The Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Network (WIN) is a SITC initiative seeking to promote and elevate women in the cancer immunotherapy field. The 2026 Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Network (WIN) Leadership Institute will be held July 30–31, 2026 in Boston, MA and Sept. 10–11, 2026 Virtually.
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The SITC Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Network’s (WIN) Leadership Institute is a two-day program that explores topics that can help to benefit females to emerge as leaders in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The program will help women to develop and enhance leadership skills as well as explore topics around gender equity and understanding their role as an emerging leader. Female participants from clinical settings, industry, pharma, government, and academia, will be given an opportunity to network with one another and share experiences unique to the female perspective in the field of cancer immunotherapy.
The Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Network (WIN) is a Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) initiative seeking to promote and elevate women in the cancer immunotherapy field. Championed by SITC Past President Lisa H. Butterfield, PhD, the society's first female president, WIN provides a forum for women to discuss important topics relevant to their advancement in the field.
Upon completion of this meeting, participants will be able to:
This program is open to female applicants only. Applicants must currently work in the field of cancer immunotherapy or be interested in starting a career in the field. If you have attended past WIN programs, you are not eligible to apply.
In addition, applicants must fit one of the following criteria:
The SITC Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Network (WIN) Leadership Institute provides female participants from clinical settings, industry, pharma, government, and academia the tools they need to succeed as emerging leaders in the field of cancer immunotherapy. This program is specifically intended for those just starting their independent professional careers or those who have re-entered the workforce.
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Industry Member - $515Industry Non-Member - $750
Member - $410Non-Member - $600
Student Member - $205Student Non-Member - $300
Developing Economies Member - $0Developing Economies Non-Member - $25
Industry Member - $360Industry Non-Member - $575
Member - $300Non-Member - $425
Student Member - $150Student Non-Member - $225
I. Applicant's Career Stage: In 50 words or less, please state your career stage relative to your terminal degree (for example: 2 years in current position, after a 3 year postdoc, which is 5 years since my PhD degree; or 2 years in current position after a 3 year residency in internal medicine and 3 years of oncology subspecialty training which is 8 years since my MD degree; or 5 years in my current position after completion of my PharmD, MBA, etc.)
II. Applicant's Statement of Benefit: In 50 words or less, please state why your career development would benefit from attending this event.
III. Proof of Student / Fellow Status: Proof of student/fellow status or years out from such status can be provided through a letter or transcript from the institution at which the applicant completed this work.
Selection is made by the SITC WIN Leadership Institute Program Co-Organizers. Applicants will be notified via email of their application’s acceptance or decline.
Program Co-Organizers will consider the following in their selection of applicants:
Priority will be given to applicants who are early in their independent professional careers or who are re-entering the workforce.
While not a requirement, SITC membership and participation in SITC programs or opportunities will be considered during the review process. Membership is a requirement for travel award applicants.
To support young investigators and clinicians interested in attending the Women in Cancer Immunotherapy Network (WIN) Leadership Institute, SITC will accept applications for travel awards, which will supplement costs up to $750 for those honored to attend.
Five travel awardees will be selected. Travel awards are only available to in-person WIN Leadership Institute participants. SITC membership is a requirement for travel award eligibility.
Applicants will be asked to provide an additional Statement of Benefit to state how receiving a travel award to attend the 2026 WIN Leadership Institute in Boston, MA, from July 30-31, 2026, will help in reaching their career objectives.
Applicants will submit an application via SITC’s website through their application for the WIN Leadership Institute. Applications are due March 16, 2026, at 12 p.m. EST.
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