Issue 1 - San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

SABCS Scholarship Recipients
This year, 5 programs provided scholarships designed to promote the education and professional development of earlycareer
scientists who are actively pursuing research in breast cancer by facilitating their attendance at SABCS. Scholarships
were awarded to graduate students, medical students, residents, and clinical and postdoctoral fellows whose abstracts were
accepted for presentation, based on the quality of the abstracts. This year’s awardees, by program, are:
SABCS Clinical Scholars: For clinical scientists-in-training who are actively pursuing clinical or clinical/translational
research in breast cancer.
Young Kwang Chae Helen Heneghan Derek McHaffie
Elizabeth Comen Catherine Kelly Erin Cobain
Ghada Farhat Laura Kenny Huaying Liu
Luca Fumagalli
SABCS Basic Science Scholars: For laboratory-based investigators-in-training whose work focuses on the biology of
breast cancer and preclinical models of its development and progression.
Rachel Atkinson David Gyorki Cornelia Liedtke
Kyle Covington Cameron Johnstone Beate Litzenburger
Joan Garrett Alexandra Leary Ryan Hartmaier
Ritwik Ghosh
Avon Foundation-AACR International Scholars: For abstract presenters traveling from countries with emerging
economies.
Soo Ahn Mikiya Ishihara Yuri Urata
Pablo Arrieta-Joffe Osvaldo Pontiggia Benlong Yang
Mateus Barros Filho Mika Shirasu Jae Kyo Yi
Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan A. Marcell Szasz Guochen Zhang
Hirokuni Ikeda Satoru Tanaka
AACR Translational Research Scholars, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®: For presenters of highly related
abstracts focused on translational breast cancer research.
Phillipe Bedard Melanie Seal Dipika Misra
Hui Gao Adel Tabchy Sarah Andres
Michail Ignatiadis Rinat Yerushalmi Michal Mego
Chann Lagadec Brent Rexer Amir Eitan
Todd Miller Xing Li Mi-Ran Choi
Ciara O’Brien Christina Yau Zhi Hu
Esther Reijm Tracey Martin Karsten Pilones
Dave Bhuvanesh Oleg Gluz Beatrix Elsberger
AACR Minority Scholars, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®: For abstract presenters working within
the United States and within minority groups defined by the National Cancer Institute as being traditionally
underrepresented in cancer and biomedical research.
Mariana Chavez-MacGregor Kavitha Raj
Laura Gonzalez-Malerva Cesar Sanchez
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