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Feb 7, 2025, 16:02

Recipients of the Conquer Cancer 2025 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards

The Conquer Cancer 2025 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards have been awarded to first authors of top-ranking abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, scheduled for February 13–15 in San Francisco.

These awards recognize outstanding research contributions in the field of genitourinary oncology.

The 37 recipients for 2025 are:

Daniela Arduini, MD, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
William Chen, MD, BS, University of California, San Francisco
Ruben Del Castillo, MD, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Alessandra Dimino, MD, University of Palermo
Nazli Dizman, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Anna Dornisch, MD, University of California, San Diego
Sahil Doshi, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hedyeh Ebrahimi, MD, MPH, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stepan Esagian, MD, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mohammad Arfat Ganiyani, MBBS, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Diya Garg, BS, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Alexander Giesen, MD, UZ Leuven
Emilio Giunta, MD, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”
Francesca Jackson-Spence, MBChB (Hons), BMedSc (Hons), PGCAP, Barts Cancer Centre
Baqir Jafry, MD, MBBS, Charleston Area Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern
Jeffrey Johnson, MD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Jesus Juarez, MD, University of California, Los Angeles
Marc Machaalani, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
David Maj, MBBS, MSc, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary
Kendra Marr, MD, PhD, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Chiara Mercinelli, MD, Medical Oncology Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Masood Moghul, MBBS, BSc (Hons), AKC, PGDip, FRCS (Urol), Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, Institute of Cancer Research
Mohammad Jad Moussa, MD, MSc, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Rashad Nawfal, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
John Nikitas, MD, University of California, Los Angeles
Denis Occhipinti, MD, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Zeynep Ozay, MD, Huntsman Cancer Insititute at the University of Utah
Martino Pedrani, MD, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)
Nikhil Pramod, BS, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Ryan Rebernick, BS, University of Michigan
Soumyajit Roy, MD, MBBS, Rush University Medical Center
Nicolas Sayegh, MD, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Alexander Sherry, MD, BS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Clara Steiner, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Omid Yazdanpanah, MD, University of California
Emre Yekeduz, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Ahmet Yildirim, MD, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

View last year’s awardees here.

2025 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards Ahmet Yıldırım Albert Einstein College of Medicine Alessandra Dimino Alexander Giesen Alexander Sherry Anna Dornisch ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Baptist Health South Florida Baqir Jafry Barts Cancer Centre cancer Charleston Area Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern Chiara Mercinelli City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Clara Steiner Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Conquer Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Daniela Arduini David Maj Denis Occhipinti Diya Garg Emilio Giunta Emre Yekedüz Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Francesca Jackson-Spence Genitourinary Oncology H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Hedyeh Ebrahimi Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Institute of Cancer Research IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital Jeffrey Johnson Jesus Juarez John Nikitas Kendra Marr Marc Machaalani Martino Pedrani Masood Moghul medical oncology department Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Miami Cancer Institute Mohammad Arfat Ganiyani Mohammad Jad Moussa Nazli Dizman Nicolas Sayegh Nikhil Pramod NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Omid Yazdanpanah OncoDaily Oncology Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI) Rashad Nawfal Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust Ruben Del Castillo RUSH University Medical Center Ryan Rebernick Sahil Doshi Soumyajit Roy Stepan Esagian Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Tom Baker Cancer Centre University of Calgary University of California University of California Los Angeles University of California San Diego University of California San Francisco University of Michigan University of Palermo University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics UZ Leuven William Chen Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Zeynep Ozay

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