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Five Early-Career Researchers Awarded $200,000 at Heme Summit 26 Impact Pitch – Binaytara
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Five Early-Career Researchers Awarded $200,000 at Heme Summit 26 Impact Pitch – Binaytara

Binaytara shared on LinkedIn:

“This weekend, five early-career blood cancer researchers secured a share of the Shaji Kumar Hematology Research Award – a combined total of $200,000 – after pitching live to a panel of leading hematologists.

This is the Impact Pitch.

Oncology nonprofit Binaytara’s signature research pitching competition adds primetime flair to the traditional grant structure:

‘When the decision happens in the open, in front of peers, the strongest idea in the room wins,’

said Binaytara President and Co-Founder Binay Shah.

Warm thanks and a well-deserved congratulations to Heme Summit 26 Impact Pitch winners:

  •  Caitlin Keenan, from Tufts Medical Center
  •  Federico Mario Aletti, from UT MD Anderson
  •  Melanie Castro-Mollo, from Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas INEN
  •  Samarpana Chakraborty, from Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  •  Samuel Urrutia, from Washington University in St. Louis

Thank you as well to the Impact Pitch judges – dubbed Catalysts – for providing real-time mentorship and critique, and for their thoughtful deliberation:

  • Shaji Kumar;
  • Martha Mims;
  • Hetty Carraway;
  • and Jorge Eduardo Cortes.

Read more about the competition and winners.”

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