Cancer Center Scientific Retreat

The University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center’s scientific retreat will bring together investigators, trainees, clinicians, and research staff to highlight scientific advances, spark new collaborations, and align our collective work with the cancer center’s strategic priorities.

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Razelle Kurzrock, MD, FACP

Director of the Center for Precision Oncology and Rare Cancers, Professor of Medicine and Chair of Precision Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Kurzrock is a world-renowned leader in precision oncology and rare cancer research. She serves as associate director of clinical research for the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, associate director of precision oncology at the Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine, and founding director of the Michels Rare Cancers Research Laboratories at the MCW Cancer Center. She has been recognized as one of the world’s 25 most important voices in precision medicine and among the most highly cited scientists globally. She has authored more than 950 scientific and medical publications.

Kurzrock chairs the Early Therapeutics and Rare Cancers Committee for SWOG NCI, one of the nation’s largest clinical trials cooperative groups, and has served as principal investigator for more than 100 early-phase clinical trials, contributing to the FDA approval of eight drugs. In 2022, Kurzrock and the DART rare cancer study team received the National Cancer Institute Director’s Award of Merit for outstanding work.