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2022 Women in Cancer Research Scholar Awardees

The AACR is very pleased to administer this important program, which provides funds for the participation of early-career, meritorious scientists at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022. Scholars are selected on the basis of their qualifications, references from mentors, and an estimation of the potential professional benefit to the awardees.  

Melody Di Bona, PhD

Melody Di Bona, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Li Han, PhD

Li Han, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
City of Hope Beckman Research Institute
Duarte, California

Taghreed Hirz, PhD

Taghreed Hirz, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Deborah Im, BS

Deborah Im, BS

Medical Student
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Bailey A. Martin-Giacalone, BS

Bailey A. Martin-Giacalone, BS

Graduate Student
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Katherine E. Masih, BS

Katherine E. Masih, BS

MD/PhD Student
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, Maryland

Meaghan K. McGeary, MPhil

Meaghan K. McGeary, MPhil

Graduate Student
Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
New Haven, Connecticut 

Margaret S. Pichardo, MPH

Margaret S. Pichardo, MPH

MD/PhD Student
Howard University
Washington, DC

Jinhua Wu, PhD

Jinhua Wu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Alicia-Marie J. Conway, MBChB

Alicia-Marie J. Conway, MBChB

Clinical Fellow
CRUK Manchester Institute
Macclesfield, United Kingdom