2012 ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Award Winners - Conquer Cancer ...
2012 ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Award Winners - Conquer Cancer ...
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<strong>2012</strong> <strong>ASCO</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> Special <strong>Merit</strong> <strong>Award</strong>s<br />
James B. Nachman <strong>ASCO</strong> Junior Faculty <strong>Award</strong> in Pediatric Oncology<br />
� Yael P. Mosse, MD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia<br />
Efficacy of crizotinib in children with relapsed/refractory ALK-driven tumors including<br />
anaplastic large cell lymphoma and neuroblastoma: A Children's Oncology Group phase I<br />
consortium study.<br />
� Giles W. Robinson, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital<br />
Use of whole genome sequencing to identify novel mutations in distinct subgroups of<br />
medulloblastoma.<br />
Bradley Stuart Beller Special <strong>Merit</strong> <strong>Award</strong><br />
� Tom Waddell, MBChB, MRCP, Royal Marsden Hospital<br />
A randomized, multicenter trial of epirubicin, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine (EOC) with or<br />
without panitumumab in previously untreated advanced esophagogastric cancer<br />
(REAL3).<br />
Brigid Leventhal Special <strong>Merit</strong> <strong>Award</strong><br />
� Fernanda I. Arnaldez, MD, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute, National Institutes of Health<br />
Identification of TNK2 as a critical kinase in rhabdomyosarcoma through a loss of<br />
function shRNA screen.<br />
Pain and Symptom Management Research <strong>Merit</strong> <strong>Award</strong><br />
� Lisa K. Sprod, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center<br />
Physical activity participation and functional limitations in geriatric cancer survivors.<br />
<strong>2012</strong> <strong>ASCO</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>Merit</strong> <strong>Award</strong>s<br />
Taher Abu Hejleh, MBBS. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics<br />
Bamidele Adesunloye, MD, MS, Medical Oncology Branch, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Mona Lisa Alattar, MD, University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center<br />
Costantine Albany, MD, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Susan Alsamarai, MD, Yale-New Haven Hospital<br />
Abdullah Altwairgi, MD, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute of Canada, Clinical Trials Group, Queen's University<br />
Joo Ern Ang, MB BChir, MA, MRCP, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Research<br />
Gaetano Aurilio, MD, PhD, European Institute of Oncology, Medical Oncology<br />
Karen Autio, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center
Waleed Badreldin, MBBCh, MRCP, St. Barthlomew's Hospital<br />
Justin Balko, PharmD, PhD, Vanderbilt University<br />
Thomas Barron, PhD, Trinity College Dublin<br />
Davide Bedognetti, MD, PhD, National Institutes of Health<br />
Peter Birks, MD, University of British Columbia<br />
Irene Brana, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital<br />
Gabriel Brooks, MD, Dana-Farber <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Marion Carayol, M.S., PhD candidate, University of Montpellier and St-Etienne<br />
Elena Castro, MD, PhD, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of <strong>Cancer</strong> Research<br />
Jamie Chaft, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Matthew Chan, MD, BC <strong>Cancer</strong> Agency<br />
James Chen, MD, The University of Chicago<br />
Wendy Chiang, MD, Tufts Medical Center<br />
Connie Chiu, MD, John Wayne <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute, St. John's Health Center<br />
Henry Conter, MD, University of Alberta<br />
Chiara Cremolini, MD, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana<br />
Richard Curry, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Ana Custodio, Medical Oncology Department, La Paz University Hospital<br />
Leticia De Mattos –Arruda, MD, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital<br />
Anna Delios, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Ivan Diaz-Padilla, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital<br />
Adrian Fairey, MD, MS, University of Southern California<br />
Charles Ferte, MD, Institut Gustave Roussy<br />
Arianna Gerry, PhD, MPH, Stanford University School of Medicine<br />
Isabella Glitza, MD, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Emmanuelle Godefroy, PhD, New York University<br />
Cliona Grant, MD, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Rachel Grisham, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Petros Grivas, MD, PhD, University of Michigan<br />
Ayca Gucalp, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Michael Haas, MD, Klinikum Grosshadern and Comprehensive <strong>Cancer</strong> Center, LMU Munich<br />
Christopher Hallemeier, MD, Mayo Clinic<br />
Alan Hanash, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Ctr<br />
Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Center<br />
Christopher Heery, MD, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Thai Ho, MD, PhD, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Kathryn Hourdequin, MD, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center<br />
David Hyman, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Bernadette Jaeger, MD, Ludwig-Maximilians-University<br />
Amit Jain, MD, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Komal Jhaveri, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Jennifer Kanakry, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine<br />
Prashant Kapoor, MD, Mayo Clinic<br />
Hiroshi Katayama, MD, JCOG Operations Office, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Emily Ko, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br />
Jenny Ko, MD, University of British Columbia<br />
Michal Krauze, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Philip Lammers, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lauren Maeda, MD, Stanford University Medical Center<br />
Serge Makarenko, MD, University of British Columbia<br />
Ronac Mamtani, MD, University of Pennsylvania<br />
Luckson Mathieu, MD, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive <strong>Cancer</strong> Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital<br />
Jennifer Matro, MD, Fox Chase <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Benjamin Maughan, MD, University of Utah<br />
Anirban Mitra, MD, PhD, USC Keck School of Medicine<br />
Andres Morales La Madrid, MD, University of Chicago<br />
Patrick Morris, MD, MSc, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Rashmi Murthy, MD, MBE, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Andrea Necchi, MD, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori<br />
Joanne Ngeow, MD, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Satoshi Nishiwaki, MD, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine<br />
Obiageli Ogbata, MBBS, University of Tennessee Health Science Center<br />
Mafalda Oliveira, MD, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology<br />
Michael Ong, MD FRCPC, Royal Marsden Hospital<br />
Ashok Pai, MD, University of California, Davis<br />
Channing Paller, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital<br />
Manali Patel, MD, Stanford University Medical Center<br />
Krina Patel, MD, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Natalia Petenko, MD, N.N. Blokhin Russian <strong>Cancer</strong> Research Center RAMS<br />
Jennifer Rauw, MD, University of Toronto<br />
Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MBA, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research<br />
Catherine Richards, MPH, MPhil, Columbia University<br />
Sarmad Sadeghi, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Taussig <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Sandra Schmitz, MD, Centre du <strong>Cancer</strong>, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc<br />
Wen Wen Shan, MD, University of British Columbia<br />
Simona Soverini, PhD, University of Bologna<br />
Giovanna Speranza, MD, National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Anuj Suri, MD, The University of North Carolina Hospitals<br />
Cullen Taniguchi, MD, PHD, Stanford University Medical Center<br />
Ben Tran, MBBS, Princess Margaret Hospital<br />
Kelly Trevino, PhD, Dana-Farber <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Che-Kai Tsao, MD, Tisch <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center<br />
Eliezer Van Allen, MD, Dana-Farber <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />
Timothy Vreeland, MD, San Antonio Military Medical Center<br />
Christof Vulsteke, MD, University Hospitals Leuven<br />
Lori Weinberg, MD, Cleveland Clinic<br />
Mary Welch, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Kit Man Wong, MD, University of Toronto<br />
Xunhai Xu, MD, New York Presbyterian-Columbia<br />
Susannah Yovino, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center