Annual Retreat on the MeetingHand platform</u></a>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> To register, click on the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> To submit an abstract, click on the
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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 style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">We look forward to your participation and to another inspiring year of scientific exchange. Please share this announcement with colleagues who may also be interested in
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">If you have any questions about the new MeetingHand system or the event itself, feel free to contact us at
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:CancerResearch@upstate.edu" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>CancerResearch@upstate.edu</u></a></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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<span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; font-size: 14pt; color: maroon;"><b>Nicole P. Merrill, MOS</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Program Coordinator, Upstate Cancer Center Research</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">SUNY Upstate Medical University</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Associate Director for Research, Upstate Cancer Center</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Professor, Cancer Biology & Prostate Cancer Program</span></p>
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