2020 &AWARD GRANT · 2020-08-04 · 2020 Grant & Award Recipients 5 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD (YIA) Gateway for Cancer Research Young Investigator Award Laura Agresta, MD Cincinnati

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, is proud to

honor the 2020 Grants & Awards class. Their remarkable

ideas will accelerate discoveries to help patients survive

and thrive.

As we honor today’s recipients, we do so united as a

community of conquerors: generous donors fueling

global research; the brightest minds uncovering new

treatments; hopeful patients enrolling in clinical studies,

even in the midst of healing.

Together, we’re creating a world free from the fear of

cancer. We are conquering cancer now!

Congratulations to Conquer Cancer’s 2020 grants

and awards recipients. We celebrate your passion

and innovation, knowing your role in our community

is vital to advancing care for every cancer, every patient,

everywhere.

Best regards,

Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., MD, FASCOChair, Conquer Cancer

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Global Oncology Young Investigator Award

Career Development Award

Advanced Clinical Research Award

Research Professorship

Gateway Discovery Grant in Immunotherapy Research

Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Awards

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Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations

ASCO International and ASCO Virtual Mentoring Program

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International Development and Education Award in Palliative Care

International Innovation Grant

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YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD (YIA)Gateway for Cancer Research Young Investigator AwardLaura Agresta, MDCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center“A Phase I study of Venetoclax and Vyxeos (CPX-351) for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia”Mentored by: Maureen O'Brien, MD (2007 YIA) and Michael Absalon, MD, PhD

NOVARTIS ONCOLOGY ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD IN HEALTH DISPARITIESAsh B. Alpert, MD, MFAUniversity of Rochester, Wilmot Cancer Institute“Cancer Prevalence in Incarcerated Transgender & Gender Diverse Populations & Tools for Future Data Collection”Mentored by: Carla Casulo, MD and Gwendolyn Quinn, PhD

Supported by:

Texas Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator AwardAlexander Y. Andreev-Drakhlin, MDThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center“Characterizing and targeting the tumor immune microenvironment in FGFR3-mutated bladder cancer.”Mentored by: Arlene Siefker-Radtke, MD and Jianjun Gao, MD, PhD (2012 YIA)

Merck & Co., Inc. Young Investigator Award Daniel V. Araujo, MD (2017 IDEA)Princess Margaret Cancer Centre“Modulating the Intestinal Microbiome with Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutics (MET4) in Advanced Solid Tumor Patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) – MET4-IO”Mentored by: Anna Spreafico, MD, PhD (2014 YIA) and Bryan Coburn, MD, PhD

First awarded in 1984, the YIA provides research funding to promising young physicians during the final years of training to support the transition to a faculty appointment and to encourage quality research in clinical oncology.

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Florida Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator AwardZaid H. Abdel Rahman, MDMayo Clinic, Florida“Evaluating the Impact of Philadelphia-like Genetic Signature on Transplant Outcomes in Adults with B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma and Identification of Novel Fusion Partners”Mentored by: James Foran, MD and Patricia Greipp, DO

The Hearst Foundation Young Investigator AwardJithma Prasad Abeykoon, MDMayo Clinic, Minnesota“Discovering novel therapeutic strategies and predictive/prognostic markers in non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)”Mentored by: Thomas Witzig, MD

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Young Investigator AwardDaniel L. Abravanel, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Understanding Estrogen Receptor Loss as a Mechanism of Resistance in Metastatic Breast Cancer”Mentored by: Nikhil Wagle, MD (2012 YIA)

Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company and Janssen Biotech, Inc. Young Investigator Award Ana R. Acuna-Villaorduna, MDMontefiore Medical Center“Phase II study to evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in subjects with metastatic, mismatch repair deficient solid tumors after immunotherapy”Mentored by: Sanjay Goel, MD, MS (2010 ACRA)

Tijerina Young Investigator AwardViswatej Avutu, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Development and validation of a clinical tool for baseline and longitudinal assessment of adolescents and young adults with cancer in an integrated clinic”Mentored by: Thomas Atkinson, PhD and William Tap, MD

Brian J. Ball, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Activating p53 and inhibiting superenhancers as a novel therapeutic approach for acute myeloid leukemia”Mentored by: Eytan Stein, MD

Rahul Banerjee, MDUniversity of California San Francisco“Efficacy of digital life coaching to lower benzodiazepine usage and improve quality of life in multiple myeloma patients undergoing transplantation”Mentored by: Anand Dhruva, MD and Nina Shah, MD

Endowed Young Investigator Award in honor of Grant R. and Victoria A. MerrymanNeel S. Bhatt, MBBS, MPHFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center“Assessment of Work Status, Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and Their Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Young Adult (YA) Cancer Survivors”Mentored by: Kevin Baker, MD, MS

Shanken Family Foundation Young Investigator AwardJoshua Brandstadter, MD, PhD, MScUniversity of Pennsylvania“Clonal activation of lymph node stromal cells in the pathogenesis of Castleman Disease”Mentored by: David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA and Ivan Maillard, MD, PhD

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ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD IN MEMORY OF EVELYN H. LAUDERMrs. Evelyn H. Lauder (1936-2011)

Evelyn H. Lauder was passionate about funding breast cancer research and focusing global awareness on women’s health. She is best known for her career of more than 50 years with The Estée Lauder Companies, and as Founder of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF).

BCRF was founded by Mrs. Lauder in 1993 with the sole mission of advancing the world’s most promising research to end breast cancer. Mrs. Lauder recognized the power of research

and its potential to change the lives of millions of women and men worldwide, realizing that to tackle this disease a new approach was critical. Her vision guides BCRF’s unique grant-making model to foster innovation and collaboration by providing freedom and flexibility to the world’s brightest minds in research.

Among many honors, Mrs. Lauder received France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (2002), ASCO Partners in Progress Award (2007), and the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy (2011). She loved to cook and was an avid photographer, publishing two books of photography and a cookbook, with all

royalties donated to BCRF.

Lisa Prior, MBBCh, BAO, MRCPI Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)“Phase IB Trial of Copanlisib in combination with T-DM1 in HER2 positive breast cancer (Panthera study)”Mentored by: Bryan Hennessy, MD (2008 CDA and 2007 YIA)

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Frist Family Endowed Young Investigator Award in honor of Howard A. Burris, III, MDWalter G. Hanel, MD, PhDThe Ohio State University“Targeting Hypersumoylation in Mantle Cell Lymphoma”Mentored by: Lapo Alinari, MD, PhD (2016 YIA) and Robert Baiocchi, MD, PhD

Åke Bertil Eriksson Endowed Young Investigator AwardJason T. Henry, MDThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center“Validation of biomarkers of autophagic flux in patients with RAS mutant tumors in response to MAPKi in colorectal cancer”Mentored by: Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD (2008 CDA)

The Sontag Foundation Young Investigator AwardJ. Bryan Iorgulescu, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Dissecting the Immunogenomics of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response and Resistance in Glioblastomas”Mentored by: Catherine Wu, MD and David Reardon, MD

Ruth Rales Young Investigator AwardChristopher Dennis Jakubowski, MDJohns Hopkins University“A phase II trial of INCMGA00012 in patients with previously treated unresectable or metastatic adenosquamous pancreatic cancer”Mentored by: Nilofer Azad, MD (2010 CDA, 2007 YIA)

Merck & Co., Inc. Young Investigator Award Lionel Aurelien Kankeu Fonkoua, MD (2017 RTA, 2016 RTA)Mayo Clinic, Minnesota“Pilot Study of Intratumoral Injection of Dendritic Cells after High-Dose Conformal External Beam Radiotherapy in Patients with Unresectable Liver Cancer.”Mentored by: Lewis Roberts, MBChB, PhD

Endowed Young Investigator Award in memory of Sally GordonEdmond M. Chan, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute “Advancing WRN as a synthetic lethal target for microsatellite unstable cancers” Mentored by: Adam Bass, MD (2008 YIA)

Debra Lesavoy Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator AwardKatharine A. Collier, MD, MSThe Ohio State University“Changes in circulating tumor DNA after treatment with PARP inhibitors or platinum-containing chemotherapy in BRCA-mutated metastatic breast cancer”Mentored by: Amir Mortazavi, MD and Daniel Stover, MD

AstraZeneca Young Investigator Award Susan E. De Wolf, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Immunologic mechanisms of leukemia relapse after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.”Mentored by: Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD and Martin Tallman, MD

Benjamin T. Diamond, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Deciphering the Impact of Melphalan on Secondary Malignancy in Multiple Myeloma” Mentored by: Carl Landgren, MD, PhD and Francesco Maura, MD

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Young Investigator Award in honor of Susan Hirschhorn and in memory of her motherJoshua Z. Drago, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Developing rational biomarkers for next generation antibody-drug conjugates in breast cancer”Mentored by: Sarat Chandarlapaty, MD, PhD (2007 YIA) and Shanu Modi, MD (2009 ACRA)

VICTORIA H. MONTGOMERY ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDBridget Keenan, MD, PhD University of California San Francisco“Dissecting T cell states in advanced biliary cancer patients undergoing combination immunotherapy with GM-CSF and anti-PD-1”Mentored by: Lawrence Fong, MD (1997 YIA) and Robin Kelley, MD (2010 YIA)

Supported by: Victoria H. Montgomery

New Rhein Young Investigator AwardShaheer A. Khan, DO Columbia University Medical Center“JAK1/2 co-inhibition in advanced solid organ transplant-associated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma”Mentored by: Richard Carvajal, MD (2010 CDA, 2008 YIA)

Jeremy D. Kratz, MDUniversity of Wisconsin“Characterizing Molecular Profiles of Disease Bulk in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer to Define EGFR Precision Strategies”Mentored by: Dustin Deming, MD (2011 YIA)

Xingzhe Dillon Li, MD, MPHMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Probing dynamic changes in DNA damage and innate immune responses of normal tissue and the tumor microenvironment following proton FLASH radiation”Mentored by: Samuel Bakhoum, MD, PhD

Boehringer Ingelheim Endowed Young Investigator Award in Lung CancerJia Luo, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Augmenting the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with TNF-a inhibition in patients with stages II-III lung adenocarcinomas”Mentored by: Mark Kris, MD

AstraZeneca Young Investigator AwardAbhishek Maiti, MBBSThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center“Anti-PR1 Immune Therapy for Myeloid Leukemia”Mentored by: Tapan Kadia, MD

Jane C. Wright, MD, Endowed Young Investigator AwardShekinah N. C. Elmore, MD, MPH (2014 MSR)Brigham and Women's Hospital“Determining the Prevalence of Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Clinical Outcomes for Women with HIV and Breast Cancer in Zimbabwe”Mentored by: Jennifer Bellon, MD and Lowell Schnipper, MD

Anna Braglia Endowed Young Investigator Award in Cancer Supportive Care, supported by HELSINNLawson Eng, MD, FRCPCUniversity Health Network“Acute care use and outcomes of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) during immunotherapy”Mentored by: Geoffrey Liu, MD, MSc (2000 YIA) and Monika Krzyzanowska, MD, MPH (2003 YIA)

Judith Salmon Kaur, MD, Young Investigator AwardHarry E. Fuentes, MD, MSMayo Clinic, Minnesota“The effect of rivaroxaban on thrombin generation and platelet aggregation in patients with Essential Thrombocythemia”Mentored by: Mrinal Patnaik, MBBS, MD Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH

Dylan Graetz, MD, MPHSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. “Parent-physician communication and medical decision-making for children with cancer in Guatemala” Mentored by: Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD and Jennifer Mack, MD (2007 CDA, 2005 YIA)

Norman Rales Young Investigator AwardArjun Gupta, MD Johns Hopkins University“A Phase 2 Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Pregabalin For Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Associated Pain”Mentored by: Daniel Laheru, MD (2000 YIA)

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Merck & Co., Inc. Young Investigator Award Joseph C. Murray, MD, PhDJohns Hopkins University“Comprehensive Liquid Biopsy Analyses Using Circulating Tumor DNA and Immune Repertoire Dynamics to Detect Response to Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”Mentored by: Valsamo Anagnostou, MD, PhD

Fundable Young Investigator Award†

Erica C. Nakajima, MDJohns Hopkins University“Early detection of response to neoadjuvant immunotherapy by a novel, activated T cell-specific PET tracer, [18F]F-AraG, in early stage lung cancer patients.”Mentored by: Patrick Forde, MBBS

Fundable Young Investigator Award††

Abdul Rafeh Naqash, MDNational Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)“Evaluating the Immune Landscape and the Potential Role of ASPSCR1-TFE3 Fusions in Eliciting Response to Atezolizumab in Advanced Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma”Mentored by: Alice Chen, MD and Naoko Takebe, MD, PhD

AstraZeneca Young Investigator AwardJones T. Nauseef, MD, PhDWeill Medical College of Cornell University“A phase II trial using genomic preselection to identify castration-resistant prostate cancer patients who may benefit from cabozantinib”Mentored by: David Nanus, MD (1988 YIA) and Olivier Elemento, PhD

AstraZeneca Young Investigator AwardMariam T. Nawas, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Interleukin-6 Inhibition to Alleviate Symptom Burden After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation”Mentored by: Michael Scordo, MD and Sergio Giralt, MD

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Young Investigator AwardPoorni M. Manohar, MDFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center“Real-world practice patterns in diagnosis and treatment of metastatic breast cancer in Washington State”Mentored by: Hannah Linden, MD and Joshua Roth, PhD

Genentech BioOncology™ Young Investigator AwardChristopher R. Manz, MDUniversity of Pennsylvania“Determining the effect of Medicare’s Oncology Care Model on patient access and disparities in access to new cancer therapies”Mentored by: Justin Bekelman, MD

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator AwardDeborah C. Marshall, MD, MASIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai“A multidisciplinary approach to defining predictors of sexual dysfunction in female cancer patients following pelvic radiation”Mentored by: Barry Rosenstein, PhD and Julie Schnur, PhD

AACR – Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award for Translational Cancer ResearchDimitrios Mathios, MD Johns Hopkins University“Cell-free DNA analyses for early detection of brain tumors”Mentored by: Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD

Merck & Co., Inc. Young Investigator AwardCristina M. Merkhofer, MD, MHSFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center“Chemotherapy and Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with PD-L1 Tumor Proportion Score Greater Than or Equal to 1° ⁄ °: A Real-World Evidence Study”Mentored by: Bernardo Goulart, MD, MS and Scott Ramsey, MD, PhD

Tomasello FamilyWomen Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator AwardAlana Nguyen, MD, PhDColumbia University Medical Center“A reverse-engineering approach to investigate drivers of therapy resistance in a co-clinical study of bladder cancer using patient-derived organoids.”Mentored by: Andrea Califano and Michael Shen, PhD

AstraZeneca Young Investigator AwardJuan C. Osorio, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Fc Receptors as Modulators of Tissue-Specific Activity of Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Antibodies in Lung Cancer”Mentored by: Jeffrey Ravetch, MD, PhD and Matthew Hellmann, MD (2016 CDA)

DR. JOSE LEIS ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDErin Parry, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Tracing clonal evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia to Richter's transformation”Mentored by: Catherine Wu, MD

Supported by: Georgia and Michael Michelson

Karlo Perica, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells for Relapse After Allogeneic Transplant in Multiple Myeloma and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma”Mentored by: Sergio Giralt, MD

Sunil Rangarajan, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham“Heparanase and renal damage in myeloma”Mentored by: Elizabeth Brown, PhD, MPH and Ralph Sanderson, PhD

