2023 winners
Junior Research Grant
Attya Omer
Topic: Advanced engineering of hematopoietic stem cells and bone marrow niche, toward next generation gene therapy
Ospedale San Raffaele
Italy
Marino Caruso
Topic: Translatome analysis of cancer associated ribosomal protein mutations
KU Leuven
Belgium
Nadia El Khawanky
Topic: The role of RNA and DNA sensing pathways in AML for the development of anti-leukemic immunity
Klinikum Rechts der Isar
Germany
Advanced Research Grant
Adam Wilkinson
Topic: The role of transcriptional adaptor proteins in haematopoietic stem cell expansion and inflammation
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Angela Maria Savino
Topic: Targeting the dysregulated metabolic program in acute myeloid leukemia
University Milano-Bicocca
Italy
Konstantinos Kokkaliaris
Topic: Targeting the aged bone marrow niche to rejuvenate hematopoiesis following acute stress
Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt
Germany
Physician Scientists' Research Grant
Jana Ellegast
Topic: Exploiting cell-intrinsic inflammatory signaling in acute myeloid leukemia as a therapeutic strategy
University Hospital Zurich
Switzerland
Topic-in-Focus Junior Research Grant
Alkmini Anastasiadi
Title: Mitochondria-containing Erythrocytes in Sickle Cell Anemia: Characterization and Therapeutic Opportunities
University of Patras
Greece
Topic-in-Focus Advanced Research Grant
Annamaria Aprile
Topic: Targeting the hematopoietic stem cell niche to improve gene therapy for hemoglobinopathies
Fondazione Telethon ETS
Italy
Bilateral Collaborative Grants
Kevin Rouault-Pierre
Topic: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the Acute Myeloid Leukaemia microenvironment
Barts Cancer Institute
United Kingdom
Diana Passaro
Topic: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the Acute Myeloid Leukaemia microenvironment
Cochin Institute
France
Karoline Kollmann
Topic: Functional insights into clonal haematopoiesis mutations
University of Veterinary Medicine
Austria
Kristina Kirschner
Topic: Functional insights into clonal haematopoiesis mutations
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Marieke Essers
Topic: State-of-the-art Human HSC cultures: improving HSC expansion, niche-in-a-dish and new frontiers in culture conditions
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Germany
William Grey
Topic: State-of-the-art Human HSC cultures: improving HSC expansion, niche-in-a-dish and new frontiers in culture conditions
York Biomedical Research Institute
United Kingdom
Kick-off Grants
Diana Campillo Davo
Topic: START project: Self-amplifying RNA-engineered T cells for Anti-leukemic Redirected Therapy
University of Antwerp
Belgium
Emilie Elvira-Matelot
Topic: Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP): role of heterochromatin disorganization and Transposable Element Activation?
INSERM
France
Flavian Thelen
Topic: Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells by Bone Marrow Memory CD8 T Cells
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Ginés Luengo-Gil
Topic: CAR macrophages with sustained M1 phenotype: deceiving the tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment with deception receptors.
Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía
Spain
Hector Huerga Encabo
Topic: Kicking of the contribution of “Preleukemic Dendritic Cells” in clonal hematopoiesis associated pathologies
The Francis Crick Institute
United Kingdom
Roeland Klein Wolterink
Topic: NeuroNK - Neuronal control of natural killer cells
Maastricht University Medical Center
The Netherlands
Research Mobility Grant
Anastasia Latrou
Topic: Structural analysis of the B cell receptor immunoglobulin in B cell lymphomas
Institute of Applied Biosciences, Center for Research and Technology Hellas (INAB|CERTH)
Greece
Lili Kotmayer
Topic: Single cell genomics in CLL treated with targeted therapies
Semmelweis University
Hungary
Marianna Ponzo
Topic: Impact of the tumor microenvironment in influencing (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) CAR T cells activity in B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
University of Milano-Bicocca,
Italy
Clara Coll Satué
Topic: Perfusion of hemoglobin based oxygen carriers in organs-on-chip models
Technical University of Denmark
Denmark
Shyam Krishnan Murali
Topic: Analysis of spatial distribution of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the bone marrow niche during steady-state and inflammaging
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)
Germany
Hojjat Alizadeh Zeinabad
Topic: Bottom-up manufacturing of artificial anti-tumor T cells
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Belgium
Isabelle Bouyssou
Topic: Improvement of the in vitro culture of P. vivax field isolates
Institut Pasteur
France
Andreia Maia
Topic: Development of novel adoptive cell therapy: CAR-CIML-NK cells with enhanced anti-tumor targeting and killing capacities and immune cell modulation
NOVA Medical School of NOVA University of Lisbon
Portugal
Hugo Bergugnat
Topic: Ex vivo drug testing to identify novel therapeutic options for the CDX2/UBTF high-risk leukaemia
Université Paris-Cité
France
Ilse Kaaja
Topic: Regulation of human bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell function by MLLT3 isoforms
University of Helsinki
Finland
Monika Gonka
Topic: Molecular programs of blood stem cell fate: how to break the self-renewal loop?
The University of York
United Kingdom
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