OncoDaily Party 2024
OncoDaily Party 2024: Summer is Coming
May 31, 2024: Registration from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Program from 8:30 PM to Midnight.
Revel Motor Row; 2400 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Mark your calendar for the OncoDaily Party 2024 hosted by OncoDaily on May 31st at Revel Motor Row.
OncoDaily is a US-based leading oncology media platform, which commits to providing readers with the latest news, research, and developments related to cancer on a daily basis.
The mission of OncoDaily is to empower patients, survivors, and professionals with the knowledge and inspiration they need to fight cancer. The motto of OncoDaily is “Cancer doesn’t take a day off – neither do we.”
Now, we want to bring all of you together and award those who continue to innovate!
*This event is by invitation only. Please RSVP by May 30, 23:59, to confirm your attendance.
OncoDaily Party 2024 Hosting Committee
2024 Co-chairs
Yelena Janjigian: Chief of the Gastrointestinal Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Gevorg Tamamyan: Editor-in-chief of OncoDaily, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Yerevan State Medical University, Head of the Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, CEO of the Immune Oncology Research Institute, President-Elect of the Pediatric Oncology East and Mediterranean (POEM) Group
Members
Toni Choueiri: Director of the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Jerome and Nancy Kohlberg Chair and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Medical Director of International Strategic Initiatives at DFCI, ASCO Board Member, Chair of the virtual ASCO Plenary Series, Co-Founder of the ASCO International Medical Graduates (IMG) Community of Practice
Rachna Shroff: Interim Clinical Affairs Director and Associate Director of Clinical Investigations of the Cancer Center,
Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research, Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Chair for GI ASCO 2024, ASCO Nominating Committee Member
Myriam Chalabi: Medical Oncologist and Cancer Immunotherapy researcher, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Richard Sullivan: Professor of Cancer Policy & Global Health at Kings College London and Director of the Kings Institute of Cancer Policy, Co-Director of the Conflict and Health Research Group, NCD advisor to the WHO
Enrique Soto: Head of the Cancer Care in the Elderly Clinic, National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition, ASCO Board Member, Editor-in-chief of the Mexican Journal of Oncology
Julien Taieb: Head of the Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology Department at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Université de Paris, Founder of the AGEO French research group on GI tumors
Samuel J Klempner: Head of Gastric and Esophageal Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School
Filippo Pietrantonio: GI Medical Oncologist at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Shushan Hovsepyan: Editor-in-Chief of OncoDaily Medical Journal, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Department of Hematology and Pediatric Oncology at Yerevan State Medical University
Jenny Seligmann: Professor of Gastrointestinal and Translational Oncology and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at the University of Leeds.
Paolo Tarantino: Medical Oncologist and researcher at the European Institute of Oncology and clinical research fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Sumanta Pal: Chair, Kidney and Bladder Cancer Disease Team, Co-director, Kidney Cancer Program, Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope
Sara Lonardi: Chief of the Oncology 3 Unit and Chief of Phase I Clinical Trial Unit of Veneto Institute of Oncology (IOV) – IRCCS
Rana Mckay: Associate Professor of Medicine and Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, Co-Lead, Genitourinary Oncology Program, UC San Diego Health, Associate Director, Translational Sciences
Amalya Sargsyan: Medical Oncologist, Yeolyan Hematology and Oncology Center
Karima Oualla: Professor of Medical Oncology at the Hassan II University Hospital in Morocco
Yvonne Award 2024
The Yvonne Award, symbolizing the strength and longevity of the yew tree, honors exceptional achievements in oncology with its unique Y-shaped sculpture that embodies resilience. Designed to recognize young innovators and leaders advancing cancer care, this award celebrates excellence and innovation in the field.
Yvonne Award will be given during the OncoDaily Party 2024 on May 31st.
Eligibility and Nomination Requirements
- Candidates must be within 10 years post-faculty appointment or after receiving their terminal degree.
- Both trainees and seasoned professionals are eligible to be nominated.
