Young Investigator Award
The Cancers Young Investigator Award was established in 2018 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of oncology. Nominations are accepted from May to December every year, with winners notified by the end of March the following year.
The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– An electronic certificate;
– A voucher fully covering article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 1
Cancers Young Investigator Award
Nomination deadline: 31 December 2025
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of oncology;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.
List of Documents for Nomination
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s grants;– A scanned copy of the doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Roberta Giuffrida
University of Messina, Italy
Award Committee
Dr. Samuel Mok
Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Amancio Carnero
Prof. Theresa Whiteside
University of Pittsburgh
Prof. Masaharu Seno
Okayama University
Prof. Dr. Petra Wilder-Smith
University of California Irvine
Winner
Nicolas Jacquelot
University of Calgary, Canada
Award Committee
Dr. Samuel Mok
Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Prof. Dr. Christos Papadimitriou
Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
Dr. Alain P Gobert
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dr. Alessandro Pileri
Prof. Alexander Shtil
Blokhin Cancer Center
Winner
Ashleigh Poh
The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Australia
Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia
University of Calgary, Canada
Award Committee
Dr. Samuel Mok
Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Hiroaki Wakimoto
Dr. Jesang Ko
Korea University
Prof. Maria Gazouli
School of Medicine, Univ of Athens
Dr. Aamir Ahmad
Hamad Medical Corporation
Dr. Debabrata Banerjee
Winner
Ylenia Perone
Imperial College London, UK
Lukas Bunse
German Cancer Research Center, Germany
Award Committee
Dr. Samuel Mok
Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Carlos Moreno
Emory University
Dr. Kevin A. Camphausen
NCI
Dr. Lienhard Schmitz
University of Giessen
Prof. Sven Perner
Prof. Deborah Marsh
Winner
Sarah McClelland
Queen Mary University of London, UK
Award Committee
Dr. Samuel Mok
Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. David Wong
School of Dentistry, Felix & Mildred Yip Endowed Professor & Associate Dean of Research, University of California Los Angeles
Prof. Deepak Nagrath
University of Michigan
Prof. Yutaka Hata
Prof. Manuel López-Cabrera
Cosejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
