Promega Innovation Day
Emerging Technologies in Oncology Research and Drug Discovery
Sep, 23rd 2025, Tampa, FL.
At Promega, we are deeply committed to advancing science and empowering researchers with innovative technologies. In a year when travel budgets may be limited, we're bringing the science to you. Join us for a day of cutting-edge discovery featuring renowned speakers on emerging technologies in drug discovery and oncology research, a series of 10-minute technology spotlights, and a lunchtime panel on careers beyond academia. Get involved in our poster session (open to postdocs and research associates) and our lively 3-Minute Thesis competition for trainees—both offering conference travel awards as grand prizes!
Morning Schedules
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Check-in
9:00 - 9:10 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10 - 9:50 AM
Leveraging NanoBRET assays for the discovery of drugs for fertility and women’s health
Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D
Baylor College of Medicine
10:05 - 10:45 AM
Development of potent and selective CDK12/13 inhibitors and cyclin K degraders
Andrii Monastyrskyi, Ph.D
Moffitt Cancer Center
10:45 - 11:05 AM
Coffee Break
11:05 - 11:45 AM
Advances in cancer research and drug response profiling using patient derived organoids
Timothy P . Spicer, Ph.D
University of Florida
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch & Learn
Q&A on Careers Beyond Academia
Afternoon Schedules
1:00 - 1:40 PM
Novel chemogenic and biosensor approaches to examine metabolic drivers of cancer progression
Marcelo Bonini, Ph.D
Moffitt Cancer Center
1:55 - 2:25 PM
3-min Thesis Competition
2:25 - 3:05 PM
Coffee Break + Poster Presentation
3:05 - 3:45 PM
Life in miniature | µTumors as patient derived avatars (PDA)
W. Gregory Sawyer
Chief BioEngineering Officer and Chair of the Department of BioEngineering
4:00 - 4:15 PM
Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks (3MT & Posters)
