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DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome Karen Knudsen\, MBA\, PhD to our up
 coming Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Grand Rounds presentation. Plea
 se join us in person or via Zoom for this exceptional educational opportun
 ity.\n\n \n\nDr. Knudsen is the CEO for the Parker Institute for Cancer Im
 munology\, and a Professor (Emerita)\, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer 
 Center at Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University.\n\n \n\nPresen
 tation Title:\n\n"Rewiring the system: new models to accelerate cancer cur
 es"\n\n \n\nPresentation Highlights:\n\nCurrent state of immunotherapyComi
 ng technologies that will revolutionize cancer careNovel models to acceler
 ate discoveries into patient testing  \n\nMore about Dr. Knudsen:\n\nDr. K
 nudsen is CEO and Board Member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunoth
 erapy (PICI)\, an entrepreneurial medical research organization advancing 
 the next generation of immune-based therapies. Under her leadership\, PICI
  accelerates discovery\, clinical translation\, and company formation\, la
 unching 17 biotech ventures that have raised over $4B to accelerate cancer
  cures.\n\n \n\nShe also serves on the Boards of AstraZeneca\, Paradigm He
 alth\, ExaiBio\, and Research!America\, and advises leading organizations 
 including Transcarent\, ArteraAI\, Genentech\, and multiple NCI-designated
  cancer centers. She is co-founder of Patient Agent\, an AI-driven venture
  supporting patients and care teams in making faster\, more personalized d
 ecisions.\n\n \n\nPreviously\, Dr. Knudsen served as CEO of the American C
 ancer Society and ACS CAN\, where she unified operations\, expanded missio
 n reach\, increased revenue\, and drove record-breaking investments in res
 earch and patient services. Prior to ACS\, she was Executive Vice Presiden
 t of Oncology Services for Jefferson Health\, directing one of the nation
 ’s largest cancer care enterprises across a 16-hospital system and an ex
 tensive outpatient network. She simultaneously served as Executive Directo
 r of the NCI designated Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center\, where 
 she advanced translational research\, clinical trial access\, and national
  partnerships that broadened Jefferson’s role as a leader in oncology in
 novation.\n\n \n\nHer work has been recognized by Forbes\, CNBC\, and majo
 r scientific associations\, and she is a member of the CNBC CEO Council\, 
 Wall Street Journal CEO Council\, and Milken Institute Executive Circle.\n
 \n \n\nTuesday\, March 31 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm\n\nDurham Research Center G
 round Floor Conference Room 1002\n\n \n\nZoom:\n\nhttps://unmc.zoom.us/j/9
 6545458538?pwd=0Ntx6NoXTF1YRG0LNfw1qrk8KI5xEa.1\n\nMeeting ID: 965 4545 85
 38\nPasscode: 675126
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LOCATION:Durham Research Center\, Ground Floor Conference Room 1002
SUMMARY:Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Grand Rounds: Dr. Knudsen
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.unmc.edu/event/fred-pamela-buffett-cancer-cent
 er-grand-rounds-dr-knudsen
CATEGORIES:Grand Rounds & Seminars
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