Vince KornélGrolmusz National Institute of OncologyHungary

Tuesday 09 June 2026

Time	Session

13:45 15:00	Career Development Session 1A (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Arkaitz Carracedo Perez Coordinator CIC bioGUNESpain TABLE 1: Working at the interface between basic research and method development GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland TABLE 2: From fundamental science to translational impact ReneBernards Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands TABLE 3: How to build your own network Jaccovan Rheenen Moderator Netherlands Cancer InstituteNetherlands TABLE 4: A career at the intersection between cell biology and oncology VictoriaSanz-Moreno Moderator The Institute of Cancer Research LondonUnited Kingdom TABLE 5: New challenges in cancer research YardenaSamuels Moderator Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael TABLE 6: How to start your lab GiuliaBiffi Moderator Cancer Research UK, Cambridge InstituteUnited Kingdom TABLE 7: How to become a bioinformatician, the most desired postdoc MarcosMalumbres Moderator Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain TABLE 8: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties MircoJ.Friedrich Moderator German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany TABLE 9: How to build a successful lab environment EduardBatlle Moderator Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Spain TABLE 10: How to make smart career choices: choosing questions, environments, and collaborations for long-term impact Johanna AJoyce Moderator Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchSwitzerland TABLE 11: Current challenges in academia: tips to survive ChiaraAmbrogio Moderator University of TorinoItaly TABLE 12: Tips and tricks to publish your work I-MeiSiu Moderator Cancer DiscoveryUnited States TABLE 13: From performing research to supporting researchers: navigating career transitions IanLewis Moderator Worldwide Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom TABLE 14: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries VeronicaCaraffini Moderator European Research Council Executive AgencyBelgium TABLE 15: What is needed to break the glass ceiling? Jennie R.Lill Moderator AmgenUnited States TABLE 16: Leveraging a postdoc in the US and returning back to Europe to initiate your own research programme Vince KornélGrolmusz Moderator National Institute of OncologyHungary Career Development Area

Time

Session

13:45

15:00

Career Development Session 1A

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

Arkaitz Carracedo Perez Coordinator CIC bioGUNESpain

TABLE 1: Working at the interface between basic research and method development

GuillaumeJacquemet Moderator Åbo Akademi UniversityFinland
TABLE 2: From fundamental science to translational impact

ReneBernards Moderator Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)Netherlands
TABLE 3: How to build your own network

Jaccovan Rheenen Moderator Netherlands Cancer InstituteNetherlands
TABLE 4: A career at the intersection between cell biology and oncology

VictoriaSanz-Moreno Moderator The Institute of Cancer Research LondonUnited Kingdom
TABLE 5: New challenges in cancer research

YardenaSamuels Moderator Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael
TABLE 6: How to start your lab

GiuliaBiffi Moderator Cancer Research UK, Cambridge InstituteUnited Kingdom
TABLE 7: How to become a bioinformatician, the most desired postdoc

MarcosMalumbres Moderator Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)Spain
TABLE 8: Challenges of being a clinician scientist: Successfully balancing clinical and academic duties

MircoJ.Friedrich Moderator German Cancer Research Center and HI-STEM GmbHGermany
TABLE 9: How to build a successful lab environment

EduardBatlle Moderator Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Spain
TABLE 10: How to make smart career choices: choosing questions, environments, and collaborations for long-term impact

Johanna AJoyce Moderator Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchSwitzerland
TABLE 11: Current challenges in academia: tips to survive

ChiaraAmbrogio Moderator University of TorinoItaly
TABLE 12: Tips and tricks to publish your work

I-MeiSiu Moderator Cancer DiscoveryUnited States
TABLE 13: From performing research to supporting researchers: navigating career transitions

IanLewis Moderator Worldwide Cancer ResearchUnited Kingdom
TABLE 14: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries

VeronicaCaraffini Moderator European Research Council Executive AgencyBelgium
TABLE 15: What is needed to break the glass ceiling?

Jennie R.Lill Moderator AmgenUnited States
TABLE 16: Leveraging a postdoc in the US and returning back to Europe to initiate your own research programme

Vince KornélGrolmusz Moderator National Institute of OncologyHungary

Career Development Area