2025 Young Investigator Grant Recipients
For investigators who are ready to begin independent research studies, ILC Foundation offers numerous grants on an annual cycle, dependent on geographic region of applicant. These one-year grants are for $50,000 in research funding.
- 2024:
Mihaela Aldea | Gustave Roussy, France
Alessio Cortellini | Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Italy
Biagio Ricciuti | Dana Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Mohamed Saad | University of Adelaide, Australia
Maria Victoria Salgado |Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad, Argentina - 2023:
Amy Cummings | University of California, Los Angeles
Adrien Constantini | Université Paris Saclay - 2022:
Dr. Zsolt Megyesfalvi | National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Hungary
Dr. Lawson Eng | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada
Dr. Molly Siu Ching Li | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
Dr. Gavitt Woodard | Yale University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Stephanie Saw | National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Colin Lindsay | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom - 2021:
Dr. Kelsie Thu | St. Michaels, Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Miriam Jamal-Hanjani | University College London Cancer Institute, United Kingdom
Dr. Rachel Dodd | The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Chiara Ambrogio | University of Turin, Italy
Dr. Andrew Chow | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States - 2020:
Dr. Hua Zhang | New York University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Cleo Goyvaerts | Vrje Universiteit Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Wencai Zhang | University of Central Florida, United States - 2019:
Dr. Roberto Ferrara | I.R.C.C.S. National Cancer Institute, Italy < Dr. Ashanya Malalaserkera | Concord Cancer Centre, Australia
Dr. Ashwin Somasundaram | UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, United States - 2018:
Dr. Benjamin Lok | Princess Margaret CC, Toronto
Dr. John Charles Rotondo | University of Ferrara Italy, Italy
Dr. Aaron Tan | National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore - 2017:
Dr. Paolo Ceppi | Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen, Germany
Dr. William Lockwood | British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada
Dr. Pedro Medina | University of Granada, Spain - 2016:
Dr. Esra Akbay | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, United States
Luiz Araujo | Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Brazil
Dr. Julie George | University of Cologne, Germany - 2015:
Dr. Mark Awad | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Dr. Jill Larsen | QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institue, Australia
Dr. Adrian Sacher | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Canada
Dr. Kenichi Suda | Kinki University, Japan
Dr. Silvestre Vicent | Center for Applied Medical Research, Spain - 2013:
Dr. Narendra Wajapeyee | Yale University, United States - 2012:
Dr. Anne-Marie Baird | St. James Hospital/Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Alexander Drilon | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
Dr. Jih-Hsiang Lee | National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
Dr. Don Nguyen | Yale University, United States - 2011:
Dr. Milind Suraokar | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States - 2010:
Dr. Tanawat Jirakulaporn | Siriraj Hospital, Thailand - 2009:
Dr. Yuichi Machida | May Rochester d/b/a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, United States
Ms. Monica Spinola | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States - 2008:
Dr. Prasad Adusumilli | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
Dr. D. Ross Camidge | University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
Dr. Boone Goodgame | Washington University School of Medicine, United States - 2007:
Mr. Mohammed Hoque | John Hopkins University, United States
Dr. Mark Klein | University of Minnesota, United States - 2004:
Assoc. Professor Benjamin Solomon | Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Australia
2025 Adi F. Gazdar Fellowship Grant Recipients
Exclusive to fellows, these grants provide $50,000 for a one-year research project. Opportunities are numerous and based on geographic region of applicant.
