2020 Technical Fellowships and Bourses pour l'Afrique Francophone awarded Fellows
Clinical Fellows
Dr Papa Massamba Diéne, Hopital Aristide Le Dantec, Institut Juliot-Curie, Dakar, Sénégal *
Host Institution: National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
Formation en Curiethérapie dans les cancers gynécologiques (Brachytherapy training in gynecological cancer)
*Bourse de l'Afrique Francophone
Dr Simon Kitiashvili, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Host Institution: University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Minimally invasive approach on colorectal cancer specimen - TME and CME
Dr Maria Stassiuk, National Children's Specialized Hospital "OKHMATDYT", Ministry of Health, Ukraine
Host Institution: King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Enhancing Radiological Diagnosis and Co-registering different scans in the Radiotherapy Management and follow up of pediatric tumors
Dr Shruti Venkitachalam, Cancer research and Relief Trust, Chennai, India
Host Institution: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, United States
Endoscopic skull base surgery in management of Head and Neck cancers: Training, assimilation, practice and eventual dissemination in an Indian setup
Dr Liudmyla Vintsevych, National Children's Specialized Hospital "OKHMATDYT" Ministry of Health, Ukraine
Host Institution: King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Gaining experience in the field of planning and treatment of pediatric cancer patient using 3DCRT
Anarkhuu Bold-Erdene, National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Institution: BC Cancer, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, Canada
Pathological diagnosis of gynecological cancer
Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Host Institution: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm), Lille, France
Dr Muddasir Abrar Bhati, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
Host Institution: Universitatsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universitat Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Implant-based rehabilitation of maxillary and mandibular defects post oral cancer surgery
Dr Yibao Zhang, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
Host Institution: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Big data driven decision support system for precision radiotherapy
Dr Ranjana Badgami, Nepal cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lalitpur, Nepal
Host Institution: VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Developing clinical skills in Stereotactic Radiotherapy for clinical implication in Nepal
Dr Devjyoti Tripathy, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India
Host Institution: Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Intravitreal chemotherapy for vitreous disease in retinoblastoma - techniques and outcomes
Dr Jun Hu, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
Host Institution: National Cancer Center, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Clinical observation of Nation Cancer Center of Japan (NCCJ)
Dr Samia Arifi, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco
Host Institution : Institut Curie, Paris, France
Prise en charge des sarcomes osseux de l’adulte, adulte jeune et adolescent.
(Management of bone sarcomas in adults, young adults and adolescents.)
*Bourse de l'Afrique Francophone
Dr Aditi Chaturvedi, Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi, India
Host Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
Understanding nuances of breast cancer surgical management and improving outcomes
Dr Frederic Ting, Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Host Institution: Ohio Health Foundation, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Establishing a Palliative Care System that Provides Palliative and Supportive Care to both In-hospital and Home-Bound Patients
Dr Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Host Institution: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, United States
Learning advanced image guided therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma
Dr Naveen Padmanabhan, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India
Host Institution : Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Cytoreductive surgery, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal chemotherapy , Early Postoperative IntraPeritoneal Chemotherapy and Extensive Intra Peritoneal Lavage
Dr Marko Bebek, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Host Institution: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Reducing toxicity through advanced radiotherapy prostate cancer treatment planning
Public health Fellows
Dr Damigou Mawuli Sambiani, Hopital Aristide Le Dantec, Institut Juliot-Curie, Dakar, Sénégal*
Host Institution : SOS CANCER NIGER, Niamey, Niger
Dépistage et prise en charge des lésions précoces du col utérin (Screening and management of early lesions of the uterine cervix)
*Bourse de l'Afrique Francophone
Anette Nikièma, Centre Medical avec Antenne Chirurgical Schiphra, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso*
Host Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint-André, Bordeaux, France
Stage de formation pratique en soins palliatifs (Practical training course in palliative care)
*Bourse de l'Afrique Francophone
Raissa Teteli, Rwanda Palliative Care & Hospice Organisation, Kigali, Rwanda*
Host Institution : Centre Hospitalier Universitaire CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Québec, Canada
Intégration des soins palliatifs pédiatriques dans la prise en charge des enfants cancéreux dans la communauté au Rwanda (Integration of pediatric palliative care in the care of children with cancer in the community in Rwanda)
*Bourse de l'Afrique Francophone
Research Fellows
Dr Rana Chanchal, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
Host Institution: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Analysis of Immune microenvironment in breast cancer by utilizing tissue microarray and computerized image analysis techniques.
Dr Monica Bequet, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
Host Institution: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U970, Paris, France
Training on multiparametric ELISPOT based measurements for the evaluation of a novel VEGF based cancer immunotherapy.
Dr Prashanth Giridhar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Host Institution: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Evaluation of change in blood levels of tumour specific antigens after hypofractionated radiation in head and neck carcinoma
Dr Tingting Li, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Host Institution: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Molecular mechanism of colorectal cancer
Dr Daniel Moreno, Fundação Pio XII - Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos, Brazil
Host Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States
Expression profile of immuno-oncology related genes and association with response to temozolomide therapy in patients with glioblastoma
Dr Thanh Xuan Le, Military Central Hospital 108, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Host Institution: Stony Brook University, New York, United States
A Role for Aristolochic Acid in Cancer Etiology in Viet Nam
Dr Antoniana Batsivari, Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
Host Institution: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
Deep phenotyping of the human bone marrow microenvironment in acute myeloid leukaemia by CODEX highly multiplexed microscopy
Last update
Monday 26 June 2023