To promote growth and achievement amongst young investigators in the field of cancer biologics and to recognize excellence in SITC Annual Meeting oral abstract and poster presentations, SITC offers the "Young Investigator Awards."
For the SITC Presidential Travel Awards, four abstracts submitted in any category and authored by young investigators were selected for oral presentation during the Presidential Session of the SITC Annual Meeting. Those presenting authors not selected for the SITC Presidential Award will receive a SITC Presidential Travel Award in recognition of their achievement.
SITC Travel Awards are given to a select number young investigators who submitted an abstract for the SITC Annual Meeting. The abstracts are judged by a committee of SITC leadership and SITC Annual Meeting organizers.
JITC Best Paper Awards
Each year, the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC) honors several of its top authors from the past year with an award at the SITC Annual Meeting.
The JITC Best Paper Awards celebrate excellence in scientific research and are awarded to researchers demonstrating leadership in the field as well as innovation and high-quality execution and discussion in their manuscripts.
Connect-a-Colleague Top Referrer
Launched in November 2015, the Connect-a-Colleague campaign is designed to encourage members to personally reach out and invite potential members to join the society. An online tool was created for members to refer multiple potential members at a time. New members are also encouraged to indicate SITC members who referred them for membership.
- 2019 Recipient: Priscila H. Gonacalves, MD – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- 2018 Recipient: Francesco M. Marincola, MD – Refuge Biotechnologies
- 2017 Recipient: Francesco M. Marincola, MD – Refuge Biotechnologies
- 2016 Recipient: Laura S. Wood, RN, MSN, OCN – Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
Public Service Award
The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Public Service Award honors an individual or group that has made substantial contributions to fostering and enhancing the field of cancer immunotherapy through increasing public understanding and awareness, research efforts, and/or funding for cancer immunotherapy.
This year, SITC would like to recognize Mr. Sean Parker for his efforts in championing cancer immunotherapy through the development of The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and for increasing the public’s understanding and awareness of cancer immunotherapy.
- 2017 Recipient: Sean Parker – Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Distinguished Service Award
In 2019, SITC recognized Dr. Martin “Mac” Cheever for his work establishing and directing the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network (CITN). The CITN designs and conducts early-stage, multicenter clinical trials of promising immunotherapy agents. Without the CITN trials and Dr. Cheever’s leadership and vision, patients would not have access to these promising experimental drugs.
- 2019 Recipient: Martin “Mac” A. Cheever, MD – Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington
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—have selected the young investigators below to present during previous World Immunotherapy Council Young Investigators Symposium, part of SITC’s Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference Programs.