Strike 3 Foundation Young Investigator AwardOriana Miltiadous, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Microbiome evolution in neuroblastoma patients undergoing cancer therapy”Mentored by: Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD

Endowed Young Investigator Award in Geriatric Oncology in honor of Dr. Arti HurriaChristina A. Minami, MD, MSBrigham and Women's Hospital“Evaluation of a Low-Value Care Practice in Older Breast Cancer Patients with Early-Stage Disease: Physician-Level Variation in Axillary Evaluation”Mentored by: Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD and Zara Cooper, MD

GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Young Investigator AwardEverett J. Moding, MD, PhDStanford University“Identification of chemoradiation response mediators in non-small cell lung cancer via circulating tumor DNA analysis”Mentored by: Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD

Swim Across America Young Investigator AwardChemtai Mungo, MD, MPJHUniversity of California, San Francisco“Cervical cancer prevention among HIV-infected women in low-resource settings: Evaluation of the efficacy of thermal ablation for treatment of biopsy-confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and 3”Mentored by: Craig Cohen, MD, MPH

Kristina M. Day Young Investigator AwardYonina R. Murciano-Goroff, MSc, DPhil, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Combined RAS and SHP2 inhibition in advanced KRAS G12C mutant tumors”Mentored by: Bob Li, MD, MPH (2015 YIA) and Piro Lito, MD, PhD (2013 YIA)


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Women Leaders in Oncology Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator AwardMallory R. Taylor, MDSeattle Children's Hospital dba Seattle Children's Research Institute“Biobehavioral Model of Stress and Resilience in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer”Mentored by: Abby Rosenberg, MD, MS (2012 YIA) and Kevin Baker, MD, MS

Alok Tewari, MD, PhD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute“Epigenomic and Functional Analysis of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors”Mentored by: Eliezer van Allen, MD (2013 YIA) and Myles Brown, MD

Journal of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator AwardRahul S. Vedula, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Targeting Activated Signaling by ERK Inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia”Mentored by: Coleman Lindsley, MD, PhD and Richard Stone, MD

Abi Vijenthira, MD, FRCPCUniversity Health Network“The impact of frailty on overall survival in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma”Mentored by: Anca Prica, MD, MSc and Matthew Cheung, MD, MS

Bristol-Myers Squibb Endowed Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator AwardNatalie I. Vokes, MD, MPhilDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Dissecting the tumor-intrinsic and immune drivers of selective response to combination therapies in NSCLC”Mentored by: Eliezer van Allen, MD (2013 YIA) and Mark Awad, MD, PhD (2017 CDA, 2015 YIA)

Endowed Young Investigator Award in memory of John R. Durant, MDBiagio Ricciuti, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Impact of DNA damage repair (DDR) gene mutations on efficacy of PD-(L)1 immune checkpoint inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer”Mentored by: Mark Awad, MD, PhD (2017 CDA, 2015 YIA)

Harry F. Bisel, MD, Endowed Young Investigator AwardDaniel R. Richardson, MD, MAThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill“Patient Preferences for Treatment Outcomes in Older Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia”Mentored by: John Bridges, PhD

Endowed Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator AwardApril Rose, MD, PhDUniversity Health Network“Optimizing targeted therapy strategies for cancers with BRAF nonV600E mutations”Mentored by: Anna Spreafico, MD, PhD (2014 YIA) and David Cescon, MD (2014 YIA)

State Aff iliate Council/Clinical Practice Committee Young Investigator AwardEzra Rosen, MD, PhDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Determinants of response to selective RET inhibition in RET-altered solid cancers”Mentored by: David Hyman, MD

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Young Investigator AwardMariya Rozenblit, MDYale University“Using single nucleotide variants of high functional importance to predict the risk of developing breast cancer in young women with high risk family history”Mentored by: Lajos Pusztai, MD, PhD (2008 ACRA)

Michael Schieber, MD, PhDNorthwestern University“Mechanisms of transformation and therapy resistance in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia”Mentored by: John Crispino, PhD Ramy Sedhom, MD

Ramy Sedhom, MDJohns Hopkins University“Oncologist Peer Comparisons to Reduce Short Hospice Length of Service”Mentored by: Michael Carducci, MD (1995 YIA)

Association of Northern California Oncologists Young Investigator AwardMichael A. Spinner, MDStanford University“A phase 2 trial of magrolimab (anti-CD47 antibody) and pembrolizumab in patients with relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma”Mentored by: Ranjana Advani, MD

Fred J. Ansfield, MD, Endowed Young Investigator AwardMaximilian Stahl, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Nano-liposomal delivery of C6-Ceramide as a novel apoptosis-promoting therapeutic strategy in acute myeloid leukemia (AML): A phase I study”Mentored by: Martin Tallman, MD

Bristol-Myers Squibb Young Investigator AwardLisa J. Sudmeier, MD, PhDEmory University“Promoting Tumor-Specific CD8+ T Cell Responses in the Brain”Mentored by: Mohammad Khan, MD, PhD and Rafi Ahmed, PhD

ROBERT TALLEY, MD, ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD Bharat Burman, MD, PhDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Modulation of oncolytic viruses to enhance anti-tumor immunity”Mentored by: Dmitriy Zamarin, MD, PhD (2013 YIA) and Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, FASCO

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ARNOLDUS GOUDSMIT, MD, ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDWilliam Shomali, MDStanford University“Phase 2 Study of Ruxolitinib in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome and Primary Eosinophilic Neoplasms”Mentored by: Jason Gotlib, MD

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HERMAN H. FRECKMAN, MD, ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDJames Torchia, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Development of a PD-1 bispecific that enhances anti-tumor immunity and a lleviates autoimmunity”Mentored by: Gordon Freeman, PhD

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WILLIAM WILSON, MD, ENDOWED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDHind Rafei, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center “Modulating immunometabolism to improve the activity of CAR-NK cells targeting CD70 in Renal Cell Carcinoma”Mentored by: Katy Rezvani, MD, PhD and Nizar Tannir, MD, FACP

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Sherwin Family Young Investigator Award Timothy J. Voorhees, MDThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill“Prospective Pilot Study Analyzing the Immunomodulatory Effect of Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma”Mentored by: Anne Beaven, MD and Jonathan Serody, MD

Adam J. Widman, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Ultra-sensitive detection of melanoma circulating tumor DNA through deep-learning empowered whole genome sequencing”Mentored by: Dan Landau, MD, PhD

Bristol-Myers Squibb Young Investigator AwardJeffrey L. Wong, MD, PhDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“CD40 agonism for the treatment of bladder cancer”Mentored by: Jeffrey Ravetch, MD, PhD and Jonathan Rosenberg, MD

The John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation Young Investigator AwardWenxin (Vincent) Xu, MDBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center“Clinical characterization of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) as a biomarker in renal cell carcinoma”Mentored by: David McDermott, MD and Rupal Bhatt, MD, PhD (2010 CDA, 2006 YIA)

Jonathan Nebel Young Investigator Award supported by Howard A. Burris, III, MD and Karen Y. BurrisJimmy L. Zhao, MD, PhDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Investigating lineage plasticity as a mechanism of resistance to anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer”Mentored by: Charles Sawyers, MD

Endowed Young Investigator Award in memory of Sally GordonZhen Ni Zhou, MD, PhDWeill Cornell Medical College“IRE1a-XBP1 signaling as a mechanism of resistance to immunotherapy in ovarian cancer”Mentored by: Juan Cubillos-Ruiz, PhD

Lilly Young Investigator AwardMojun Zhu, MDMayo Clinic, Minnesota“The role of T cell-mediated tumor cell killing in predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in PD-L1 positive gastric cancer”Mentored by: Haidong Dong, MD, PhD and Wen Wee Ma, MBBS (2007 YIA)


