To promote growth and achievement amongst young investigators in the field of cancer biologics and to recognize excellence in SITC Annual Meeting oral abstract and poster presentations, SITC offers the "Young Investigator Awards."
For the SITC Presidential Travel Awards, four abstracts submitted in any category and authored by young investigators were selected for oral presentation during the Presidential Session of the SITC Annual Meeting. Those presenting authors not selected for the SITC Presidential Award will receive a SITC Presidential Travel Award in recognition of their achievement.
SITC Travel Awards are given to a select number young investigators who submitted an abstract for the SITC Annual Meeting. The abstracts are judged by a committee of SITC leadership and SITC Annual Meeting organizers.
2016 SITC Presidential Travel Award Recipients
Jonathan Peled, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Nicole Scharping
University of Pittsburgh
David Woods, PhD
NYU Langone Medical Center
Roberta Zappasodi, PhD*
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2016 SITC Abstract Travel Award Recipients
Ephraim A. Ansa-Addo, PhD, MSB
Medical University of South Carolina
Cristina Bergamaschi, PhD
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Tullia C. Bruno, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Fanny Chapelin, MS
University of California San Diego
Natalie Collins, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cara Haymaker, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tyler Hulett
Providence Cancer Center
Michael Klichinsky, PharmD
Center for Cellular Immunotherapies
University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Landi, MD
Center for Gene & Cell Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine
Thomas Mace, PhD
Ohio State University
Kathleen M. Mahoney, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Adam W. Mailloux, PhD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Melinda Mata, PhD
Center for Gene & Cell Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine
Alessandra Metelli
Medical University of South Carolina
Nicholas Minutolo
University of Pennsylvania
John Mullinax, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Sukhmani K. Padda, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Jonathan Schoenfeld, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women's Hospital Dana-Farber Cancer Center
Tala Shekarian
UCBL1 Centre Léon Bérard
John-William Sidhom
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stefani Spranger, PhD
University of Chicago
Randy F. Sweis, MD
University of Chicago
Marie-Nicole Theodoraki, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Katy Tsai, MD
University of California San Francisco
Claire Vanpouille-Box, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Jessica Wenthe
Uppsala University
Jason B. Williams
University of Chicago
2015 SITC Presidential Travel Award Recipients
Amir Al-Khami, PhD
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
David Clever*
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Dan Erkes
Thomas Jefferson University
Alena Gros, PhD
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health - Surgery Branch
2015 SITC Abstract Travel Award Recipients
Midan Ai, PhD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Challice Bonifant, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Greg Delgoffe, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Christopher DeRenzo, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Matthew Farren, PhD
James Comprehensive Cancer Center,
The Ohio State University
Danny Khalil, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gary Kohanbash, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Giedre Krenciute, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Ileana Mauldin, PhD
University of Virginia
Zachary S. Morris, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
Douglas Palmer, PhD
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health - Surgery Branch
Anna Pasetto, PhD
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health - Surgery Branch
Alexandre Reuben, PhD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gabrielle Romain, PhD
University of Houston
Manisha Singh, PhD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sanja Stevanović, PhD
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health - Surgery Branch
Madhusudhanan Sukumar, PhD
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health - Surgery Branch
Siri Tähtinen. MSc
Cancer Gene Therapy Group, Medicum,
Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki
Li Tang, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Tavare, PhD
University of California Los Angeles
Rieneke van de Ven, PhD
VU University Medical Center,
Cancer Center Amsterdam
Claire Vanpouille-Box, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
Kipp Weiskopf, MPhil
Stanford University School of Medicine
Erik Wennerberg, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
Jason B. Williams
University of Chicago
Katherine Woods, PhD
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
2014 SITC Presidential Travel Award Recipients
Sema Kurtulus, PhD
Center for Neurologic Diseases
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Marcela Maus, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Stefani Spranger, PhD
University of Chicago
Paul Thevenot, PhD
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
2014 SITC Abstract Travel Award Recipients
Jason R. Baird, PhD
Providence Portland Medical Center
Tiara Byrd, B.S.
