Tag: EACR member

Our Travel Grant winners’ experience at Cancer Metabolism 2024

We met in Bilbao, Spain for our conference Cancer Metabolism between 08 and 10 October 2024. The event was praised for its cutting-edge topics...

“Just out-of-curiosity…” is not pointless; it will shine in due course

It was just after starting my PhD. As a class, we were tasked with a mock grant application. Around the same time, I was...

Playing the game of “What If?” with AI

I still remember being a college student in 2018, completely stunned by a viral Facebook video. It showcased BioMind, an artificial intelligence (AI) system...

Curiosity Rescued: How Patient Partners Reignited my Research Spark

Halfway through my PhD, I hit the dreaded “Valley of Despair”. I was left feeling frustrated, exhausted and uninterested, wondering if I’d ever rekindle...

“This has helped me develop a more holistic understanding of cancer...

Ana Añazco Guenkova is a PhD student at the Centro de Investigación del Cáncer in Spain who received an EACR Travel Fellowship to visit...

Be Curious like a Child; Be Ready as a Pro –...

This summer, we invited cancer researchers at all levels to write a blog post for the fourth EACR Science Communication Prize around the theme...

EACR Researcher Development Grant winners’ experiences

Last year we awarded 13 EACR Researcher Development Grants to help EACR members based in countries with a low- or middle-income economy who need...

“This collaboration is expected to lead to a potential joint publication”:...

Fabio Alfieri is a PhD student at the European Institute of Oncology in Italy who received an EACR Travel Fellowship to visit and work...

Travel Grant winners at the 35th Pezcoller Symposium

The 35th Pezcoller Symposium took place between 24 and 25 June 2024 in Trento, Italy, and was organised by the Pezcoller Foundation. We were...

“I acquired valuable knowledge and techniques that have greatly benefited my...

Chiara Marchioro is a PhD student at the Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, University of Padua in Italy who received an EACR...

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Jessy van Asperen

Jessy van Asperen – EACR Travel Fellow

EACR Travel Fellowships are co-sponsored by Worldwide Cancer Research and provide funds up to €3,000 to early-career cancer researchers. For more information on how...