On the occasion of 16th Cancer Research Day, the Slovak Cancer Research Foundation has organized
8th Young Oncologist Award
The event aimed to bring together young enthusiasts in oncological research and provide them with the opportunity to present their ideas and results in oncology. The Slovak Cancer Research Foundation tries to motivate young people to devote themselves to science and embark on a career as a scientist. The contest offers them a unique opportunity to meet other young people with similar interests and discuss their work with renowned scientists
The Slovak Republic has long been struggling with a shortage of young scientists. One of the ways to restore research potential is to make scientific work accessible and attractive to young people – from student benches through undergraduate students to research institutes. The Slovak Cancer Research Foundation participates in this effort through many activities, such as supporting young people interested in cancer research
The Slovak Cancer Research Foundation has organized the 8th Young Oncologist Award this year. On March 7 and 8, students and young researchers competed in a total of 3 categories: Undergraduate student, Ph.D. student, and Post-doc for up to 35 years. The reward for their efforts are attractive prizes and the opportunity to experience the atmosphere of a professional event, test their presentation skills, and share their results with the scientific community and their peers. The contributions of all participants are published in
The Proceedings of the Young Oncologists Award 2022
For many of them, is it their first publishing experience.
The results of the Young Oncologist Award 2022 – including the abstracts
Category Undergraduate student:
1st place Lajos Gergely
2nd place Candela Migoyo Bettoni
Category PhD. student:
1st place Mária Urbanová
2nd place Eva Kocianová
2nd place Lenka Trnková
3rd place Natália Udvorková
Category Post-doc up to 35 years
1st place Jana Plavá
2nd place Silvia Schmidtová
3rd place Marián Babinčák
3rd place Nataliia Nikolaieva
Heartfelt congratulations to the Award winners and thanks to all the competitors for their interest!
Scientific Committee:
Soňa Čierniková, PhD., Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences; the member of the Board of the Slovak Cancer Research Foundation
Alena Gábelová, PhD., Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences; project coordination of VISION
Prof. Erika Halašová, PhD., the member of the Scientific Board of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin
Assoc. Prof. Michal Chovanec, PhD., 2nd Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava and National Cancer Institute in Bratislava
Miroslav Chovanec, PhD., Head of Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Assoc. Prof. Rastislav Jendželovský, PhD., Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
Assoc. Prof. Monika Kassayová, PhD., Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
Gabriela Pavlíková, PhD., Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and National Institute of Children’s Diseases in Bratislava; the member of the Board of the Slovak Cancer Research Foundation
Dr. Mária Rečková, PhD., Head of National Oncology Institute
Prof. Ivan Varga, PhD., Vice Dean for Science and Research, postgraduate study,
research grant, SCFL, and international relations, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava
