The Basser Center for BRCA hosts events throughout the year, including signature panels and programs, webinars led by leading researchers, and fundraising events.
Upcoming Events
Riesgo de cáncer hereditario: charla con una asesora genética
El Centro Basser para BRCA está organizando una sesión informativa interactiva en español con el asesor genético certificado y autorizado. La sesión brindará una oportunidad para que los hispanohablantes tengan una conversación abierta y culturalmente sensible sobre el gen BRCA y los cánceres hereditarios.
Mastectomy: Who, What, Why, When & What’s New?
The Basser Parents Leadership Community presents a Basser Pearls of Wisdom conversation featuring Susan Domchek, MD, Lola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, and Jessica Fayne Rose, DO. Join us for an informative and supportive discussion focused on mastectomy and reconstruction. Topics covered will include what to expect before, during, and after surgery; different types of breast reconstruction and implant options; and tips for managing recovery and self-care. Whether you're exploring options for yourself or supporting a loved one, this discussion will provide the opportunity to ask questions, gain understanding, and connect with others.
Basser Breakthroughs & Discoveries Panel 2025
The Basser Center's 2025 Breakthroughs and Discoveries Panel brought together internationally renowned experts in the field of BRCA-related cancer research and care. This panel will be moderated by Susan Domchek, MD and will feature Patrick Sung, DPhil, Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD, and Gareth Evans, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCOG.
The Breakthroughs & Discoveries panel will also be offered as a virtual livestream. When registering, please select either the in-person or livestream option for this event.
Registration coming soon!
Past Events
An Evening of Storytelling
The Basser Center’s Young Leadership Council hosted an unforgettable night of connection, community, and captivating stories from Basser partner Filko Prugo, and YLC members Liza Brecker and Kristina Coccoluto, as they shared how BRCA mutations have impacted their lives.
Basser Pearls of Wisdom featuring Drs. Susan M. Domchek and Clarisa Gracia
Hear from Susan M. Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, and Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE, Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Pennsylvania as they discuss fertility preservation, egg freezing, pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT), and more.
Breakthroughs & Discoveries Panel 2024
The Basser Center's 2024 Breakthroughs and Discoveries Panel brought together internationally renowned experts in the field of BRCA-related cancer research and care. A special thank you to our moderator, Jill Werman Harris for leading such a lively discussion, to Dr. Susan Domchek, MD for putting this panel together and to our panelist, Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH of Memorial Sloan Kettering, Clare Turnbull, MD, PhD of the Institute of Cancer Research in London, and H. Gilbert Welch, MD of Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health for their thoughtful insights.
Navigating IVF & PGT: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Jaime Knopman and Jenny Sorin
Basser Young Leadership Council Co-Chair, Jenny Sorin, joins fertility expert, Dr. Jaime Knopman, to discuss the process of freezing eggs and embryos and undergoing pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT).
BRCA, Your Adult Children & You
The Basser Center's Parents Leadership Community presents BRCA, Your Adult Children & You, a panel discussion focused on supporting adult children while navigating the realities of a BRCA mutation in your family. Moderated by journalist Jill Werman Harris, hear from Isabel Blumberg, MD, New York-based ObGyn, Dana Farengo-Clark, MS, LCGC, Basser Center Senior Genetic Counselor, Allison Werner-Lin, PhD, LCSW, Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice, and Samantha Zuckerman, MD, MBE, Penn Medicine Breast Radiologist.
