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06 November 2013

YY Fellowship winners announced

Awardees of the 2013 Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants congratulated

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The objectives of this 3 month YY fellowship, of a value of USD 10,000, are to initiate, set-up or pursue bilateral cancer research projects with collaborating investigators abroad, to exchange and exploit complementary skills and material, as well as receive training in advanced experimental research methods and techniques.

According to findings from a UICC survey conducted in 2012, conducted on 139 former grantees and spanning years 1998-2010:

  • 93% of the former grantees consider YY a unique opportunity to carry out international research
  • 87% of the former grantees feel their fellowship significantly increased their knowledge and research skills, thus preparing them to better compete internationally
  • 73% of grantees have published with their Host mentors as result of their Fellowship whilst 77% of them are still collaborating with their Hosts
  • YY experience helped define the research direction of about 80% of the former grantees
  • 69% of the former grantees were able to build their own research programme as result of their fellowship

UICC and the Japan National Committee for UICC would like to congratulate the following Autumn 2013 Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants (YY) selection Fellowship Awardees:

Dr Juliano D. Paccez from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town, South Africa

Going to:   Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.
Mentor:   Professor Towia A. Libermann
Subject:   The role of microRNAs in the Receptor Tyrosine kinase Axl regulation and activity

 

Dr Keri Schadler from the University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Philadelphia, United States

Going to:   University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
Mentor:   Dr Takashi Minami
Subject:   NFAT target regulation in response to VEGF pathway inhibitors

 

Dr Ekaterina Lesovaya from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Institute of Carcinogenesis, Moscow, Russian Federation

Going to:   Northwestern University, School of Medicine, Chicago, United States.
Mentor:   Dr Irina Budunova
Subject:   Mechanism of action and anti-lymphoma activity of novel non-steroid glucocorticoid receptor ligand, CpdA in vitro and in vivo

 

Dr Nagla M. Ahmed Gasmelseed from the University of Gezira Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Wad Medani, Sudan

Going to:   The International Agency for Research on Cancer, Environment and Radiation Section, Lyon, France.
Mentor:   Dr Joachim Schüz
Subject:   Risk factors of Oesophageal Cancer in Gezira State, Sudan, a pilot case-control study

UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Fellowships (YY) are granted after a severe review process conducted by a panel of external experts chaired by Prof. Nicol Keith (University of Glasgow). The grants are funded by the Japan National Committee for UICC and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd., Japan
 
For more information regarding UICC Fellowships, please visit the Fellowships section.

More information on the Japan National Committee for UICC.
 

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