North Carolina NUT Carcinoma Symposium

2026

A focused collaborative meeting to accelerate basic, translational, and clinical progress in NUT carcinoma

All-day • March 18 & 19 • The Rizzo Center, Chapel Hill, NC

About

Two day workshop emphasizing research cross-pollination, collaboration, and resource sharing among labs, clinics, and advocacy partners working on curing NUT carcinoma.

Themes

  • Novel therapeutics & targets
  • Mechanistic epigenetics of {BRD4, BRD3, NSD3}::NUTM1 and related fusions
  • In vitro model systems (cell lines and organoids)
  • In vivo biology and genetically engineered mouse models 
  • Shared data, resources, and clinical insights
  • Clinical trials and ideas for new trials

Format

  • 40-minute invited talks
  • Short collaborative conversations between sessions
  • Poster session (optional, space-limited)

Intimate, information-dense workshop capped at ~40 participants.

Schedule

Day 1 • Tue, March 18   Day 2 • Wed, March 19

Day 1 — Tue, March 18, 2026 (Start 9:30 AM)

Time Session / Talk Details YouTube
09:30–09:40 Opening Welcome Alex Rubinsteyn (PIRL) TBA
09:40–10:20 Keynote Jared Weiss (UNC Lineberger) TBA
10:25–11:05 - TBD TBA
11:10–11:50 - TBD TBA
11:50–13:00 Lunch On-site  
13:00–13:40 - RBD TBA
13:45–14:25 - TBD TBA
14:25–14:45 Coffee Break -  
14:45–15:25 - Suzanne Vincze?  TBA
15:30–16:00 - -  

Day 2 — Wed, March 19, 2026 (Start 9:30 AM)

Time Session / Talk Details YouTube
09:30–10:10 - TBD TBA
10:15–10:55 - TBD TBA
11:00–11:40 - TBD TBA
11:40–12:40 Lunch TBD  
12:40–13:20 - TBD TBA
13:25–14:05 - TBD TBA
14:05–14:25 Coffee Break    
14:25–15:05 - TBD TBA
15:10–16:00 - TBD  

40-minute talks; coffee between every 2–3 talks; ≈1-hour lunch; workshop capped at ~40 people.

Speakers (placeholder)

Talks & Posters

There is no submission portal. If you are interested in giving a talk or bringing a poster, please email info@ncnut.org.

Space is limited; priority will be given to work aligned with the meeting themes.

Venue & Travel

The Rizzo Center
150 DuBose Home Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Hosts & Sponsors

Hosted by: The Personalized Immunotherapy Research Lab (PIRL) at UNC

Sponsor: NUT Carcinoma Alliance

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Contact

Email: info@nutm1.org