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Global Scholars Alumni Committee

Mission

The AACR Global Scholar Alumni Committee (GSAC) supports the AACR’s mission to prevent and cure cancer by promoting the professional development of early- and mid-career Global Scholar-in-Training Awardee (GSITA) alumni who currently represent more than 100 talented scholars from countries with emerging economies.

Committee

The GSAC members are selected through a competitive process, and they serve in an advisory capacity to the AACR Global Affairs Leadership by promoting scientific and professional development events and resources for GSITA alumni around the world.

Annie W. Y. Chai, PhD
Chair

Annie W. Y. Chai, PhD

(2023-2026)

Deputy Head of Translational Cancer Biology Research Unit
Cancer Research Malaysia
Malaysia

Pablo A. Sanchis, PhD
Co-chair

Pablo A. Sanchis, PhD

(2023-2026)

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Buenos Aires
Argentina

Hassan M. Abushukair
Co-chair

Hassan M. Abushukair

(2023-2025)

Medical Student
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Jordan

Mary A. Adewunmi
Co-chair

Mary A. Adewunmi

(2023-2025)

Graduate Student
University of Tasmania
Australia

Contact Information

Global Affairs, Executive Office
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19016-4404 USA
Email: [email protected]