The Foundation is looking for outstanding junior clinical or post-doctoral fellows to attend the 2025 Fall Forbeck Forums.

Between now and March 21, 2025, the Forbeck Foundation will be accepting applications for all open 2025 fall meetings.

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Targeting Cancer Evolution

September 11 - 14, 2025, Castello, Italy

- Ofer Shoshani, PhD of Weizmann Institute of Science

- Sarah McClelland, PhD, BSc of Barts Centre - Cancer Research UK

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Persistence, Apoptosis, and Minimal Residual Disease

September 11 - 14, 2025, Dublin, Ireland

- Doug Green, PhD of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

- Denise J. Montell, PhD of University of California Santa Barbara

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Nucleosome Structure and Function in Cancer

October 5 - 8, 2025, Lake Geneva, WI

- Laura Banaszynski, PhD of UT Southwestern Medical Center

- Jay Sarthy, MD, PhD or Fred Hutchinson

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Cell Death in Cancer Therapy

October 16 - 19, 2025, Smithville, TN

- Kristopher A. Sarosiek, PhD of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

- Cristina Munoz Pinedo, PhD of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute

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AI in Cancer

October 19 - 22, 2025, Aspen, CO

- Barbara Engelhardt, PhD of Stanford University

- Peter Winter, PhD of Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

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Subsequent Cancer Risk After Pediatric Cancer

October 26 - 29, 2025, Lake Geneva, WI

- Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE of St.Jude Children's Research Hospital

- Lindsay M. Morton, PhD of National Institutes of Health

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Technology to Advance Care and Outcomes for Pediatric Cancer Survivors

October 26 - 29, 2025, Lake Geneva, WI

- Lisa Diller, MD or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

- Tara Henderson, MD, MPH of UChicago Medicine

- Melissa M. Hudson, MD of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Targeting Immunometabolism for Cancer Therapy

November 13 - 16, 2025, Mexico City, MX

- Navdeep Chandel, PhD of Northwestern University

- Sue Kaech, PhD of Salk Institute

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REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY:

• Scholars may include post-doctoral fellows and clinicians in the early phases of their career
• Independent investigators should be no further than their first 4 years of appointment
• Applications are welcome from all nationalities, the only restriction being that candidates must be able to communicate in English due to the interactive nature of the meeting
• Be able to participate in the Foundation’s Scholar Retreats for the subsequent three years

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‍BENEFITS TO BEING A FORBECK SCHOLAR:

• Recipients of the award have an unrivaled opportunity to interact with international experts in their particular field of cancer research
• Opportunities to interact with other scholars
• Ability to attend other Forbeck Forums of your choosing
• Ability to apply for occasional grants available only to Forbeck Scholars
• Opportunity to chair your own Forbeck Forum in the future
• Attendance at an annual Scholar Retreat

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