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Conquer Cancer announces 2023 Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Research Fellowship Recipient

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to award the 2023 Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Research Fellowship to Eleanor Taranto, MD for her research project “QuantifyHER” which will evaluate a new set of bioassays to further quantify HER2 expression in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer and thereby improve the accuracy of diagnosis.

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Conquer Cancer announces 2023 Breakthrough Merit and Abstract Award Recipients

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 Breakthrough Merit and Abstract Awards. These awards recognize students, trainees, and junior faculty for their valuable research in clinical cancer treatment and technology innovations in cancer care.

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A Conversation With Conquer Cancer CEO Nancy Daly: What Matters Most Is What Comes Next

Nancy Daly, MS, MPH, is the CEO of Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation. She brings experience as a clinical nurse at Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, director of operations in the Radiation Oncology Department at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center University, and director of the Chemical-Modifier Program at the Joint Center for Radiotherapy at Harvard Medical School. She moved from the clinical world to the professional society space, working first with the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) as director of government relations.

2023 Merit Award Recipients
Announcement
Conquer Cancer announces 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Award Recipients

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Awards. 

Annual Meeting Merit Awards support students and trainees who are first authors on abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting. This year, Conquer Cancer will recognize 143 recipients with Merit Awards. These recipients are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community.

Collage of five 2023 International Innovation Grant recipients. From left to right: Dr. Aparna Sharma; Dr. Rubina Suwal; Dr. Pamela Bakkabulindi; Dr. Haydee Verduzco-Aguirre; Dr. Shakilu Jumanne
Announcement
Conquer Cancer announces 2023 International Innovation Grant recipients
ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation Merit Award Recipient
Announcement
Conquer Cancer announces 2023 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards.   

These distinguished awards recognize first authors on top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium on February 16 – 18, 2023, in San Francisco, CA.  

These 29 oncology professionals are recognized for their respective field and research advancements within the cancer care community:    

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