Baylor College of Medicine
Emily K. Curran, MD
University of Chicago
Julie Diamond, B.S.
NYU School of Medicine
Yared Hailemichael, PhD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dewan Md Sakib Hossain, PhD
City of Hope
Gary Kohanbash, PhD
University of California-San Francisco
Sara Labiano, MSc
Center for Applied Medical Research
Jing Li
Department of Pharmacy
School of Medicine
Tsinghua University
China
Douglas C. Palmer, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Michael Postow, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Emanuela Romano, MD, PhD
University Hospital of Lausanne
Ayelet Sivan
University of Colorado
Eric Tran, PhD
National Institutes of Health/
National Cancer Institute
Nicholas Tschernia, B.S.
Pediatric Oncology Branch
National Cancer Institute
Claire Vanpouille-Box, PhD
New York University School of Medicine
2013 SITC Presidential Travel Award Recipients
Cara Haymaker, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ileana S. Mauldin, PhD
University of Virginia
Paulo C. Rodriguez, PhD*
LSUHSC - Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center
Seng-Ryong Woo, PhD
University of Chicago
2013 SITC Abstract Travel Award Recipients
Helen K. Angell, PhD
INSERM
Christian S. Hinrichs, MD
National Cancer Institute, Surgery Branch
Sander Kelderman, MD
NKI-AVL
Karsten A. Pilones, MD, PhD
NYU School of Medicine
David Schaer, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Anil Shanker, PhD
Meharry Medical College/Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center
2012 SITC Presidential Travel Award Recipients
Cesar Evaristo, PhD
University of Chicago
Nathan Singh
University of Pennsylvania
Madhusudhanan Sukumar, PhD*
National Cancer Institute
Claire Vanpouille-Box, PhD
New York University
2012 SITC Abstract Travel Awards Recipients
Maria Libera Ascierto, PhD
National Institutes of Health
Michael Postow, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
David Rushworth
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Huimin Tao
University of Michigan
Seng-Ryong Woo, PhD
University of Chicago
Yan Yang
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2011 SITC Presidential Travel Award Recipients
Joshua Brody, MD*
Stanford University Medical Center
Lenka V. Hurton
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lorenzo Uccellini, PhD
National Institutes of Health
Yan Zheng, PhD
University of Chicago
2011 SITC Travel Award Recipients
Jessica A. Chacon
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Drew Deniger
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Evripidis Lanitis
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Petra Prinz, PhD
Institute of Molecular Immunology
Emanuela Romano, MD
University of Lausanne
Seng-Ryong Woo, PhD
University of Chicago
2010 iSBTc Presidential Travel Award Recipients
Michael A. Curran, PhD*
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Evripidis Lanitis
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Chao Ma, MS
California Institute of Technology
Robbert Spaapen, PhD
University of Chicago
2010 iSBTc Travel Award Recipients
Maria Libera Ascierto
National Institutes of Health, CC, DTM
Davide Bedognetti, MD
National Institutes of Health, CC, DTM
Arianna Calcinotto
San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Mitsugu Fujita, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pawel Muranski, MD
National Cancer Institute – CCR
Julie Urban
University of Pittsburgh
2009 iSBTc Presidential Travel Award Recipients
David M. Barrett, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sid Kerkar, MD
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Justin P. Kline, MD
University of Chicago
Weiyi Peng, MD, PhD*
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2009 iSBTc Travel Award Recipients
Andrea Facciabene, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Weiqing Jing
Medical College of Wisconsin
Christy Ralph
Paterson Institute for Cancer Research
Maria Grazia Ruocco, PhD
New York University - School of Medicine, Skirball Institute
Jochen Schaefer, MD
University of Virginia
Ryan Sullivan, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
*Denotes Presidential Award recipient
