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Young Oncology Academy 2023

The Young Oncology Academy will take place for the 8th time in 2023 under the direction of Prof. Miklos Pless, MD. This year, 8 mentors will support the 9 mentees and guide them through the program. For the first time, there will also be an introduction to statistics by Dr. Stefanie Hayoz. In addition, the participants will once again attend international congresses such as the ESMO in Madrid and the EHA in Frankfurt. Of course, the program would not be possible without the sponsors - Bayer, Janssen, Merck and Takeda.

Agenda

May 04, 2023 Presentation Skills Course, SAKK, Berne
May 12-16, 2023 ESTRO Congress, Vienna
08-11 June 2023 EHA Congress, Frankfurt
June 23, 2023 Course: Conducting a Phase I study, study development, funding applications and basic statistics, St. Gallen
07-08 September 2023 Writing skills course, Winterthur
07-08 September 2023 ESP Congress, Dublin
November 02, 2023 1st presentation, Zurich
November 22-24, 2023 2nd presentation at the SOHC in Basel

Sponsors

  • Bayer (Schweiz) AG
  • JJ Johnson Johnson Innovative Medicine - Janssen Cilag AG
  • Merck (Schweiz) AG
  • Takeda Pharma AG

Application

The call for applications for the Young Oncology Academy 2023 is open. Applications can be sent to events@sakk.ch until March 3, 2023.

Your application includes:

  • Letter of motivation, maximum two A4 pages
  • Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications
  • Letter of recommendation & commitment from the head of department guaranteeing support for participation

If you have any questions about the Young Oncology Academy, please contact events@sakk.ch.

We look forward to receiving your application and to another successful Young Oncology Academy!