Young Investigators

Junior Investigator Awards

ILCA will recognise extraordinary achievements in liver cancer research across disciplines and support the professional development of four junior investigators in training.

The award will be given for novel and significant liver cancer research across the fields of basic cancer research; translational cancer research; cancer diagnosis; the prevention of cancer; or cancer patients treatment.

Eligible for the Junior Investigator Awards are:

Those who submit the best scoring clinical abstracts

Those who submit the best basic research abstract

Under 35 years of age

The 4 award recipients – 2 clinical and 2 basic researchers – will be granted a complimentary one-year ILCA membership, a free ILCA 2020 conference registration, and a € 1500 honorarium to further their medical training and research. Junior Investigator Award recipients must attend the conference in order to receive their honorarium.