2025 Fall Scholars Announced

The Foundation is please to announce the following individuals have been selected as Forbeck Scholars for the 2025 Fall Forums.

AI in Cancer

  • David Fischer, PhD - Medical University of Vienna
  • Ying Ma, PhD - Brown University

Cell Death in Cancer Therapy

  • Johan Spetz, PhD - University of Gothenburg
  • Lisa Werr, MD - University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne

Nucleosome Structure and Function in Cancer

  • Aleksandra  Skrajna, PhD - University of California Santa Cruz
  • Hui Si Kwok, PhD - Harvard University

Persistence, Apoptosis, and Minimal Residual Disease

  • Luis  Prieto, PhD - Mayo Clinic
  • Maria Davern, PhD - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Subsequent cancer risk after pediatric cancer

  • Maria Rozo, MD - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Targeting Cancer Evolution

  • Slim Mzoughi, PhD - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
  • Yi Bei, PhD - Yale University

Targeting Immunometabolism for Cancer Therapy

  • Jackie Bader, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Samuel Weinberg, MD, PhD - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Technology to advance care and outcomes for pediatric cancer survivors

  • Erin Ratterman, MD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Selecting our Scholars is never an easy decision and we want to send out a huge  thank you to all the talented candidates that applied.

Please consider sponsoring one of these scholars during their years of participation in these important meetings. By Sponsoring a Scholar, you are supporting a specific researcher, of your choice, to attend our Forums and Scholar retreats. This gives you the opportunity to connect with them, and follow their progress. Support a Scholar for $1,000 per year for 3 years ($3,000 total commitment) Your generous contribution fuels the next generation of cancer discoveries. For more information contact us or visit wgfrf.org/donate to sign up as a sponsor.

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