Yara Abdou, Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shared a post on X:
“We’re asking the wrong question. Not: ‘How do we train the next generation of breast cancer researchers?’ But: ‘Why are we making it so hard for them to stay?’
Our new international BIG-NCTN paper outlines practical solutions to support early-career investigators-from protected funding and trial leadership opportunities to mentorship, sponsorship, and equity-focused reforms.
Investing in ECIs isn’t altruism. It’s an investment in the future of cancer research-and in the patients who depend on it! ”
Title: Invest where impact begins: recommendations from Breast Cancer Research Foundation Early Career Investigator Working Group (Part 1 of 2)
Authors: Yara Abdou, Mariya Rozenblit, Dario Trapani, Ioannis Zerdes, Erin Boudreau, Yang Zhou, Virginie Adam, Carlos Barrios, Chayma Bousrih, Vernal Branch, Lisa Carey, David Cameron, Samantha Chen, Boon Chua, Nancy Davidson, Susan Domchek, Sarra El-Abed, Dorraya El-Ashry, Margaret Flowers, Julia Foldi, Judy Garber, Theodora Goulioti, Christine Hodgdon, Jessica Hung, Natalie Klar, Larry Norton, Ritesh Parajuli, Martine Piccart, Teri Pollastro, Cesar Santa-Maria, Eva Schumacher-Wulf, Shane Stecklein, Anna Thulin, Holly Tovey, Eric Winer, Antonio Wolff, Nancy Lin, Seamus O’Reilly
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