LEAD 2022
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We are excited to announce the 2022 abstract submission opportunity for the LEAD Women’s Conference. We invite all attendees to submit an abstract for the 2022 Conference today!

KEY DATES

Open Call for Abstracts: July 1
Abstract Submissions Closed: August 26
Accepted Abstracts Announced: September 9

Abstract Format During Meeting

Pre-recorded presentation of your abstract
Oral Presentation during live meeting
Abstract to be provided in the Virtual Poster Gallery

Abstract Submission Guidelines
Abstracts may highlight original research, quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, or programmatic innovations, such as:

Professional development for women in oncology topics
Gender equity
Leadership
Diversity and Inclusion
Mentorship/Sponsorship
Work/Life Management
Professional development-related skills

Abstracts may have been presented elsewhere or published within the past 12 months but should be updated to relate specifically to this conference.

Abstracts should be submitted to LEAD@bioascend.com no later than August 26, 2022.

Registration will be complimentary for authors of abstracts selected for presentation.

2021 WOMAN ONCOLOGIST OF THE YEAR

Pamela Kunz, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology) Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center Chief, GI Medical Oncology Vice Chief, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Medical Oncology) Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

2021 Rising star

Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD

Clinical Fellow University of San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California

Rising Star

This award celebrates a practicing physician early in her career who contributes to her field and demonstrates a commitment to transforming the status quo. This Rising Star exemplifies the future of hematology and oncology, and the next generation of women leaders in oncology.

2020 WOMAN ONCOLOGIST OF THE YEAR

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil

Newman Family Professor Deputy Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology Director, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
University of Michigan

2020 Rising star

Narjust Duma, MD

Associate Director, Cancer Care Equity Program Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts

2019 WOMAN ONCOLOGIST OF THE YEAR

Claire Verschraegen, MD

Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Medical Oncology Department of Internal Medicine Diane Nye and Michael Rayden Chair in Innovative Cancer Research Associate Director, Translational Research Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio

2019 RISING STAR

Shikha Jain, MD, FACP

Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology, Oncology & Cell Therapy Physician Director of Media Relations Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois