On behalf of the chairs of IECC 2026 Conference, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Award.
Best Oral Presentation Awards
Authors: Junyi Lin, Alaa R Aboushanab, Ashkan HassankhaniRad, Ying Li, Wei Li, Jingjing Sun
ID: sciforum-177016
Title: Biomimetic Homotypic Nanoparticles Co-delivering Gemcitabine and IKKβ Inhibitor Reverse Gemcitabine induced Stemness for Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
Authors: Gaia Giannitti, Sara Marchesi, Riccardo Garavaglia, Ivan Preosto, Fabrizio Fontana
ID: sciforum-170326
Title: Unraveling the role of extracellular vesicle-mediated interleukin-8 signaling in melanoma invasion
Authors: Laia Barrachina-Bonet, Guillermo Bargues-Navarro, Eva González-Cantó, Clara Cavero-Carbonell, Carmen Martos
ID: sciforum-178240
Title: The role of the European Cancer Information System on pancreatic cancer surveillance
Authors: Daniele Viavattene, Andrea Roberto Marchetti, Simone Patergnani, Nicole Schael, Lidia Avalle, Aurora Savino, Pasquale Miglionico, Andrea Lobascio, Luca Ponzone, Laura Conti, Enzo Calautti, Francesco Raimondi, Paolo Pinton, Valeria Poli
ID: sciforum-170356
Title: Guilty by association: calcium-mediated apoptosis regulated at the ER by a newly discovered mTOR-STAT3 pathway
Authors: Anastasiia Frolova, Yuriy Ikhalaynen, Mikhail Vokuev, Daria Prosuntsova, Igor Rodin
ID: sciforum-178423
Title: A systematic LC-HRMS urinary metabolomics framework for identifying urothelial malignancy biomarkers within a comparative multi-cancer study
Best Poster Award
Authors: Erina Iwabuchi, Yasuhiro Miki, Minoru Miyashita, Takashi Suzuki
ID: sciforum-169131
Title: Significance of HER2-related factor in HER2-low breast cancer
Description
Eligibility: Open to all authors selected as oral speakers who have delivered their presentation. Failure to present, delegation of the presentation to another person, or use of AI-generated voice or similar substitutes will result in disqualification.
Criteria: Evaluation considers scientific rigor (clear, literature-supported research question or hypothesis, appropriate methodology, robust analysis and critical discussion of the results), IMRaD/field-appropriate structure, clarity of presented data (clear, well-labeled figures and tables), presentation skills and audience engagement, demonstrated scientific novelty and impact.
Prize: An award of CHF 200 and a certificate in recognition of your outstanding contribution.
Best Poster Award
Eligibility: Open to all authors who have presented their work through posters. Failure to present, delegation of the presentation to another person, or use of AI-generated voice or similar substitutes will result in disqualification.
Criteria: Evaluation considers scientific rigor (clear, literature-supported research question or hypothesis, appropriate methodology, robust analysis, and critical discussion of the results), IMRaD/field-appropriate structure enabling independent understanding, clarity of presented data (clear, well-labeled figures and tables), presentation skills (if orally presented), demonstrated scientific novelty and impact.
Prize: An award of CHF 200 and a certificate in recognition of your outstanding contribution.
Winner Announcement: The award winners will be evaluated and selected by the scientific committee after the conference. Results will be announced on the website and all winners will be individually contacted via email.
Number of awards available
6