The award recognizes individuals’ contributions to the field of cancer by “rising stars and emerging leaders under the age of 40 years.” Finalists were selected by a panel of reviewers from diverse roles in oncology.
Here are the 2023 awardees:
- Amir Ali, PharmD, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Chidiebere Awah, MD, PhD, UTR Therapeutics
- Simar Bajaj, Harvard University
- Abigail Berman, MD, CVS Health
- Leah Black, Takeda Pharmaceuticals America
- Brianne Bodin, BSN, RN, Columbia University
- Maria Bourlon, MD, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
- Britny Brown, PharmD, University of Rhode Island
- Azra Camacho, AdventHealth Cancer Institute
- Yin Cao, Washington University School of Medicine
- Jennifer Chang, Iovance
- Pranati Dalvi, BeiGene
- Edward Dee, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Ambrose Delpino, PharmD, Novartis
- Dinka Dugassa Iticha, Wollega University
- Zachary Frosch, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Robyn Gartrell, MD, Columbia University
- Evelyn Handel, PharmD, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Vanessa Hood, True North Treks
- William Hwang, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Jordan Johnson, Oncospark
- Philips Johnson, Jasper Health
- Lavi Kwiatkowsky, Canopy Care
- Yan Leyfman, MD, Mount Sinai
- Kayleigh Marx, PharmD, | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Andrew McPherson, Biodesix
- Arielle Miliambro, Frier Levitt
- Alberto Parra, MD, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Anthony Perissinotti, PharmD, Michigan Medicine
- Caitlin Rausch, PharmD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Arun Rai, MD, Northwell Health
- Kimberly Rice, PA-C, OncoHealth
- Biagio Ricciuti, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Mina Sedrak, MD, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Heather Ross, Genentech
- Mark Rutter, RxTROSPECT
- Megan Solinger, Ulman Foundation
- Sonia Su, Kits to Heart
- Chase Wasson, Caris Life Sciences
- Tian Zhang, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
