The European Society for Medical Oncology has announced the recipients of the ESMO Merit Awards for the ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress 2026.
A restricted number of awards were made available upon application to first authors, who are also the presenters of abstracts considered deserving of recognition. The awards acknowledge the scientific merit of selected submissions presented at the congress.
Recognising Emerging Research in Gastrointestinal Oncology
The ESMO GI 2026 Merit Awards highlight investigators contributing to the evolving scientific programme of the congress, spanning research teams across Europe, Asia, North America, and beyond.
The following presenters have been selected to receive the ESMO GI 2026 Merit Awards:
- Erman Akkus, Ankara, Turkey
- Elie Akoury, Villejuif, France
- Melanie Bathon, Hannover, Germany
- Florian Castet, Barcelona, Spain
- David Digomann, Dresden, Germany
- Annalice Gandini, Paris, France
- Christoph Gerdes, Toronto, Canada
- Taisuke Hosokai, Kyoto, Japan
- Denice Kamp, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Minsu Kang, Seongnam, South Korea
- Federica Lo Prinzi, Siracusa, Italy
- Axel Mariño Méndez, Oviedo, Spain
- Valentino Martelli, Barcelona, Spain
- Mariam Grazia Polito, Aprilia, Italy
- Alberto Puccini, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Margherita Rimini, Milan, Italy
- Alexander Rühle, Leipzig, Germany
- Vittorio Studiale, Pisa, Italy
- Francesco Sullo, Meldola, Italy
- Yaroslav Zhulikov, Moscow, Russia
A Congress Focused on Progress Across GI Cancers
The ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress 2026 brings together clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals working across the full spectrum of gastrointestinal malignancies. Merit Award recipients represent a diverse international group of first authors whose abstracts have been recognised within this year’s scientific programme.
Written by Nare Hovhannisyan, MD
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