News & Dates

Jan Gösta Waldenström Award

Congratulations! Zachary Hunter is the recipient of the Jan Gösta Waldenström’s Award honoring his outstanding scientific contributions to the advancement of Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia. The medal was given in a ceremony on the 12th International Workshop on Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia in Prague. Congratulations to our transatlantic advisor!

Jan Peter S. Bing Humanitarian Award

Recipients of the Jan Peter S. Bing Humanitarian Award, honoring extraordinary humanitarian work and activism on behalf of patients with Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia are our beloved Marie José Kersten and Elizabeth Elting

Robert A. Kyle award

In honor of outstanding contributions to scientific and medical advancements in Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia the Robert A. Kyle award was received by Alessandra Tedeschi and Stathis Kastritis

CONGRATULATIONS to your extraordinary achievement!

Young investigator Awards 2024

CONGRATIOLATIONS to our young European investigators! We are looking forward to your career in WM!

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“

This year’s ECWM stand-alone meeting was a resounding success. 

It brought together renowned key opinion leaders, physicians and researchers from across Europe and the USA, creating a prime platform for knowledge sharing and networking with the overall goal to improve our WM patients lives!

Recipients of the Jan Peter S. Bing Humanitarian Award, honoring extraordinary humanitarian work and activism on behalf of patients with Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia was awarded to three outstanding women: Shirley D´sa, Mary L. McMaster and Judith Trotman

Robert A. Kyle award

In honor of outstanding contributions to scientific and medical advancements in Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia the Robert A. Kyle award was received by Stephan M. Ansell, Jorge J. Castillo and Ramon Garcia Sanz.

Robert A. Kyle Career Development Award 22

Congratulations to Simone Ferrero and his team on receiving the Robert A. Kyle Career Development Award 22 with their project “A MULTI-OMICS APPROACH FOR DECIPHERING THE MECHANISMS OF PROGRESSION IN PREMALIGNANT IGM GAMMOPATHIES: NEW INSIGHTS FROM THE FIL “BIO-WM” TRIAL”. Please see additional information here.