Date: 15-17 October 2026
Location: Beijing, China
Format: In-Person Event
THEME
DNA damage repair (DDR) pathways are essential for maintaining genomic integrity in normal cells, yet in cancer these systems can become dysregulated, leading to heightened genomic instability that fuels tumour progression and therapeutic resistance. Genome Maintenance Systems in Cancer, a Nature conference, will explore how defects in DNA damage response machinery shape cancer biology and therapeutic response. Sessions will also address how genomic instability reshapes the tumour microenvironment, influences immune recognition, and affects responses to immunotherapy. By bringing together experts from academia, industry, and clinical practice, the conference aims to foster meaningful dialogue, showcase cutting-edge research, and chart a collaborative path forward for advancing our understand of genome-maintenance failures to ultimately improve patient outcomes.
ORGANIZERS
Chinese Institutes for Medical Research (CIMR), Beijing
Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University (Beijing Institute of Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research)
Beijing Collaboration Medical Advance Center (CMAC)
Medlive Technology Co., Ltd.
Nature Reviews Cancer
Nature Genetics
Nature Cancer
Nature Communications
Nature Progress Oncology
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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Guo-Min Li Chinese Institutes for Medical Research (CIMR) |
Tao Jiang Beijing Neurosurgical Institute and Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University |
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Gen Lin Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University |
Zhongsheng You Chinese Institutes for Medical Research (CIMR) |
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Gabrielle Brewer Nature Reviews Cancer |
Kathryn McGinnis Nature Progress Oncology |
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Paraskevi Mallini Nature Communications |
Heathcliff Dorodo Garcia Nature Cancer |
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Safia Danovi Nature Genetics |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Wei Yang National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA |
SPEAKERS (in alphabetic order)
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Samuel Bakhoum Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA |
Nicola Curtin Newcastle University, UK |
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Liang Kang Sun Yat-sen University, China |
Tiebang Kang Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, China |
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Li Lan Duke University, USA |
Ting Liu Zhejiang University, China |
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Zhenkun Lou Mayo Clinic, USA |
Christopher Lord The Institute of Cancer Research, UK |
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Xin Lu Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK |
Mitsuko Masutani Nagasaki University, Japan |
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René Medema Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, The Netherlands |
Philipp Oberdoerffer Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA |
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Elaine Sanij St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Australia |
Stephen West The Francis Crick Institute, UK |
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Feng Wang Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, China |
Zhongsheng You Chinese Institutes for Medical Research, China |
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Jian Yuan School of Medicine, Tongji University, China |
Cheng-Zhong Zhang Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, USA |
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Shan Zha Columbia University Medical Center, USA |
Qing Zhong Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China |
REGISTRATION
Registration Fees
Early Bird fees end on: August 15, 2026
Regular fees: August 16-September 30, 2026
Late/Onsite fees: October 1-17, 2026
Registration
Please click the Registration link below ( or scan the QR code) to proceed with the registration process.
https://www.hyterp.cn/website/2913/index.html
Your registration includes the following unless otherwise stated. Items typically are:
· All scientific presentations
· Poster sessions
· Meals as indicated in the conference program
· Program book
· Registration fees do not include accommodation.
Cancellation Policy
All registration cancellations must be submitted via email to the Conference Secretariat by September 30, 2026. The registration fee, after deducting a service charge of 200 CNY, will be refunded.
ABSTRACT
Please click the Abstract Submission link below ( or scan the QR code) to submit abstract.
https://submissions.conferences.nature.com/abstracts/submissions/18
CONTACT
General Information: cimrconference@cimrbj.ac.cn
Support & Exhibition Opportunities: zhangchenhao@cimrbj.ac.cn
10 Xitoutiao, Youanmen Wai, Fengtai District, Beijing 100069, China
010-86738999
cimr@cimrbj.ac.cn
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