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FUNDED RESEARCHERS

The 7 researchers Strongers has funded since 2023.

Each year the "Strongers for Research" call awards individual mini-grants to under-40 young oncologists studying lung cancer. Here you find their stories, the research centre they work in, what they are working on now. Merit-based selection via independent Scientific Committee.

7 researchers funded
€20.700 total disbursed
2 call editions
Call 2024

Dr. Giulia Mazzaschi

MD, Oncologist, PhD candidate in Translational Science

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma

Immunoterapia DUAL-IT

Profili immuno-genomici del dimorfismo sessuale nella risposta a immunoterapia in NSCLC

Studio su come differenze genetiche e ormonali sesso-correlate impattino l'efficacia degli inibitori del checkpoint immunitario (ICI) nei pazienti con tumore al polmone non a picco...

Call 2024

Dr. Mirella Moro

Specializzanda 4° anno in Oncologia Medica

Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Roma

Cure di supporto Time Toxicity

Time Toxicity in Ambulatory Cancer Care

Quantificare il "tempo speso dai pazienti" per le cure oncologiche ambulatoriali — visite, esami, terapie, attesa — come metrica di qualità della vita finora sottovalutata. Il time...

Call 2024

Dr. Marco Filetti

Medico Phase 1 Unit

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma

Biomarcatori cfDNA-NSCLC

Stratificazione della risposta a immunoterapia in NSCLC via cfDNA methylation e ISR transcripts

Identificazione di biomarcatori circolanti (cell-free DNA methylation + Integrated Stress Response transcripts) per predire la risposta agli inibitori del checkpoint immunitario ne...

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The 2026 call will open in September. €3,000 mini-grants to under-40 oncologists working on lung cancer.

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