We are delighted and proud to share with you this year's IWMF research grant recipients featuring some well-known names from the consortium.
CONGRATULATIONS on your fantastic achievement!
Strategic Research Roadmap Grants: to promote and support basic research leading to improved understanding of the cause, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for WM
Dr. Aldo M. Roccaro, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, “Dissecting the Tumor Microenvironment in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia.”
Seed Money Initiative: one-year awards to encourage innovative, novel ideas and bring new scientists to the WM field
Dr. Erna Magnusdottir, The University of Iceland, “Self-Organizing Stem Cell-Derived Bone Marrow Organoid System for Studying the Tumor Microenvironment in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia”
Robert A. Kyle Career Development Awards: two-year awards to foster a new generation of talented WM researchers
Dr. Tina Bagratuni, National and Kapodistrian Univerity of Athens, “Tracking the Evolution of Ibrutinib Resistant Proteome in WM”
Dr. Cristina Jiménez, University Hospital of Salamanca/Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), "Deciphering Tumor Heterogeneity in Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia through the Genomic and Immune Profiling"
Dr. David F. Moreno, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona - IDIBAPS, "Single Cell Subclonal Characterization and Evolution of the Genome and Transcriptome in IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy"
Companion Grant: basic science projects used as an adjunct to a clinical trial
Dr. Christian Buske, Dr. Christiane Pott, Dr. Philipp Nakov, Mouhamad Khouja and Lisa Marie Kaiser Universitatsklinikum Ulm and Kiel, "Deciphering the Dynamics of the Mutational Landscape in Patients with Waldenström’s“