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GLOBAL ONCOLOGY YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD (GO YIA)First awarded in 2018, the GO YIA provides research funding to early-career investigators to encourage and promote quality research in global oncology and to develop the next generation of researchers to address global health needs.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Global Oncology Young Investigator Award: Implementation Science to Address Oncology Care in LMICsRebecca J. DeBoer, MD, MAUniversity of California, San Francisco“Implementation and Adaptation of Evidence-Based Communication Skills Training for Oncology Providers at Butaro Hospital in Rwanda”Mentored by: Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPH (2012 YIA)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Global Oncology Young Investigator Award: Implementation Science to Address Oncology Care in LMICsBishal Gyawali, MD, PhD (N/A)Queen's University“Precision Groundshot: Developing a context-specific and needs-based curriculum to train Primary Care Physicians in Low-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs)”Mentored by: Scott Berry, MD

Raymond Mailhot Vega, MD, MPH (2012 MSR)University of Florida“Assessing pediatric radiotherapy services and capacity in Mexico”Mentored by: Daniel Indelicato, MD

Haydee Verduzco-Aguirre, MDInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran“Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of geriatric oncology in Mexico: a mixed methods study”Mentored by: Enrique Soto Perez de Celis, MD (2019 CDA, 2016 LIFe, 2015 YIA, 2014 IDEA)

Horia Vulpe, MD, CMColumbia University Medical Center“A Multi-Institutional Study of Barriers to Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa”Mentored by: Alred Neugut, MD, PhD (2011 ICCG)

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD (CDA)Started in 1992, the CDA provides three years of research funding to clinical investigators in the first to third year of faculty appointment to establish an independent clinical cancer research program.


Genentech BioOncology™ Women Who Conquer Cancer Career Development AwardSahaja Acharya, MD (2012 IDEA)St. Jude Children's Research Hospital“Shifting the radiation planning paradigmto preserve neurocognition in children with brain tumors”Mentored by: Heather Conklin, PhD and Thomas Merchant, DO, PhD

Hayden Family Foundation Career Development Award Sanjay Aneja, MDYale University“Deriving Imaging-Based Biomarkers for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Using Deep Learning”Mentored by: Harlan Krumholz, MD, MSc and Roy Herbst, MD, PhD (1999 CDA, 1997 YIA)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Career Development AwardStephen J. Bagley, MD, MSCEUniversity of Pennsylvania“A Phase II Study of the GITR agonist INCAGN01876 and the PD-1 inhibitor INCMGA00012 in Combination with Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Recurrent Glioblastoma”Mentored by: Arati Desai, MD, MS and Gerald Linette, MD, PhD

Kalyan Banda, MBBS (2017 YIA)University of Washington“Genomic Signatures of Homologous Recombination DNA Repair Deficiency (HRD) in Neoplastic Tissue and Circulating Tumor (ct) DNA in Ovarian Cancer” Mentored by: Elizabeth Swisher, MD

AstraZeneca Career Development AwardMichael L. Cheng, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Plasma genotyping-based response assessment to guide adaptive treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving immunotherapy”Mentored by: Geoffrey Oxnard, MD (2012 CDA, 2010 YIA)

Conquer Cancer-Israel Cancer Research Fund Career Development AwardAlbert Grinshpun, MD, MScHadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center"Universal Detection of Breast Cancer"Mentored by: Yuval Dor, PhD

Women Who Conquer Cancer Career Development AwardAmanda R. Kirane, MDUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center “Biomarker analysis of neoadjuvant intralesional therapy in high risk primary melanoma”Mentored by: Robert Canter, MD

Genentech BioOncology™ Career Development AwardXiuning Le, MD, PhD (2016 YIA)The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center“Understanding the impact of anti-VEGF therapy on resistance mechanisms and immune modulation in EGFR-mutant NSCLC”Mentored by: John Heymach, MD, PhD (2004 CDA, 2003 YIA)

Michael V. Ortiz, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“A multi-center phase I study of codrituzumab in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory glypican 3 (GPC3) expressing extra-cranial solid tumors”Mentored by: Julia Lynne Glade Bender, MD

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Laura A. Petrillo, MDMassachusetts General Hospital“Improving Patient and Caregiver Understanding of Risks and Benefits of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer or Melanoma”Mentored by: Jennifer Temel, MD (2005 CDA)

Patrick G. Pilié, MDThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center“Targeting the Replication Stress Response to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity in Advanced Solid Malignancies” Mentored by: Timothy Thompson, PhD and Timothy Yap, MBBS, PhD

David S. Shulman, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute“Evaluation of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a biomarker to inform novel treatment strategies for patients with Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma” Mentored by: Steven DuBois, MD (2007 YIA)

Min Yuen Teo, MD, MRCPMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center“Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: A Platform for Evaluation of Resistance Mechanisms and Response Biomarkers”Mentored by: Jonathan Rosenberg, MD

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Career Development Award Neelima Vidula, MDMassachusetts General Hospital“Utilizing liquid biopsies for matched therapy with a PARP inhibitor in somatic BRCA mutant metastatic breast cancer”Mentored by: Aditya Bardia, MD (2010 YIA) and Daniel Haber, MD, PhD

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Career Development AwardAdrienne G. Waks, MD (2018 YIA)Dana-Farber Cancer Institute“A phase II clinical trial investigating the clinical and immunologic activity of margetuximab, a novel anti-HER2 antibody therapy, in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer”Mentored by: Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD and Eric Winer, MD

ALSO SUPPORTED BY: AnonymousAbbVie, Inc.Fleur E. Fairman The Hayden Family FoundationIsrael Cancer Research FundMatania and Daniella KochaviLillyAaron and Barbro SassonGenerous Supporters of the Women Who Conquer Cancer The WWWW Foundation Inc. (QuadW) and The QuadW Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas

SUPPORTERS OF ACTIVE CDAs AWARDED IN PRIOR YEARS:Amgen Astellas Sarcoma Foundation of America


ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD (ACRA)Started in 2004, the ACRA supports physician-scientists in the fourth to ninth year of faculty appointment to perform original research in an area not currently funded.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast CancerDavid W. Cescon, MD, PhD (2014 YIA)Princess Margaret Cancer Centre“A liquid biopsy-guided umbrella trial for CDK4/6 inhibitor-resistant ER+ breast cancer”

RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP (RP)Started in 2009, the RPs provide flexible funding to outstanding researchers who have made and are continuing to make significant contributions that have changed the direction of cancer research and who provide mentorship to junior researchers. Conquer Cancer has awarded RPs in the areas of comparative effectiveness, drug development, and translational research, with this year focused on breast cancer disparities.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation® Research Professorship in Breast Cancer DisparitiesJeffrey N. Weitzel, MD City of Hope"Multimodal approach to address disparities in access to genomic cancer risk assessment, screening and precision prevention among underserved women in the Americas"

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GATEWAY DISCOVERY GRANT IN IMMUNOTHERAPY RESEARCHThe Gateway Discovery Grant in Immunotherapy Research is the inaugural grant under the Gateway Discovery Grant Program, a collaboration between Gateway for Cancer Research and Conquer Cancer as the scientific partner. This grant supports innovative early phase clinical trials with great potential to advance breakthrough cancer research. Gateway for Cancer Research is the grantor and provider of funding for this grant.

David C. Linehan, MDUniversity of Rochester Medical Center/Wilmot Cancer Institute“A Phase 1b/2 Trial of Immunotherapy With Nivolumab and Pepinemab Combined With First Line Folfirinox For Treating Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma”

1992-2020

298 CDA Recipients

35% are Past YIA Recipients

$55 MillionMore than

CDA Research Funding

SUPPORTED BY:

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WOMEN WHO CONQUER CANCER (WWCC) MENTORSHIP AWARDS

Launched in 2016, this award program recognizes extraordinary female leaders in oncology and role models who have excelled as mentors and have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the professional development of women colleagues as clinicians, educators, and researchers in oncology. The awards seek to recognize and promote the work of women mentors in oncology and, ultimately, narrow career gender disparities through the mentorship and professional development of women oncology professionals.

