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2023 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 2023. Scholars are selected on the basis of their qualifications, references from mentors, and an estimation of the potential professional benefit to the awardees.  

Priya Alagesan

Priya Alagesan

Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina.

Heather Beasley

Heather Beasley

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Laura Bukavina

Laura Bukavina

Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Signe Caksa

Signe Caksa

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victoria Damerell

Victoria Damerell

Heidelberg University Hospital
Heidelberg Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Kayla R. Getz

Kayla R. Getz

Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Tenna V. Henriksen

Tenna V. Henriksen

Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Region Midtjylland, Denmark

Deepti Mathur

Deepti Mathur

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Corey M. Perkins

Corey M. Perkins

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Tejaswini P. Reddy

Tejaswini P. Reddy

Houston Methodist Research Institute
Houston, Texas

Sidi Zhao

Sidi Zhao

Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri