Dear Young Investigators:
AAISCR is accepting AACR abstracts from graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty to be considered for the Young Investigator Awards.
Awards will be presented to two top abstracts in the graduate student and postdoctoral fellow categories and one junior faculty category at the Annual AAISCR meeting where many of the respected cancer researchers of Indian origin will be present. The 31st AAISCR Annual Meeting will be held on April 8th in Sandiego, CA in conjunction with the 2024 Annual AACR Meeting.
Eligibility
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● The abstract must have been accepted for presentation at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting. Provide your abstract number as part of this application.
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● Graduate Students:
The presenter must be listed among the abstract authors but does not need to be the first author.
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● Postdoc/Junior Faculty:
Must be the presenter and first author of the abstract.
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● One abstract from each candidate will be accepted.
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● Recipients of an AAISCR Young Investigator Award in the past 3 years, are NOT eligible to apply for the award.
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● Awardees must attend the AAISCR Annual Meeting in person to accept the award.
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● Awardees must attend the Young Investigators Forum (date TBD) following the annual meeting.
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● AAISCR will notify award recipients no later than 3rd week of March, 2024.
Abstract submission
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Deadline for abstract submission is February 23rd of the award year.
- ● Please use the link below to access the application form and eligibility criteria for abstract submission and consideration for an award. Please submit your application by completing the application form using this link:
https://bit.ly/AbstractAAISCR2024
For questions, please contact the committee Chair Dr. Harikrishna
Nakshatri(
hnakshat@iupui.edu
) or vice-chair Dr. Sufi Thomas (
sthomas7@kumc.edu
) with the subject heading: "AAISCR YIA Abstract Question".
Based on the availability of funds, a cash award may be presented along with the award plaque.
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Young Investigator Awardees:
2024:
Junior Faculty:
Dr. Mary Priyanka Udumula, Henry Ford Hospital and Henry Ford Cancer Institute Detroit, MI
Dr. Saurabh Agarwal, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University, NY
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Dr. Manendra Lankadasari, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Graduate Student:
Aakash Nathani, MS, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, FL
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2023:
Junior Faculty:
Dr. Nethaji Muniraj, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Dr. Uday Pratap, UT Health San Antonio, TX
Dr. Sushmitha Sriramulu, Henry Ford Health, MI
Graduate Student:
Aditi Khatpe, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN
Paayal Ranade, University of North Texas Health Science Center, TX
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2022:
Junior Faculty:
Dr. Abhijit Parolia, University of Michigan, MI
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Dr. Srijan Acharya, Mitchell Cancer Institute, AL
Dr. Abhilash Samykutty, Stephenson Comprehensive Cancer Center, OK
Graduate Student:
Sukanya Chakraborty, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
Aaqib M. Bhat, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
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2021:
Junior Faculty:
Dr. Jawed Siddiqui, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
Post-doctoral Fellow:
Dr. Taronish Dubash, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA
Dr. Suman Mazumder, Auburn University, AL
Graduate Student:
Shruti Iyer, Cold Spring Harbor labs, NY
Sanchita Rauth, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
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2020:
Junior Faculty:
Dr. Prasad Dandawate: The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Post-doctoral Fellow:
Dr. Chetan C. Oturkar: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
Dr. Prabhakar Pitta Venkata: UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Graduate Student:
Mansi Gulati: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Sharavan Ramachandran: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Abilene, TX
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2019:
Junior Faculty:
Dr. Shyam Nyati, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Post-doctoral Fellow:
Dr. Rizwan Ahmad, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Dr. Seema Chugh, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Graduate Student:
Koelina Ganguly, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Mehdi Chaib, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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2018:
Junior Faculty:
Dr. Bhopal C. Mohapatra, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
Post-doctoral Fellow:
Dr. Chandrayee Ghosh, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS
Dr. Brijesh Kumar, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Graduate Student:
Cristabelle De Souza, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, NM
Aneesha Dasgupta, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
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2017:
Post doctoral fellow/Junior investigator:
Dr. Arsheed Ahmad Ganaie, The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, MN
Dr. Sunita Shankar, University of Michigan, MI
Dr. Harshita B. Gupta, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Graduate Student:
Kasturi Banerjee, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
Afreen Asif Ali Sayed, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS
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2016:
Post doctoral fellow/Junior investigator:
Dr. Suryavathi Viswanadhapalli, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Dr. Girijesh K. Patel, University of South Alabama, AL
Graduate Student:
Saswati Karmakar, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
Suprit Gupta, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
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2015:
Post doctoral fellow/Junior investigators:
Dr. Viral Kumar Patel, U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX
Dr. Parthasarathy Rangarajan, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS
Graduate Student:
Mr. Suleman S. Hussain, U. T. Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX.
Mr. Alok Ranjan, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Amarillo, TX
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2014:
Post doctoral fellow/Junior investigators:
Dr. Amar Jyoti, University of Kentucky, KY
Dr. Sutapa Sinha, , Mayo Clinic, MN
Graduate Student:
Ms. Nisha Hariharan, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Mr. Anand Venugopal, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS
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2013:
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Dr. Chaluvally-Raghavan Pradeep, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Dr. Gangadhara Reddy Sareddy, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
Graduate Student:
Ms. Vinee Purohit, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Ms. Divya Chakravarthy, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
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2012:
Postdoctoral Fellow/Jr. Faculty:
Dr. Deep Kwatra, Kansas University Medical center, Kansas City, KS
Dr. Ajaz A. Bhat, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Graduate Student:
Mr. Yadwinder S. Deol, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Mr. Izhar Singh Batth, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
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2011:
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Dr. Prasanna K. Santhekadur, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
Dr. Anjali Mishra, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Dr. Goutam Ghosh, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Graduate Student:
Mr. Viralkumar Patel, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Ms. Monica Mann, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Mr. Navneet Singh, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
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2010:
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Dr. Md. Helal Uddin Biswas, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Dr. Subramaniam Ramachandran, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
Graduate Student:
Ms. Kusum Rathore, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Mr. Sameer Agnihotri, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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2009:
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Dr. Sujit S. Nair, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Farhad Vesuna, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Graduate Student:
Varun Nagpal, IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL
Mr. Nishant Tiwari, IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL
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2008:
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Lingegowda S. Mangala, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX,
Gargi D. Basu, TGen, Scottsdale, AZ
Graduate Student:
Binoj Chandrasekharan Nair, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
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