Hologic, Inc Endowed Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship AwardDawn Hershman, MD, MS, FASCO, is a professor of medicine and epidemiology and leader of the Breast Cancer Program at Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Hershman is a nationally recognized expert in breast cancer treatment, prevention, and survivorship. Her research focuses on improving cancer care delivery, reducing disparities, and improving the quality of life and quality of care of breast cancer survivors.

SUPPORTED BY:

International Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship AwardLilian L. Siu, MD, FRCPC, FASCO, is a senior medical oncologist and clinician scientist in the Cancer Clinical Research Unit at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Siu’s primary research focus is in the area of new anticancer drug development, particularly phase I trials and head and neck malignancies.

SUPPORTED BY:

RESIDENT TRAVEL AWARD FOR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS (RTA)

First awarded in 2009, the RTA provides travel grants for residents from underrepresented populations in medicine to attend the ASCO Annual Meeting, where they will have an opportunity to meet oncologists and explore career possibilities in their areas of specialty.

SUPPORTED BY:


*As of May 15, 2020

BB&T Charitable Fund

Leyla Bojanini-Molina, MDMayo Clinic

Adrian Diaz, MDUniversity of Michigan

Fernando Diaz, MDUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ogochukwu Ezeoke, MD (2016 MSR)Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Mario Martinez, MD (2015 MSR)New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell

Joseph Reza, MDAdventHealth Orlando

Trevor Silva, MDUniversity of California, Riverside School of Medicine

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MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS (MSR)Since 2009, the MSR has supported clinical or clinical research oncology rotations for U.S. medical students from populations underrepresented in medicine who are interested in pursuing oncology as a career.


BB&T Charitable FundSUPPORTED BY:

Nia AdenijiStanford School of Medcine

Jacqueline AredoStanford University

Marie BaguidyMedical College of Wisconsin

Amanda BriscoUniversity of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Ian CruickshankHoward University

Ulysses Gardner, Jr.Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Amaris GeislerCUNY School of Medicine

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB ENDOWED MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS Jesus Juarez David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Supported by:

Jazmyne TabbUniversity of South Alabama College of Medicine

Rehema ThomasGeorge Washington University

Romaric Waguia KouamCampbell School of Osteopathic Medicine

2020 RECIPIENTS

The following students are being awarded the 2020 MSR and will attend the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Kaquanta Barlow Morehouse School of Medicine

Dulce Barrios SUNY Upstate Medical University

Jeffrey Edwards Stanford University

Ista Egbeto Tufts University School of Medicine

Taimy Falcon-Rodriguez San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Margaret Pichardo Howard University

Pompeyo Quesada Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Rosyli Reveron-Thornton Stanford University

Karen Rico University of Arizona

Zachary White II University of South Alabama

2019 RECIPIENTS

The following students are the 2019 MSR recipients who have completed their rotations.

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ASCO’s diverse membership of nearly 45,000 members includes every oncology specialty and professionals from over 150 countries, representing the world’s largest global professional oncology organization. Tapping into this global network of members, ASCO International provides clinicians around the world with knowledge and training that can help them achieve better care for their cancer patients.

Conquer Cancer is proud to support ASCO International by providing training and support for young investigators in low- and middle-income countries through the IDEA and LIFe programs, by having its research grants open to the entire global community, and by supporting ASCO’s International growth with programs like the International Innovation Grant.

For more information about the Virtual Mentoring Program and eligibility, visit ASCO.ORG

BUILDING BRIDGES IN GLOBAL CANCER CARE

The ASCO Virtual Mentoring Program is a yearlong program designed to support oncologists with unmet mentoring needs. It pairs oncologists with a mentor outside of their institution through virtual technology. This program is designed to support the individual learning, growth, and professional development of each mentee. Applications for the 2021 cycle will open in late 2020.

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LONG-TERM INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP (LIFe)First awarded in 2010, the LIFe is a one-year fellowship opportunity for early-career oncologists from developing countries to deepen their relationship with an existing mentor in the United States, Canada, or Europe.

Fidel Rubagumya, MD“From Theory to Practice: Implementing the Choosing Wisely Africa Recommendations”Home Institution: Rwanda Military Hospital Host Institution: Queen’s UniversityMentored by: Christopher Booth, MD, FRCPC

SUPPORTED BY:

*As of May 15, 2020


As of 2020, 20 early-career oncologists from 15 low- and middle- income countries have received training through LIFe.

Thailand

China

Nepal

Ethiopia

Armenia

Rwanda

Zambia

EgyptIran

Lebanon

Brazil

Chile

Mexico

Jordan

Uganda

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION AWARD (IDEA)Since 2002, the IDEA has provided support for early-career oncologists in developing countries and facilitates the sharing of knowledge between these oncologists and ASCO members who serve as scientific mentors to each recipient.

Flor Maria Armillas, MD Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (Mexico)

Barnabas Atwiine, MBBS Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Uganda)

Ranjana Karmacharya Badgami, MBBS, MD Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center (Nepal)

Samvel Bardakhchyan, MD Hematology Center after Prof. R.H. Yeolyan (Armenia)

Biniyam Tefera Deressa, MD Adama Hospital Medical College (Ethiopia)

Fedja Radmilo Djordjevic, MD Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia (Serbia)

Carolina Gabay, MD Angel H. Roffo Cancer Institute (Argentina)

Ann Meredith Garcia Trinidad, MD Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (Philippines)

Gustavo Cartaxo de Lima Gössling, MD Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Hang Thu Hoang, MD, MSc National Cancer Hospital Viet Nam (Vietnam)

Muhammad Rafiqul Islam, MBBS, MD National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (Bangladesh)

Sonia Mathai, MBBS, MD Tata Medical Center, Kolkata (India)

Nicaise Nsabimana, MD Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (Burundi)

Adeyemi Adebola Okunowo, MBBS, MPH Lagos University Teaching Hospital (Nigeria)

Sami Saleem Omar, MBBS Rizgary Oncology Center (Iraq)

Yury Savenka, MD Gomel Regional Oncology Clinic (Belarus)

Assem Suleimenova, MD, PhD Kazkh Institute Oncology and Radiology (Kazakhstan)

Musliu Adetola Tolani, MBBS, PGCertPH, FWACS, FMCSAhmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria (Nigeria)

Nino Vardiashvili, MD Medical Center Innova (Georgia)

Hatice Inci Yaman Bajin, MD Hacettepe University (Turkey)

SUPPORTED BY:

*As of May 15, 2020

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION AWARD IN PALLIATIVE CARE (IDEA-PC)First awarded in 2011, the IDEA-PC provides medical education in palliative care, assists with career development, and helps establish strong relationships with leading ASCO members in the field of palliative care who serve as scientific mentors to each recipient.

Gauri Chinchalker, MD Indian Institute of Head and Neck Oncology (India)

Coumba Gueye, MD Joilot Curie Institute (Senegal)

Rucha Patil, MBBS Tata Memorial Hospital (India)

Rubayat Rahman, MBBS Bandabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (Bangladesh)

18 Years

$1.7 Million

Impacting Progress Against Cancer Around the Globe

400 IDEA and IDEA-PC Recipients

IDEA Funding Awarded

69 countriesRepresented

2002-2020

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Since 2014, the IIG provides funding in support of novel and innovative projects with the potential to advance cancer control in low- and middle-income countries.

INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION GRANT (IIG)

Center of Study of State and Society (Argentina) “Designing a counseling app to reduce the psycho-social impact of HPV-testing: a User-Centered Design Approach (Phase 1)” Principal Investigator: Silvina Arrossi, PhD

College of Medicine, University of Lagos (Nigeria) “Impact of mobile technologies on cervical cancer screening practices in Lagos, Nigeria: A randomised controlled trial ‘mHealth-Cervix’” Principal Investigator: Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade, MBBS

ASCO Employee International Innovation Grant Institute of Human Virology (Nigeria) “Feasibility and acceptability of an m-health intervention to improve Breast Cancer Early Detection and Reduce Delays to Diagnosis in Nigeria (BRIDGE)” Principal Investigator: Elima Enaji Jedy-Agba, MBBS, PhD

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán" (Mexico) “Multidimensional assessment of the financial burden of cancer among older Mexican adults and their families, a mixed methods study” Principal Investigator: Sofia Sánchez-Román, PhD

ASCO Employee International Innovation Grant Kinshasa University Hospital (Democratic Republic of the Congo) “Cervical cancer screening using self-sampling technology and next-generation sequencing in Kinshasa, DRC” Principal Investigator: Alex Mutombo Baleka, MD

*As of May 15, 2020

SUPPORTED BY: ASCO Employees

MERIT AWARDS Awarded to oncology trainees who are first authors on high-scoring abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

Zaid Abdel Rahman, MDMayo Clinic

ASCO Employee Endowed Merit AwardNour Abuhadra, MD MD Anderson Hematology/Oncology Fellowship

Hiroyuki Arai, MD, PhDChiba Cancer Center

GlaxoSmithKline Oncology Endowed Merit AwardDaniel Vilarim Araujo,MD Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Bristol-Myers Squibb Endowed Merit AwardXue Bai, MD Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute

Epiphany Partners Inc. Endowed Merit AwardAdithya Balasubramanian, MBBS Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre, Austin Health

Alexa Basilio, PharmD H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Atul Batra, MDTom Baker Cancer Centre

Drs. Rachna and Puneet Shroff Endowed Merit Award Francesca Battaglin, MD USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine

Prachi Bhave, MBBS Alfred Health

Eisai Inc. Endowed Merit Award†

Beatrice Borelli, MD Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana

Landon Carter Brown, MD Duke Cancer Institute

Lauren Julia Brown, MBBS Crown Princess Mary Cancer Care Centre

Nibash Budhathoki, MBBS NYU Winthrop Hospital

Aida Bujosa Rodríguez, MD Hospital de Sant Pau

Anthony and Marilyn Tolcher Endowed Merit Award†

Kathryn Cappell, MD, PhD National Institute of Health

Kiran Clair, MDUniversity of California Irvine Medical Center

Hallie Coltin, MD, FRCPC The Hospital for Sick Children

Peter Joseph DeMaria, MD National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Howard E. Lessner, MD, Endowed Merit AwardPoorvi Kirit Desai, MD University of South Florida

Alexandra Desnoyers, MD Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & University of Toronto

Endowed Merit AwardStephanie Dixon, MD, MPH St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Shaan Dudani, MBChB Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary

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Aline Fusco Fares, MD Princess Margaret Hospital

Loxo Oncology Endowed Merit AwardLindsey Fitzgerald, MD Huntsman Cancer Institute-University of Utah Health Care


Adriana Fonseca, MD The Hospital for Sick Children

Zachary AK Frosch, MD Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Garmezy, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Darla C. Ellis Endowed Women Who Conquer Cancer Merit AwardNikesha Gilmore, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center

Daniel da Motta Girardi, MD National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Nizar M. Tannir, MD, Endowed Merit AwardRachel Glicksman, BSc, MD, MSc University of Toronto

Laura Graham, MD University of Washington

Harborside Endowed Merit Award†

Adriana Hepner, MD Melanoma Institute Australia

Anna Lynn Hoppmann, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham

William L. Hwang, MD, PhD Harvard Radiation Oncology Program

Bryan Iorgulescu, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Ramon Jin, MD, PhD, BS Washington University School of Medicine

Shaheer Khan, MDColumbia University Irving Medical Center

Rachel Soyoun Kim, MDUniversity of Toronto

Albert Kim, MD Massachusetts General Hospital

Arti Hurria Merit Award in Geriatric OncologyAmber Kleckner, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center

Mridula Krishnan, MBBS University of Nebraska Medical Center

Minsuk Kwon, MD, PhD Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Sherwin Family Endowed Merit AwardCurtis Lachowiez, MD The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

David W. Lim, MDWomen’s College Hospital

Eisai Inc. Endowed Merit AwardRebeca Lozano, MD Spanish National Cancer Research Centre


Margaret M. Lubas, PhD St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Jia Luo, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Bristol-Myers Squibb Endowed Merit AwardAbhishek Maiti, MBBS The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Loxo Oncology Endowed Merit AwardSindhu Janarthanam Malapati, MD Van Elslander Cancer Center-Ascension St John Hospital

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Blayney Endowed Merit AwardShearwood McClelland, MD Indiana University School of Medicine

Julia McGuinness, MD Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Arnav Mehta, MD, PhD Dana–Farber Cancer Institute

Maximilian Merz, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Marcus Messmer, MDJohns Hopkins University

Leslie Modlin, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Meera Mohan, MD University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD, MScMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Joseph Murray, MD, PhD Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Roni Nitecki, MDThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sonal Noticewala, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sherwin Family Endowed Merit AwardDaniel Olson, MD University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

New Rhein RWE Endowed Merit Award†

Ohad Oren, MD Mayo Clinic

Mira Patel, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ranjan Pathak, MBBS Yale School of Medicine

Pradeep Poonnen, MD, MPH Duke University Health System/ Durham VA Medical Center

Vineet Raghu, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School

GlaxoSmithKline Oncology Endowed Merit Award†

Mattia Rediti, MD Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Natalie Reizine, MD University of Chicago Medical Center

Irbaz Bin Riaz, MBBS, MS Mayo Clinic

Rozalyn L. Rodwin, MD Yale School of Medicine

Nuria Romero-Laorden, MD PhD Hospital Universitario La Princesa

Bristol-Myers Squibb Endowed Merit AwardEvan Rosenbaum, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Mohana Roy, MD Stanford University and Stanford Cancer Institute


Elisa A. Rozeman, MD Netherlands Cancer Institute

Adam Schoenfeld, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAs of May 15, 2020, reflects institutions at the time of award

+Newly endowed merit award in 2020

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Julia Katharina Schwarze, MD, MSc Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Sarah Cannon Research Institute Endowed Merit AwardRamy Sedhom, MD Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Nishi Shah, MBBS, MPH Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care

Drs. Nicole M. Kuderer and Gary H. Lyman Endowed Merit Award†

Aparna Sharma, MD All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Endowed Merit Award†

Mahran Shoukier, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Michael Shusterman, MD Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Travis T. Sims, MD, MPH The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Endowed Merit Award†

Abhay Singh, MD, MPH Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Arndt Stahler, MD University Hospital, LMU Munich

Lova Sun, MD University of Pennsylvania

Kathleen I. Pritchard, MD, Endowed Merit AwardAnna van der Voort, MD Netherlands Cancer Institute

Sherwin Family Endowed Merit AwardVishal Vashistha, MD Duke University Health System/Durham VA Health Care System

Nikiforos Vasiniotis Kamarinos, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ana I. Velazquez Manana, MD, MS University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

William T. Leslie, MD, Endowed Merit Award†

Jingyuan Wang, PhD USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine

Jonathan K. Cho, MD, and Cora Y. Cho Endowed Merit AwardGeoffrey Alan Watson, MRCP Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

AnnaLynn Williams, PhD St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Kimberly Irvine Endowed Merit Award†

Jing Xu, MD, MSc, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School

Frances A. Shepherd, MD, Endowed Merit Award in Lung CancerMelissa Yan, MD Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Kanhua Yin, MD Massachusetts General Hospital

Katerina Mary Zakka, MD Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Saurabh Zanwar, MBBS, MD Mayo Clinic

Philip Francis Mulvey, III, Endowed Merit Award†

Sondos Zayed, MD, CM Department of Radiation Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre

