MIAMI FL
7th - 9th Nov 2025 | Miami, Florida
The Glioblastoma Summit
Join us in Miami, FL on November 7-9, 2025 for 3 days of connecting with the glioblastoma community. Over the course of 3 days, attendees will be able to connect with other community members, learn about research advancements in the field, listen to panel talks from the worlds best neurosurgeons and neuro-oncologists, participate in Q&A’s, engage in specialized breakout rooms, and so much more.
NOV 7th-9th 2025
RECAP OF THE 2024 INAUGURAL SUMMIT
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3:00pm Registration opens at the Arlo Hotel
6-8pm Welcome reception at the Arlo Hotel Wynwood
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8-9am: Summit check in & breakfast onsite
9am: The Challenge: Overcoming the Barriers of GBM presented by Randy D'Amico, MD from Lenox Hill Neurosurgery
9:15am: Women in Neuro-Oncology panel featuring Annick Desjardins, MD from Duke University, Rebecca Brown, MD, PhD from University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Morana Vojnic, MD from Lenox Hill Neurosurgery
10am: Women in Neurosurgery Panel and Q&A moderated by Hannah Flam featuring Ronit Gilad, MD, Soriaya Motivala, MD, and Sheri Dewan, MD
10:45am: Break
11am-11:10am: Pre-Recorded: An Update from John Boockvar and Tamika Wong, from the Lenox Hill Neurosurgery Team on Project Rush
11:20am-12pm: Fireside chat with Holly Gainsboro from Golden Heart Grief Support
12-1pm: Lunch thanks to our sponsors at Sweetgreen
1pm: Understanding GBM Risk and Clinical Outcomes in Diverse Patient Populations Through Web-based Study Enrollment presented by Kyle Walsh, PhD from Duke University
1:45pm: Advancements in Targeted Radiotherapeutics for GBM presented by Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2:15pm: Break
2:45pm: How We See the Brain presented by Steven Millward, PhD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:15pm: The Undoing: The Demise of the T Cell in GBM and Intracranial Tumors by Peter Fecci, MD, PhD from the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke
4pm: Novel Neurosurgical Strategies to Target Glioblastoma presented by Michael Ivan, MD, and Ashish Shah, MD from Sylvester Cancer Center
4:45pm: Staying Involved with Advocacy and Q&A with Amber Barbach
5pm: Wrap & explore Miami!
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8-9am: Summit check in & breakfast onsite
9-10am: More on Childhood Cancers - Pediatric Panel and Discussion featuring Vidya Gopalakrishnan, PhD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center and Javad Nazarian, PhD, from Children's National Hospital
10am: GBM AGILE: A New Era in Clinical Trials presented by Macarena de la Fuente, MD from Sylvester Cancer Center
10:45am: Break
11am: “Davie Wants to Live” Film Pre-screen and Panel Discussion
11:30am: IGV-001: A Novel Product Candidate for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma presented by Greg Grevera
12-1pm: Lunch thanks to our sponsors at Sweetgreen
1pm: Pre-Recorded: An Update from Cleveland Clinic & Project Nate Roston by Christopher Hine, PhD
1:30pm: Pre-Recorded: An Update from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & Project Liam by Tom Davidson, MD
1:45pm: A Message from Maria Quiban, and excerpt from her book “You Can’t Do It Alone”
2pm: Pre-Recorded: An Update from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & Project Every Day Counts by Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD
2:15pm: GammaTile: Accelerating Care for Patients with Recurrent GBM presented by Imran Mohiuddin, MD, PhD
2:45pm: Break
3pm: Supporting Future Breakthroughs: The Power of Brain Donation by Christina Piersol
3:30pm: Fireside Chat on Early Detection with Prenuvo led by Vikash Modi, MD
4pm: Empowering Patients and Caregivers to Own Their GBM Journey with Patient Advocate presented by Skye Bork and Theo Klein
4:30pm: Break
4:45pm: Sound Bath/Sound Healing with Miami Sound Baths
5:15pm: Summit Wrap!
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