The Pezcoller –
Marina Larcher Fogazzaro –
EACR Women In
Cancer Research Award
Established in 2020, the Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award celebrates the achievements of those working to champion women working in cancer research.
NOMINATIONS
We invite the nomination of outstanding cancer researchers of any gender, who have demonstrated academic excellence and achievements in the field of cancer research and who have, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of women in cancer research.
Nominees must meet the following criteria:
– Have spent at least the last 5 years working in Europe
– Presently be employed in a European institution
– Self-nominations and nominations for EACR Board members cannot be accepted.
THE WINNER
- will receive a €10,000 honorarium from the Pezcoller Foundation
- will give the prestigious Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award Lecture at the EACR Congress (free registration, accommodation and travel costs covered by the EACR).
- will be invited to give a lecture in Trento, Italy, in Autumn, at a date to be agreed.
HOW TO MAKE A NOMINATION
It’s easy to submit a nomination. All you need to do is write a short letter of support of no more than 1,000 words and submit it through the EACR online portal. It’s also usual to contact the nominee prior to making the nomination.
For more information, visit EACR website.
Currently closed for nominations.
2026 WINNER – Prof. Ayelet Erez
PAST WINNERS

2025 - Karin de Visser
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Leiden University Medical Center, and Oncode Institute
2024 - Maria Rescigno
Humanitas University and Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
2023 - Johanna A. Joyce
Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne and Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
2022 - Maria S. Soengas
National Cancer Research Center, CNIO, Madrid
2021 - Karen H. Vousden
Francis Crick Institute, London, UK