- 2024:
Jae Heun Chung | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, United States
Praveen Kumar Marimuthu | Christian Medical College, India
Gerard Walls | Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Hana Zahed | International Agency For Research on Cancer, France - 2023:
Luis Prieto | Mayo Clinic, United States
Griselda Awanis | Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute | United Kingdom
Regina Hoo | National Cancer Center Singapore, Singapore - 2022:
Dr. Amila Suraweeera | Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Dr. Elena Torreggiani | University of Ferrara, Italy
Dr. Ting-Yu Shih | Boston University, United States
Dr. Marco Tagliamento | Gustave Roussy, France
Dr. Adithya Basasubramanian | Walter & Eliza Hall of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Diego Serrano | Universidad de Navarra, Spain
Dr. Lavanya Sivapalan | Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, United States - 2021:
Dr. Joao Victor Alessi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Dr. Mohammad Aarif Siddiqui | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Claudia Freitas | Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João e Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr. Afaf Abed | Edith Cowan University, Australia
Dr. Adithya Balasubramanian, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Jose Carlos Benitez | Insitut Gustave Roussy, France
Dr. Misty Shields | University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center, United States - 2020:
Dr. Karmele Valencia | University of Navarra, Spain
Dr. Kasey Cargill | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
Dr. Biagio Ricciuti | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States - 2019:
Dr. Mark Adams | Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Austalia
Dr. Hanbo Chen | VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Canada - 2018:
Dr. Anastasios Dimou | University of Colorado, United States
Dr. Laura Mezquita | Gustave Roussy Villejuif, France
Dr. Sanghyuk Song | Kangown National Univ. Hospital, South Korea, South Korea - 2017:
Dr. Hou Guo | MD Anderson Cancer Center, China
Dr. Masaoki Ito | The heath and Sciences Research Institute of the "Germans Trias I Pujo" Foundation (IGTP), Japan - 2016:
Dr. Siddhartha Devarakonda | Washington University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Nicolas Reynoird | INSERM, France - 2015:
Dr. Puey Ling Chia | Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Australia
Dr. Colin Lindsey | Institut Gustave-Roussy, United Kingdom
Dr. Yoichiro Mitsuishi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Japan
Dr. Sara Pilotto | University of Verona, Italy - 2014:
Dr. Samuel Rowbotham | Boston Children's Hospital, United States
Dr. Steffen Sorensen | Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark - 2013:
Dr. Peter Choi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Dr. Daniela Morales Espinosa | Hospital Germans Trias L Pujolo, Spain - 2011:
Dr. Martin Sos | Max Planck Institute for neurological research, Germany
Dr. Yang Wang | Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute and Cancer Center, China - 2010:
Dr. Daniel Chistoph | University of Colorado Health Science Center, Germany
Dr. Dawn Stults | Vanderbilt-Ingram Medical Center, United States - 2009:
Dr. Don Gibbons | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
Dr. Celine Mascaux | University of Colorado Cancer Center, France.
Dr. Meredith Tennis | University of Colorado Denver Health Science Center, United States
Dr. Luca Toschi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Italy - 2008:
Dr. Shantanu Banerji | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Canada
Dr. Khaled Hassan | University of Michigan, United States
Dr. M. Naomi Horiba | University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, United States
Professor Sebahat Ocak | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Belgium
Professor Nir Peled | University of Colorado Cancer Center, Israel
Mr. Ilse Valencia | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, United States - 2007:
Mr. Romulo (Martin) Brena | The Ohio State University, United States
Dr. Grace Dy | Mayo Clinic-Department of Oncology, United States
Dr. Tanguy Lim-Seiwert | The University of Chicago, United States
Dr. David Shames | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States - 2006:
Ms. Daniela Basseres | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Brazil
Professor Rafal Dziadziuszko | Poland
Dr. Hiromichi Ebi | Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Mr. David Jackman | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Assoc. Professor Thomas John | University Health Network, Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, Australia
Professor Stefano Landi | University of Pisa, Italy
Dr. Jill Larsen | The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia
Ms. Elena Levantini | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Cente, United States
Professor Roman Thomas | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, Germany
Dr. Glen Weiss | University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, United States - 2005:
Dr. Jeffrey Engelman | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Applicant), Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Supervisor), United States
Dr. Ten Hoang | University of Wisconsin Medical School-Madison, Canada
Mr. Remy Pedeux | Institute Albert Bonniot, INSERM U578 Grenoble France, France - 2004:
Mr. Christopher Lyon | Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, United States
Dr. Julian Molina | Department of Oncology Mayo Clinic, United States
Ms. Maria Jose Pajares | University of Navarra, Spain
Dr. Samir Witta | United States - 2003:
Ms. Federica Gemignani | International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France - 2002:
Mr. Zdravko Kosjerina | Taiwan - 2001:
Dr. Fred Hirsch | University of Colorado Denver, United States
Mr. Yunfei Wang | United States - 2000:
Dr. Jun Zhang | United States
2025 LCFA/IASLC Translational Research Grants in Thoracic Oncology Recipient
LCFA/IASLC Translational Research Grants in Thoracic Oncology (formerly LCFA/BMS/ILCF Young Investigator Research Grant) in Translational Immuno-oncology: To support research in translational immuno-oncology undertaken by early-career investigators that aim to improve the care and treatment of individuals with lung cancers. Up to two grants may be given in this funding cycle, and each will be $100,000 per year for up to two years.
