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.