2021 International Scholars

The World Immunotherapy Council—a collaborative group of more than 20 organizations from the U.S. and abroad with a shared interest in promoting research and translation of cancer immunotherapy—selected the young investigators below to present during the 4th World Immunotherapy Council Young Investigators Symposium, part of SITC’s Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference Programs in 2021.

Chosen for exemplary work in the field, these scholars contributed insights and perspectives into future issues, challenges and improvements as cancer immunotherapy is integrated into mainstream cancer treatment.

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Ziena Abdulrahman, MDZiena Abdulrahman, MD
Dutch Tumor Immunology Meeting (KWF-DTIM)

George Abraham, MDGeorge Abraham, MD
Immuno-Oncology Society of India (I-OSI)

Defne Bayik, PhDDefne Bayik, PhD
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)

Christopher Aled Chamberlain, MS, PhD )Christopher Aled Chamberlain, MS, PhD
Scandinavian Network for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SNIC)

Olesya Chornoguz, PhDOlesya Chornoguz, PhD
Progress in Vaccination Against Cancer (PIVAC)

Roberto Ferrara, MDRoberto Ferrara, MD
Italian Network for Tumor Biotherapy (NIBIT)

Chiun Hsu, MD, PhD Chiun Hsu, MD, PhD
The Taiwanese Oncology Society (TOS)

Liliana Loureiro, PhD, MS Liliana Loureiro, PhD, MS
Tumor Immunology Meets Oncology (TIMO)

Julia Moreno-Vicente, PhD Spanish Group of  Immuno-Biological Therapeutics in Cancer (GETICA)Julia Moreno-Vicente, PhD
Spanish Group of  Immuno-Biological Therapeutics in Cancer (GETICA)

Adam Nelson, PhD Canadian Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CCIC)Adam Nelson, PhD
Canadian Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CCIC)

Margaret Ottaviano, MD, PhD Società Campana di ImmunoTerapia Oncologica (SCITO)Margaret Ottaviano, MD, PhD
Società Campana di ImmunoTerapia Oncologica (SCITO)

Katarzyna Piadel  Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy (ICVI)Katarzyna Piadel 
Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy (ICVI)

Quah Hong Sheng Singapore Society of Oncology - Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (SSO-CIC)Quah Hong Sheng
Singapore Society of Oncology - Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (SSO-CIC)

Karthikeyan Subbarayan, MS German Society for Immunology (DGfl)Karthikeyan Subbarayan, MS
German Society for Immunology (DGfl)

Ryo Uchikawa Japanese Association of Cancer Immunology (JACI)

Ryo Uchikawa
Japanese Association of Cancer Immunology (JACI)

Feng Wang Chinese Society for Clinical Oncology (CSCO)Feng Wang
Chinese Society for Clinical Oncology (CSCO)

Zheng Zhu Chinese American Hematology Oncology Network (CAHON)Zheng Zhu
Chinese American Hematology Oncology Network (CAHON)