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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Quality Care Symposium Merit Awards.
These distinguished awards recognize first authors on top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium on October 10–11, 2025, in Chicago, IL. Each of the following 42 oncology professionals are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community:
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With cancer research funding facing critical shortfalls, the competition for grants gets tougher every day. Don’t let these avoidable grant writing mistakes stand between your great idea and the funding you need to make it a reality.
Written by: Kavita Bhalla, PHD
Director, Scientific Review
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These are challenging times for early-career oncology researchers and—by extension—the patients and families who need the treatments and cures those researchers dedicate their careers to pursuing. With grants disappearing and federal research funding in short supply, junior investigators are often among the hardest hit.
During this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting, Conquer Cancer had the chance to sit down with a range of young investigators to discuss the state of oncology research funding and the impact on the newest and future generations of oncology researchers.
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—Twisted Pink’s “Metastatic Breast Cancer Impact Award,” powered by Conquer Cancer’s EveryGrant®, has awarded a grant to Hanna Irie, MD, PhD, for her work studying a novel therapeutic approach targeting brain metastases in patients with triple negative breast cancer.
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The Colombian Association of Hematology and Oncology (ACHO), has awarded three grants through the ACHO Defying Cancer program, powered by EveryGrant®, from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation. The ACHO Defying Cancer program supports innovative research projects from early-career and mid-career to senior investigators in the field of hematology and medical oncology in Colombia.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, today announced the recipients of the Conquer Cancer – Breast Cancer Research Foundation Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer Research. This award provides $450,000 in funding over three years to independent mid-career investigators who wish to conduct original, patient-oriented breast cancer research that is not currently funded.
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