AmaiaLujambio The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States

Monday 08 June 2026

Time	Session

12:30 13:45	Networking Event for Early-Career Researchers (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Networking Event - Table hosts AlexandraBoitor Moderator European Association for Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom AmaiaLujambio Moderator The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States GeorgiosSflomos Moderator EPFLSwitzerland GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland HenriettButz Moderator National Institute of OncologyHungary Johanna AJoyce Moderator Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchSwitzerland MariangelaRusso Moderator University of TorinoItaly MatheusHenriqueDias Moderator Princess Máxima CenterNetherlands MeravCohen Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael MichaelKilian Moderator Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States MircoJ.Friedrich Moderator German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany Natalie Scholes Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands SandraBlanco Benavente Moderator Universidad de SalamancaSpain ShaliniVasudevRao Moderator Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Institute, University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom YaaraOren Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael Career Development Area

Time

Session

12:30

13:45

Networking Event for Early-Career Researchers

(open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required)

Networking Event - Table hosts

AlexandraBoitor Moderator European Association for Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom

AmaiaLujambio Moderator The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States

GeorgiosSflomos Moderator EPFLSwitzerland

GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland

HenriettButz Moderator National Institute of OncologyHungary

Johanna AJoyce Moderator Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchSwitzerland

MariangelaRusso Moderator University of TorinoItaly

MatheusHenriqueDias Moderator Princess Máxima CenterNetherlands

MeravCohen Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael

MichaelKilian Moderator Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolUnited States

MircoJ.Friedrich Moderator German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany

Natalie Scholes Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands

SandraBlanco Benavente Moderator Universidad de SalamancaSpain

ShaliniVasudevRao Moderator Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Institute, University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom

YaaraOren Moderator Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael

Career Development Area

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Time	Session

13:45 15:00	Career Development Session 2A (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) ElisaOricchio Coordinator ISREC-EPFLSwitzerland TABLE 1: How to make your research impactful and transferable to the clinic Silvia Marsoni Moderator Silvia Marsoni LabItaly TABLE 2: Efficient and caring mentorship: how to make your research team flourish? Arkaitz Carracedo Perez Moderator CIC bioGUNESpain TABLE 3: Navigating a career in Academia and Industry AnnaBabayan Moderator IlluminaGermany TABLE 4: Building Equitable Research Careers for Women CarolineDive Moderator CRUK Cancer Biomarker CentreUnited Kingdom TABLE 5: Tips and tricks to publish your work SteveMao Moderator Cancer CellUnited States TABLE 6: How do you know when you are ready to start your own lab? MartaKovatcheva Moderator IFOMItaly TABLE 7: Establishing interdisciplinary collaborations in early independent careers Maria M.Caffarel Moderator Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteSpain TABLE 8: Navigating the transition from academia to publishing Siddhi Maniyar Moderator FEBS PressUnited Kingdom TABLE 9: Scientists and patient advocacy Marisol S.Soengas Moderator Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain TABLE 10: How to start your lab and make it successful SandraBlanco Benavente Moderator Universidad de SalamancaSpain TABLE 11: What is needed to break the glass ceiling for women in science? AnaCuenda Moderator National Centre of Biotecnology (CNB-CSIC)Spain TABLE 12: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties DanielKirschenbaum Moderator Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)Germany TABLE 13: Career transition to industry Jennie R.Lill Moderator AmgenUnited States TABLE 14: Funding opportunities NicolaHawkes Moderator Worldwide Cancer ResearchUnited States TABLE 15: Funding opportunities AmaiaLujambio Moderator The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States Career Development Area

Time

Session

13:45

15:00

Career Development Session 2A

(open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required)

ElisaOricchio Coordinator ISREC-EPFLSwitzerland

TABLE 1: How to make your research impactful and transferable to the clinic

Silvia Marsoni Moderator Silvia Marsoni LabItaly
TABLE 2: Efficient and caring mentorship: how to make your research team flourish?

Arkaitz Carracedo Perez Moderator CIC bioGUNESpain
TABLE 3: Navigating a career in Academia and Industry

AnnaBabayan Moderator IlluminaGermany
TABLE 4: Building Equitable Research Careers for Women

CarolineDive Moderator CRUK Cancer Biomarker CentreUnited Kingdom
TABLE 5: Tips and tricks to publish your work

SteveMao Moderator Cancer CellUnited States
TABLE 6: How do you know when you are ready to start your own lab?

MartaKovatcheva Moderator IFOMItaly
TABLE 7: Establishing interdisciplinary collaborations in early independent careers

Maria M.Caffarel Moderator Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteSpain
TABLE 8: Navigating the transition from academia to publishing

Siddhi Maniyar Moderator FEBS PressUnited Kingdom
TABLE 9: Scientists and patient advocacy

Marisol S.Soengas Moderator Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain
TABLE 10: How to start your lab and make it successful

SandraBlanco Benavente Moderator Universidad de SalamancaSpain
TABLE 11: What is needed to break the glass ceiling for women in science?

AnaCuenda Moderator National Centre of Biotecnology (CNB-CSIC)Spain
TABLE 12: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties

DanielKirschenbaum Moderator Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)Germany
TABLE 13: Career transition to industry

Jennie R.Lill Moderator AmgenUnited States
TABLE 14: Funding opportunities

NicolaHawkes Moderator Worldwide Cancer ResearchUnited States
TABLE 15: Funding opportunities

AmaiaLujambio Moderator The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchUnited States

Career Development Area