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

AI in Cancer Research and Drug Discovery

• 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

• Samuel W. Brady, PhD - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• 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.