- It is mandatory for the awardee to attend the ASCO Annual Meeting and Yvonne Award Ceremony on May 31st in person
- Nominations should include a CV (limited to 2 pages)
Award Categories
- Breakthrough Research
- Global Oncology
- Community Oncology
- Leadership
- Mentorship
- Challenging the Status Quo
The deadline for the nominations is May 10, 2024.
Please, submit your nominations for the Yvonne Award through the following link.
Yvonne Award Nomination Committee
2024 Co-chairs
Lillian Siu: Director of the Phase I Clinical Trials Program and Co-Director of the Bras and Family Drug Development Program, Clinical Lead for the Tumor Immunotherapy Program, BMO Chair in Precision Genomics at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, 2024–2025 President-Elect of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2024 ASCO David Karnofsky Memorial Award Recipient
Giuseppe Curigliano: Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Milano, Chief of the Clinical Division of Early Drug Development at European Institute of Oncology, Chair of the ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee, Member of the Italian Higher Health Council
Members
Larry Norton: Senior Vice President of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Medical Director of the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Norna S. Sarofim Chair in Clinical Oncology, Professor of Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College, Founder and Scientific Director of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Past-President of ASCO and Past-Chair of the ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2004 ASCO David Karnofsky Memorial Award Recipient
Lidia Schapira: Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program, Faculty Co-Director for Clinical Research and Clinical Trials, Office of Cancer Health Equity at Stanford Cancer Institute, Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Oncology
Greg Kalemkerian: Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, Associate Division Chief for Faculty Development & Education and Associate Director of the Hem/Onc Fellowship Program, Medical School, Chair of the NCCN Small Cell Lung Cancer Guideline Panel
Leo Mascarenhas: Division Chief and Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, Director, Sarcoma Program, Cedars-Sinai Cancer, Professor of Pediatrics, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
Justin Stebbing: Editor-in-Chief of Oncogene, Visiting Professor of Cancer Medicine and Oncology, Imperial College of London, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, ARU, Cambridge
Piotr Wysocki: Professor and the Head of the Clinical Oncology Department at Jagiellonian University-Medical College, Past-President of the Polish Society of Clinical Oncology, Chair of the ASCO European Regional Council
Liana Safaryan: Chief of the Department of Oncology, Yeolyan Hematology and Oncology Center
Marina Konopleva: Professor of Oncology and Molecular Pharmacology, Director of the Leukemia Program, Co-Director of the Blood Cancer Institute at Montefiore Einstein, Professor of Leukemia Department at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dinesh Pendharkar: Director of Oncology, Sarvodaya Hospital Faridabad, Chairman of the National Cancer Society, Past-President of the Indian Society of Oncology, Past-President of the Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology (ISMPO)
Maite Bourlon: Associate Professor and Head of the Urologic Oncology Clinic at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Director of the Genitourinary Cancers Program at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Chair-Elect of the ASCO IDEA Steering Group
Nazik Hammad: Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Chair of the Education and Training Committee of the African Organization in Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), Executive Member of the Global Oncology Program at Queen’s University
Aparna Parikh: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of the Global Cancer Care Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Ghassan Abou-Alfa: Professor of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College at Cornell University, Immediate Ex-Chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Hepatobiliary Task Force
Douglas Flora: Editor in Chief of AI in Precision Oncology, Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, American Cancer Society Board Vice-Chair, ACCC Exec Board Treasurer
Onyinye Balogun: Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine, Co-Founder/CMO Mission-Driven Tech
Herbert Loong: Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Oncology, Deputy Medical Director, Phase 1 Clinical Trial Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Honorary Consultant, Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chair-Elect of the ASCO International Committee
Miriam Mutebi: President of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), Immediate Past President for the Kenya Society of Hematology and Oncology (KESHO), Member of the Board of Directors of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, Co-founder of the Pan African Women’s Association of Surgeons, 2024 ASCO Humanitarian Award Recipient
OncoDaily Staff
Elen Baloyan: Managing Editor of OncoDaily
Tatev Margaryan: Assistant Managing Editor of OncoDaily
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