Bradley Stuart Beller Endowed Merit AwardThis award is given to the fellow who has the highest-ranking abstract overall in the Merit Award category as determined by the Scientific Program Committee. Ines Pires Da Silva, MD PhD Melanoma Institute Australia “Ipilimumab (IPI) alone or in combination with anti-PD-1 (IPI+PD1) in patients (pts) with metastatic melanoma (MM) resistant to PD1 monotherapy” SUPPORTED BY: Friends and Family of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Beller

Allen S. Lichter, MD, Endowed Merit Award The Allen S. Lichter, MD, Endowed Merit Award was established by Conquer Cancer in 2016 to recognize Dr. Lichter’s leadership and his meritorious contributions to advancing cancer research, education, quality of care, and global oncology. First presented in 2016, this award is given to the fellow who has the second highest-ranking abstract in the Merit Award category as determined by the Scientific Program Committee. Anna Lee, MD, MPH Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center “Changes in cancer mortality rates after the adoption of the Affordable Care Act”

Pain and Symptom Management Special Merit Award This award is given to the fellow who submitted the top abstract in Pain Management Research as determined by the Scientific Program Committee. Vikram Jairam, MD Yale School of Medicine “Temporal trends in opioid prescribing patterns among oncologists in the Medicare population”

Brigid Leventhal Special Merit Award This award is given to the fellow who submitted the top abstract in Pediatric Oncology as determined by the Scientific Program Committee.Amir Bari Siddiqui, BS, MD University of Chicago Medical Centert “Outcome in patients with refractory high-risk neuroblastoma” SUPPORTED BY: The Berry Family

James B. Nachman Endowed ASCO Junior Faculty Award in Pediatric Oncology This award, established in memory of James B. Nachman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago, is given each year to a junior faculty member who submits the highest-scoring abstract in Pediatric Oncology for the ASCO Annual Meeting as determined by the Scientific Program Committee.Cornelis van Tilburg, MD Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) “The pediatric precision oncology study INFORM: Clinical outcome and benefit for molecular subgroups” SUPPORTED BY: Friends and Family of Dr. James B. Nachman

SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS

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SUPPORTED BY

Anonymous

AbbVie, Inc.

ASCO Employees

BeiGene

Friends and Family of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Beller

The Berry Family

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Blayney

Breast Cancer Research Foundation®

Jonathan K. and Cora Y. Cho Charitable Fund

Estate of Darla C. Ellis

Kimberly Irvine

Michael Kelley, MD & Elise Hoffman, PharmD

Nicole M. Kuderer, MD and Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH, FASCO

William T. Leslie, MD

Michigan Society of Hematology & Oncology

Therese M. Mulvey, MD, FASCO

Friends and Family of Dr. James B. Nachman

New Rhein Healthcare, LLC

Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society

Dr. Kathleen Pritchard Medicine Professional Corporation

Frances A. Shepherd, MD, FASCO

Stephen A. Sherwin, MD

Drs. Rachna and Puneet Shroff

Mr. Jackson G. Simpson

Nizar M. Tannir, MD

Anthony and Marilyn Tolcher

Dr. Michael and Deborah Troner

ALSO SUPPORTED BY

CONQUER CANCER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRThomas G. Roberts, Jr., MD, FASCOFarallon Capital Management, LLC

TREASURERAlexander W. CasdinReneo Capital Management, LP

SECRETARYSandra M. Swain, MD, FACP, FASCOGeorgetown University Medical Center

EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR, ex-officioClifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO

ASCO PRESIDENT, ex-officioHoward A. Burris, III, MD, FACP, FASCOSarah Cannon Research Institute

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ex-officioNancy R. Daly, MS, MPH

Richard J. Boxer, MD, FACSUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Riccardo BragliaHelsinn Group

Susan L. Cohn, MD, FASCOThe University of Chicago

Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD, FASCOIndiana University Simon Cancer Center

Raj Mantena, RPhIntegra Connect

Thomas A. Marsland, MD, FASCOSt. Joseph Health

Robert J. Mayer, MD, FASCODana-Farber Cancer Institute

Gerald J. McDougallPricewaterhouseCoopers

W. Charles Penley, MD, FASCO, Chair Emeritus Tennessee Oncology

Amy C. Peterson, MDCytomX Therapeutics

Steven T. Rosen, MD, FACP, FASCOCity of Hope

Margaret A. Tempero, MD, FASCOUniversity of California, San Francisco

DIRECTORS

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ASCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peter C. Adamson, MD, FASCOSanofi, Inc.

Ethan M. Basch, MD, MSc, FASCOUniversity of North Carolina

A. William Blackstock, MD, FASCOWake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Lee M. Ellis, MD, FACS, FASCOThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Maha H. A. Hussain, MD, FACP, FASCONorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, FASTRO, FASCOUniversity of Michigan

Michael P. Kosty, MD, FACP, FASCOScripps Green Cancer Center

Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute

Tony S. K. Mok, BMSc, MD, FRCP(C), FRCP (Edin.), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), FASCOThe Chinese University of Hong Kong

Blase N. Polite, MD, MPP, FASCOThe University of Chicago

Eric J. Small, MD, FASCOUniversity of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michael A. Thompson, MD, PhD, FASCOAdvocate Aurora Health

Jaap Verweij, MD, PhD, FASCOErasmus University Medical Center

Tracey Weisberg, MD, FASCONew England Cancer Specialists

PRESIDENTHoward A. Burris, III, MD, FACP, FASCOSarah Cannon Research Institute

PRESIDENT-ELECTLori J. Pierce, MD, FASTRO, FASCOUniversity of Michigan

CHAIR OF THE BOARDMonica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCOBrigham and Women’s Cancer Center/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

TREASURERLaurie E. Gaspar, MD, MBA, FASTRO, FACR, FASCOBanner MD Anderson Cancer Center at North Colorado Medical Center/University of Colorado

ASCO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ex-officioClifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO

CONQUER CANCER CHAIR, ex-officioThomas G. Roberts, Jr., MD, FASCO Farallon Capital Management, LLC

DIRECTORS

GRANTS SELECTION COMMITTEE

CHAIR Daniel George, MD

CHAIR ELECTJennifer Mack, MD (2005 YIA, 2007 CDA)

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRElizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD

CONQUER CANCER BOARD LIASONSusan Cohn, MD, FASCO

ASCO BOARD LIASONElizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD

Neeraj Agarwal, MDKarla Ballman, PhDManisha Bhutani, MD (2014 YIA)Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS (2004 YIA, 2006 CDA)Lauren Byers, MD (2008 YIA)Robert Canter, MD, FACSCodruta Chiuzan, PhDDeborah Citrin, MDLan Coffman, MD, PhD (2015 YIA)Roisin Connolly, MD (2013 CDA)Dusty Donaldson, MAWafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACPAnthony Elias, MDAnnie EllisMartin Fernandez-Zapico, MDGini Fleming, MD, FASCOJoseph Flynn, DOEkokobe Fonkem, DOApar Kishor Ganti, MDScott Gettinger, MDStephanie Goff, MDRichard Goldberg, MD, FASCOJhanelle Gray, MDAlessandro Gronchi, MDBrent Hanks, MD, PhDLowell Hart, MD, FACPThomas Hensing, MDLinda HouseTerry Hyslop, PhDAlexia Iasonos, PhDGopakumar Iyer, MD (2010 YIA, 2012 CDA)Renuka Iyer, MDMurali Janakiram, MD, MSPascal Jean-Pierre, PhD, MPHLee Jones, MBAJoseph Kim, MD (2013 YIA)Randall Kimple, MD, PhDJulie Krause