- 2023:
Aparna Sharma | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India - 2022:
Dr. Adrian Sacher | Canada
Dr. Vincent Lam | United States
Dr. Jon Zugazagoitia | Spain
Dr. Triparna Sen | United States - 2019:
Dr. Jarushka Naidoo | Johns Hopkins University, United States
Dr. Daniel Spakowicz | The Ohio State University, United States - 2018:
Katheryn Beckermann | United States
Dr. Zoltan Lohinai | National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Hungary
2025 Career Advancement Grant Recipients
IASLC's Career Advancement Grant aims to support and facilitate the career advancement of mid-career professionals within the thoracic oncology field by bridging the gap between early-career funding opportunities and more advanced support mechanisms. Mid-career professionals often face significant challenges in finding time to advance their research due to their commitments to mentoring, teaching, and other professional activities. This grant aims to provide the necessary resources and motivate these professionals to continue their research endeavors amidst their demanding schedules. Additionally, this grant will prepare them to secure additional, larger funding in the future, allowing them to continue contributing to the field of lung and thoracic malignancies.
ILCF John Fisher's Legacy Fellowship Grant
- 2020: Dr. Robert Smyth | United States
- 2019: Dr. Tejas Patil | University of Colorado Denver, United States
Lung Ambition Alliance Junior Faculty Research Grant for the Study of COVID-19 and Lung Cancer
- 2020: Dr. Mattia Boeri | Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano, Italy
Dr. Jun-chieh Tsay | New York University Medical Center, United States
Dr. Jeremias Sulam | Johns Hopkins Univeristy, United States
Dr. Amit Kulkarni | University of Minnesota, United States
Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Grant
- 2017: Evgeny Izumchenko | Johns Hopkins University, United States
- 2016: Robin Mjelle | Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Norway
APLCC Fellowship Grant
- 2016: Dr. Apichat Tantraworasin | Mount Sinai, Thailand
- 2017: Dr. Piyada Sitthideatphaiboon | Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, United States
LCFA Fellowship Grant
- 2019 Dr. Daniel Costa | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States
- 2010: Dr. Jessica Donington | New York University School of Medicine, United States
- Dr. Geoffrey Liu | Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
Free ME From Lung Cancer (FMFLC) and ILC Foundation (ILCF) Joint Fellowship Grant for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer
- 2018: Dr. Eva Koziolek | UCLA, United States
Boehringer Ingelheim/ILCF Chinese Fellowship Grant
- 2019: Mrs. Sumei Lu | Ohio State University Medical Center, United States
- 2017: Professor Deshui Jia | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, China
Dr. Shengxiang (Harry) Ren | University of Colorado, China - 2015: Yayi He | University of Colorado, United States
- 2014: Dr. Xiangkun Han | Shanghai Instites for Biological Sciences, China
- 2013: Dr. Lulu Yang | Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, China
LCFA/ILCF Lori Monroe Fellowship in Translational Lung Cancer Research Grant
- 2019: Dr. Haiying Cheng | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States
Dr. Kellie Smith | Johns Hopkins University, United States - 2018: Dr. Alice Berger | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, United States
Dr. Christine Lovly | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, United States - 2017: Dr. Carla Martins | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Kellie Smith | Johns Hopkins University, United States
Prevent Cancer/ILCF Joint Fellowship Grant
- 2019: Dr. Keshav Raj Paudel | University of Newcastle, Austalia
- 2018: Dr. Md. Atiqur Rahman | Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), University of Newcastle, Australia
- 2015: Dr. Valsamo Anagnostou | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, United States
- 2013: Dr. Patrick Forde | Johns Hopkins University, United States