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