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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The ASCO Cancer Foundation (TACF) announced today the recipients of the 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Merit Awards. Twenty-six young scientists from around the globe will be honored for their outstanding contributions to breast cancer research. The awards will be presented at the Symposium, taking place October 8-10 in San Francisco.
“This year’s Merit Awards recipients represent the future of clinical oncology research, treatment and patient care,” said Jay R. Harris, MD, Chair of the 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Steering Committee and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. “We are proud to recognize these innovative young researchers for their commitment to advancing breast cancer research and hope these awards will help further their work.”
The ASCO Cancer Foundation Merit Awards are designed to promote clinical research by oncology fellows and provide them the opportunity to present their research and interact with other clinical investigators at the meeting. This year’s awardees were selected based on the scientific merit of their abstracts and will receive funding to assist with their travel expenses to attend the Symposium.
The Breast Cancer Symposium is a two-and-a-half day scientific and educational meeting featuring presentations on the latest multidisciplinary research from selected, theme-based translational and clinical abstracts, as well as related educational sessions. Co-sponsors of 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium include the American Society of Breast Disease, The American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, the National Consortium of Breast Centers and The Society of Surgical Oncology.
The 2009 ASCO Cancer Foundation Merit Awards are supported through restricted educational grants from Novartis Oncology, Aptium Oncology, GE Healthcare and OSI Oncology.
2009 Breast Cancer Symposium Merit Awards Recipients
Tarek M. Abdel-Fatah
University of Nottingham
Mariana Chavez-Mac Gregor, MD, MSc
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Todd A. Swanson, MD, PhD
William Beaumont Hospital
Heather L. McArthur, MD, MPH
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Iwa Kong, MD, FRCPC
Odette Cancer Centre
Partha S. Ray, MD
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Larissa J. Lee, MD
Harvard Radiation Oncology Program
Amit Goyal
Cardiff University
Candace R. Correa, MD
University of Michigan Medical Center
Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University
Bedanta P. Baruah, MBBS
University Hospital of Wales
Conleth Murphy
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Sekwon Jang, MD
University of Minnesota
Swati Kulkarni, MD, FRCPC
Cancer Centre of SE Ontario, Queen's University
Nathaniel P. Reuter, MD, MPH
University of Louisville
Rajni Sethi, MD
New York University Langone Medical Center
Shari B. Goldfarb, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mark Jesus Magbanua, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Saira Nasim, MRCP
Odette Cancer Centre
Frederik Marme, MD
University Hospital Heidelberg
Laura S. Dominici, MD
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Samer .I Schuman, MD
University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital
Charles B. Simone, MD
National Cancer Institute
Nabil Wasif, MD
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Simone Schrading, MD
Department of Radiology, University of Bonn
Luke J. Peppone, PhD
University of Rochester
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About The ASCO Cancer Foundation
The ASCO Cancer Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The Foundation harnesses the knowledge of ASCO’s more than 27,000 oncology and healthcare providers to improve the treatment and survivorship of people living with cancer. Our funding of breakthrough research, education, and quality improvement programs in cancer care gives patients and caregivers powerful resources to address the disease. Through these efforts, we improve the lives of those impacted by cancer.