Florence Kurttila, MSPatricia LoRusso, DOCatherine Magid Diefenbach, MDMotomi Mori, MBA, PhDElahe Mostaghel, MD, PhD (2006 YIA)Sogol Mostoufi-Moab, MD, MSCEStacy Moulder, MD, MS (2002 CDA)Gregorz Nowakowski, MDEileen O’Reilly, MDGeraldine O’Sullivan Coyne, MD, PhDGeoffrey Oxnard, MD (2010 YIA, 2012 CDA)Sara Pai, MD, PhDPaul Paik, MD (2011 YIA, 2012 CDA)Laura Porter, MDLajos Pusztai, MD, PhD (2008 ACRA in Breast Cancer)Luis Raez, MD, FACP, FASCO (2002 CDA)Meredith Regan, ScDRan Reshef, MD (2010 YIA, 2013 CDA)Bob RiterJose Sandoval-Sus, MDMatthew Schipper, PhDB. Douglas Smith, MDAnil Sood, MDPatty SpearsCorey Speers, MD, PhD (2014 YIA)Walter Stadler, MD (1994 YIA)Eytan Stein, MDVivek Subbiah, MDVera Suman, PhDSarah Temkin, MDDonald Trump, MD, FACP, FASCOWilliam Tse, MDNolan Wages, PhDDaniel Wahl, MD, PhD (2016 YIA)Andrew Wang, MDAndrea Wilson WoodsLei Zheng, MD, PhD (2008 YIA)

ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD SUBCOMMITTEE

CHAIRSusan Domchek, MD

William Barlow, PhDCynthia Chauhan, MSWElizabeth FrankBruce Haffty, MDShing Lee, PhDAnn Partridge, MD, MPH, FASCO (2001 YIA, 2003 CDA, 2010 ICCG)Priyanka Sharma, MD (2015 ACRA)

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CONQUER CANCER - ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRRan Reshef, MD (2010 YIA, 2013 CDA)

Bradley A. Arrick, MDShing Lee, PhDPatricia LoRusso, DOJonathan D. Licht, MDMary Lou Smith

DIVERSITY IN ONCOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE

CHAIRCurtiland Deville, Jr., MD

Brandon Blue, MD (2014 RTA)Christina Chapman, MD (2011 MSR)Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, MD (2012 RTA, 2017 YIA)Filipa Lynce, MD (2013 YIA)Elisavet Paplomata, MDOladapo Yeku, MD, PhD (2017 YIA)

INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION GRANT SUBCOMMITTEE

CHAIRLinus Chuang, MD

Anees Chagpar, MD, MPHBrenda Edwards, PhDSusan Miesfeldt, MDHextan Ngan, MDOlatoyosi Odenike, MD (2003 CDA)Ian Olver, MD, PhD, FRACPVerna Vanderpuye, MDCynthia Vinson, PhD, MPA

LONG-TERM INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE

CHAIRAlex Adjei, MD, PhD, FASCO (2012 DDRP)

Lesley Seymour, MD, PhDNuttapong Ngamphaiboon, MDRoss Soo, MDGraham Warren, MD, PhD (2008 YIA)

RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP IN BREAST CANCER DISPARITIES

CHAIRDawn L. Hershman, MD, MS, FASCO (2002 CDA, 2007 ACRA in Breast Cancer, 2015 CERP)

Mariana Chavez Mac Gregor, MD, MSC (2018 ACRA in Breast Cancer) Vered Stearns, MD (2004 ACRA in Breast Cancer)

GLOBAL ONCOLOGY YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD SUBCOMMITTEE

CHAIRGilberto de Lima Lopes, Jr., MD, MBA, FASCO

Chandrakanth Are, MBBS, FRCS, FACSJames Cleary, MDSean Devlin, PhD Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD Franklin Huang, MD, PhD (2014 YIA) Gary Lyman, MD, MPH, FASCO, FACP, FRCPMonica Malik, MD, MBBS (2012 IDEA) Meena Moran, MDEnrique Soto Perez de Celis, MD, MSc (2014 IDEA, 2015 YIA, 2016 LIFe, 2019 CDA)Daniel Shao-Weng Tan, MBBS, PhD (2009 YIA) Katherine Van Loon, MD (2012 YIA)

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION AWARD STEERING GROUP

CHAIRNavneet Singh, MD, DM, FACP, FCCP (2008 IDEA)

CHAIR ELECTGevorg Tamamyan, MD (2013 IDEA, 2014 LIFe)

PAST CHAIRLidia Schapira, MD, FASCO

Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD, FASCO Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MDGustavo Godoy Almeida, MD, PhDNisreen Amayiri, MD (2015 IDEA, 2017 LIFe)Nicoleta Antone, MD (2015 IDEA)Banu Arun, MDMaria Teresa Bourlon, MD (2013 IDEA)Timothy Cannon, MDKelechi Ngozi Eguzo, MBBS (2011 IDEA)Marie Belle Dela Cruz Francia, MD, MSc (2014 IDEA-PC)Nahla Gafer, MD (2014 IDEA-PC)Yasmin Gosiengfiao, MDJulio Hajdenberg, MD, FACPDavid Korones, MDMonica Malik, MD, DNB (2012 IDEA)Clarissa Mathias, MDElaine Morgan, MDSaroj Niraula, MD, MSc (2007 IDEA)Mohamed E Salem, MDAndré Filipe Junqueira dos Santos, MD, PhD

MERIT AWARDS

The Merit Awards are selected by members of the ASCO Scientific Program Committee.

TOP DONORSConquer Cancer gratefully acknowledges the continuing support of the many generous foundations and organizations that make our work possible. Conquer Cancer honors the following supporters, whose contributions during the past year have allowed Conquer Cancer to strengthen and improve its important cancer research and education initiatives in support of ASCO and its members.

Thomas F. Frist, Jr., MD

Georgia and Michael Michelson Victoria H. Montgomery

*Reflects total contributions of $1 million or more between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICENancy R. Daly, MS, MPH, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice PresidentJamie Grandison, Associate Director, Administration and GovernanceCherish Trent, Governance AdministratorMelissa Tai, JD, General Counsel

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONSShaun Quigley, Division Director, Marketing and CommunicationsSara Bruns, Senior Online Fundraising ManagerElizabeth Hagen, CFRE, Senior Manager, Donor RelationsDanielle Harris, Donor Relations Officer Zulakha Iqbal, Online Fundraising AdministratorJames O’Hara, Digital Marketing Coordinator Patra Wroten, Communications Specialist and Writer

OPERATIONSAdrien Dickerson, MBA, Chief Operating OfficerKavita Bhalla, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Grants and AwardsQuiana Cadlett, Manager, DatabaseRebecca Dooley, Program Coordinator, Grants and AwardsDean Frohlich, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Grants and AwardsMelissa Gilbert, Program Administrator, Healthcare Grants ComplianceTammy Hoff, Database AssociateMehvish Khan, Program Manager, Grants and AwardsGray Ladd, Manager, Healthcare Grants ComplianceSonia McStay, MBA, Associate Director, Grants and AwardsEileen Melnick, Director, Grants and Awards Jordan Reeder, Project Coordinator, Documents and ContractsVaishali Revollo, Manager, RecognitionTuNia Slade, Senior Database ManagerReese Teasley, CGMS, Associate Director, Operations

PHILANTHROPY Carolyn Whitehead, CFRE, Division Director, PhilanthropyAndrea Clay, Director, Corporate and Non-Profit RelationsJarret Christensen, CMP, Senior Manager, EventsGina Grantham, Senior Manager, Healthcare Relations and GrantsKaren Jupiter, CFRE, Director, Individual Philanthropy Richard Lipman, Non-Profit Giving OfficerVirginia Moncada, Program Administrator, Corporate and Non-Profit RelationsCooper Pate, Corporate Relations OfficerSusan Sandler, MBA, CFRE, Associate Director, Non-Profit GivingAdriana Velarde Villarroel, Administrator, Healthcare Relations and GrantsKatrin Werner, Coordinator, Healthcare Relations and GrantsTamara Wahl, Major Gifts OfficerDave Wiemer, MPA, Senior Major Gifts Officer Conquer Cancer would also like to acknowledge the support of staff from ASCO’s International Affairs Department and from the Education, Science, and Professional Development Department.

CONQUER CANCER STAFF

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