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Travel Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Cancers will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Cancers Editorial Board. 

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of oncology to be held in 2025, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

The winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the Cancers 2025 Travel Award online by 30 September 2024. Prizes will be awarded at the end of December 2024 and announced on the Cancers website.

Kind regards,
Cancers Editorial Office

 
Cancers Travel Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Amr Khalifa
University of Genoa, Italy
Camila Agustina Bach
Thomas Jefferson University, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Samuel Mok Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Prof. Alexandre Escargueil
Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine
Dr. Carlos Moreno
Emory University
Dr. Alain P Gobert
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Winner

Luca Falzone
University of Catania, Italy
Jessica D. Johnson
UT Health San Antonio, TX, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Samuel Mok Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Prof. Anderson Joseph Ryan
Dr. Gnanasekar Munirathinam
University of Illinois
Dr. Aamir Ahmad
Hamad Medical Corporation

Winner

Micol Baronio
European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Italy
Vasiliki Liaki
Spanish National Cancer Research Center, Spain

Award Committee

Dr. Samuel Mok Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Aamir Ahmad
Hamad Medical Corporation
Prof. Ajay Singh
Dr. Lisardo Boscá
CSIC
Prof. Dr. Stefan Burdach

Winner

Diego de Miguel Perez
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
Luigi Russo
Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy

Award Committee

Dr. Samuel Mok Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Prof. KONSTANTINOS BAXEVANIS
ST SAVAS CANCER HOSPITAL
Dr. Federico Cappuzzo
Dr. Fabrizio Bianchi
Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
Prof. Raffaele Capasso
University of Naples Federico II
Dr. Alan Hutson
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Prof. Claudio Luparello
University

Winner

Cecilia Leung
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX, USA
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