Annual Walter Lawrence Research Retreat
Stay tuned for more information on the 2024 Walter Lawrence Research Retreat!
About Walter Lawrence, Jr., M.D.
The 2023 Walter Lawrence Research Retreat was held on June 29 - June 30. The two-day event included a series of scientific presentations, poster sessions and networking opportunities for Massey members, students and trainees as well as clinical faculty and staff. In addition, Massey leadership presented its inaugural awards for excellence recognizing the center's exceptional researchers, clinicians and staff.
The Frank D. Pendleton Memorial Lecture
Keynote speaker: Marcia Cruz-Correa, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director and GI Oncology Division Chair,
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Campus
June 29: 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | VCU Health Adult Outpatient Pavilion
June 30: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Richmond Marriott Hotel
The inaugural Walter Lawrence Research Retreat was held on June 10, 2022 in honor of Walter Lawrence Jr., M.D., Massey's first director. In addition to scientific updates from Massey Research Programs and Center-wide initiatives, the included a keynote presentation delivered by Raphael E. Pollock, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center on "Contemporary Perspectives in Liposarcoma."
Keynote Speaker
Raphael E. Pollock, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Director, The Ohio State University (OSU) Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kathleen Wellenreiter Klotz Chair in Cancer Research
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute
Professor of Surgical Oncology, The OSU College of Medicine