The Forbeck Foundation awards young oncologists with the Forbeck Scholar Award to recognize them for their achievements, research, and dedication to the field.  Scholar applicants go through a rigorous application process by the Scientific Advisory Board.  The award has become a highly prized recognition in the field.

Please consider sponsoring a scholar for their years of participation in these important meetings.

Targeted Therapies in Pediatric Cancers

• Jessie Brown, PhD - Columbia University
• Adam Durbin, MD, PhD - Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Loretta Li, MD - Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Emerging Strategies to Overcome Heterogeneous Resistance Mechanisms

• Kirsten Bryant , PhD - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Cihangir Duy, PhD - Weill Cornell Medicine
• Peter Winter, PhD - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New Insights into the Role of Microbes in Cancer

• Defne Bayik, PhD - Cleveland Clinic
• Semir Beyaz, PhD - Cold Spring Harbor
• Camille Jacqueline, PhD - University of Pittsburgh

Please visit our meetings website to learn more about each topic:  https://www.forbeckforums.org