The 9th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research will be held virtually March 10-11, 2021, as a satellite meeting to the 12th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Global Health Conference.

The Symposium is organized through a collaboration with the US National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health, CUGH, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

Call for Abstracts

The organizers invite all persons wishing to report original research, projects, or programs related to global cancer research and control to submit abstracts.

Evaluation Criteria

• Public health significance: addresses relevant public health question
• Methodology: methods chosen are appropriate for research, project, or program
• Overall impact: enhances understanding of global cancer burden/aims to improve global cancer control
• Clarity of ideas

Abstracts must include the following sections with the headlines:

• Purpose
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusion

Guidelines:

• All abstracts must be submitted in English.
• Abstract maximum word count is 300.
• Abstract titles must be 250 characters or less and should not be submitted in all caps.
• Abstracts should not contain figures or tables.
• Only one abstract per person as presenting or first author may be submitted. (Note: There is a maximum of three abstracts total per author).
• Authors will be asked to select a topic area(s) relevant to their abstract at the time of submission.

The six topic areas have been identified from the International Cancer Research Partnership’s (ICRP) Common Scientific Outline (CSO) classification system. For definitions and more information on CSO codes, please visit https://www.icrpartnership.org/cso. The six topic areas include:
– Biology
– Etiology
– Prevention
– Early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis
– Treatment o Cancer control, survivorship, and outcomes research

Abstracts must be submitted online by December 16, 2020 at 11:59pm EST.

Only abstracts that comply with all the above guidelines will be considered for presentation and publication. Authors will receive decisions and more information about the virtual platform and presentations via email January 2021. Accepted abstracts will be selected for poster and/or oral presentation and will be published later in 2021 in an AACR journal.

For event information, please visit the Symposium Website

For all questions regarding abstracts, please contact Linsey Eldridge: linsey.eldridge@nih.gov

DEADLINE: Tuesday, JANUARY 12, 2021

The SSO is accepting proposals for the 2021-2023 Clinical Investigator Award (CIA) and the 2021 Young Investigator Award (YIA) through Tuesday, January 12, 2021. The purpose of these awards is to promote patient-oriented research conducted by surgical oncologists in clinical and translational science. Interested researchers are invited to apply for the award. Applications are reviewed and selected by members of the SSO Research Committee.

CIA Basic Eligibility and Terms

• Applicants for the CIA must be surgical oncologists within 8 years of completion of training

The award will be funded for two years at $100,000 ($50,000 per year) and is given to the sponsoring institution. Funding will begin on April 1, 2021. Learn more and access complete application details.

YIA Basic Eligibility and Terms

• Applicants for the YIA must be surgical oncologists within 5 years of completion of training
• The award will be funded for one year at $25,000 and is given to the sponsoring institution. Funding will begin on April 1, 2021. Learn more and access complete application details.

For both awards, applicants must be an SSO member for at least six months prior to application. Award recipients will be announced at the SSO 2021, Virtual Meeting, March 18-20. Applicants will be informed of the outcome via email shortly after the conclusion of the meeting.

Remember, submit your CIA application or YIA application on or before January 12, 2021 for consideration. Please contact Jeanette Ruby via email with any questions.

Keystone Symposia is offering a limited number of free registrations to early career scientists, as well as participants from low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), to attend the new eSymposia series. This new digital format enables the inclusion of more diverse voices and global perspectives in conversations at the forefront of science and medicine, which are essential to shape research that serves the broad needs of all of humanity. (more…)

Apply now for financial aid to attend upcoming eSymposia virtual meetings!

Keystone Symposia is offering a limited number of free registrations in the form of Global Health Awards to participants from low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) to participate in our new eSymposia series.

This new digital format enables the inclusion of more diverse voices and global perspectives in conversations at the forefront of science and medicine, which are essential to shape research that serves the broad needs of all of humanity.

Award recipients will be provided with unique career-advancement opportunities, including:

• Global platform to share their work with audiences around the world
• Access to cutting-edge biomedical advances to inspire new research directions
• Critical networking opportunities with field leaders and rising stars to advance their research and careers
• And much more!

Applications are currently being accepted for all eSymposia through December 2020, and are open to LMIC scientists and clinicians of all career stages including students, post-docs, fellows, professors, doctors, etc. working in relevant fields of interest.

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