Thank you for joining Pharmaron from April 17th to April 22nd at the 2026 AACR Annual Meeting

We hope you joined Pharmaron’s scientific leaders in San Diego for the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2026 Annual Meeting. From April 17th – 22nd, our team presented the posters below. Download the posters to learn more about how our expertly designed studies address your modality’s unique characteristics and regulatory requirements.

Attending Team:

In vivo Pharmacology
- Tan Pang, Executive Director, Pharmacology
  - in vivo tumor models
- Junwen Han (Group Leader, Pharmacology)
  - animal disease models in immunology, inflammation, pain, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, animal testing of biologics and ADCs
- Mengya Tong (Group Leader, Pharmacology)
  - in vivo tumor models (CDX/orthotopic models)
In vitro Biology
- Pengwei Pan (Executive Director, in vitro Biology)
  - in vitro screening platforms, development and application, oncology-focused drug discovery, high-throughput screening (HTS)
- Zhaozhao Wu (Team Leader, in vitro Biology)
  - bioinformatics, cellular imaging data analysis
Integrated Drug Discovery
- Omar Loss, Associate Director, Biology, Drug Discovery
- Carsten Anderson, Senior Director, Biology, Drug Discovery
Business Development
- Sophie Perrin – Small Molecules
- Gerald Craig – Cell & Gene Therapies
- Neha Yevalekar – Biologics

Event Details:

Date: April 17 – 22, 2026
Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego CA

Talks and Posters

Download the Poster: In vitro and in vivo biology characterization of two novel inhibitors targeting the different domains of DNA polymerase theta (Polθ)
- Presenter: Omar Loss
- When: Sunday, April 19th, from 2 PM – 5 PM
- Location: Poster Section 21, Board 23, Poster #5134
- Category: Molecular/Cellular Biology and Genetics
- Session Title: Mechanisms and Targets in DNA Damage Repair
Download the Poster: In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the bystander-killing effect of ADCs
- Presenter: Mengya Tong, Tan Pang
- When: Sunday, April 19th, from 2 – 5 PM
- Location: Poster Section 30, Board 14, Poster #744
- Category: Tumor Biology
- Session Title: Noninvasive Imaging and Analysis of Animal and Tissue Models
Download the Poster: Establishment of a patient-derived organoid-immune cell co-culture platform for evaluating the efficacy of immuno-oncology therapies
- Presenter: Pengwei Pan
- When: Sunday, April 19^th, from 2 – 5pm
- Location: Poster Section 27, Board 16, Poster #668
- Category: Tumor Biology
- Session Title: Ex Vivo Systems: Patient-Derived, Patient-Specific Tumor Cultures
Download the Poster: Single-cell RNA-seq reveals insights into the effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors
- Presenter: Junwen Han, Tan Pang
- When: Monday, April 20th, from 2 – 5 PM
- Location: Poster Section 7, Board 28, Poster #2823
- Category: Immunology
- Session Title: Immune Checkpoints
Download the Poster: High-fidelity proteome inference from transcriptomes
- Presenter: Zhaozhao Wu
- When: Tuesday, April 21st, from 2 – 5 PM
- Location: Section 4, Board 17, Poster #5512
- Category: Bioinformatics / Computational Biology / Systems Biology / Convergent Science
- Session Title: New Software Tools for Data Analysis

The AACR Annual Meeting is a critical driver of progress against cancer. Pharmaron’s 2025 research is linked below. Connect with our team to learn more.

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Smiling female scientist with short hair and glasses, wearing a light gray suit with striped sleeves, framed in a dark blue oval on a gray background. — Tan Pang
Executive Director
Pharmacology

Scientist wearing an orange and blue plaid shirt, facing forward with a neutral expression, framed in a blue oval on a light gray background — Omar Loss
Associate Director
Biology

Smiling man with black vest and plaid undershirt posed in front of a plain background with a dark blue oval border. — Gerry Craig
Associate Director of Business Operations
Biologics and CGT

About the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting

The AACR Annual Meeting is a critical driver of progress against cancer, encompassing population science and prevention, cancer biology, translational and clinical studies, survivorship, and advocacy. Please visit the AACR Annual Meeting webpage for more information and event registration.

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