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2024 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 2024. Scholars are selected on the basis of their qualifications, references from mentors, and an estimation of the potential professional benefit to the awardees.  

Akshaya V. Annapragada, MS

Akshaya V. Annapragada, MS

Graduate Student
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Rita A. Avelar, PhD

Rita A. Avelar, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Elisa Bergaggio, PhD

Elisa Bergaggio, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Huan Cao, BA

Huan Cao, BA

Graduate Student
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Anshika Chauhan, PhD

Anshika Chauhan, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Chandigarh, India

Claire Chen, PhD

Claire Chen, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California

Suzann Duan, PhD

Suzann Duan, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, Arizona

Esther K. Frimpong, MPH

Esther K. Frimpong, MPH

Graduate Student
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, Florida

Mahnoor Naseer Gondal, MS

Mahnoor Naseer Gondal, MS

Graduate Student
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Zinaida Good, PhD

Zinaida Good, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Lu Han, PhD

Lu Han, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Edidiong R. Usoro, MS

Edidiong R. Usoro, MS

Graduate Student
Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia