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2025 Recipient

photo of Joseph C. Murray, MD, PhD

Joseph C. Murray, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Read the article:

Elucidating the Heterogeneity of Immunotherapy Response and Immune-Related Toxicities by Longitudinal ctDNA and Immune Cell Compartment Tracking in Lung Cancer
Clinical Cancer Research January 2024.

The Clinical Cancer Research Early Career Award recognizes outstanding early career investigators who have authored peer-reviewed, original articles published in Clinical Cancer Research that have made a significant impact in one or more of the fields represented by the Journal.

Award Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be the first or corresponding author of an article published in Clinical Cancer Research in 2024 or 2025.
  • Applicants must hold an appointment as Assistant Professor or equivalent, and their Clinical Cancer Research article must be published within 12 years of receiving their PhD/MD.
  • Applicants for last year's award may reapply, provided they still meet the above criteria.

Award Nominations:

Nominations by a mentor, senior investigator, or institutional official (for example, department chair, dean, provost, or president) will be accepted until Friday, January 9, 2026. To nominate an individual for an Early Career Award, please submit the following to [email protected]:

  • The title and author list, DOI, or PMID of the article published in Clinical Cancer Research
  • Name, position, institution, professional address, phone, and email of the candidate
  • Name, position, institution, professional address, phone, and email of the nominator
  • Letter of nomination (up to 2 pages or 1500 words)
  • The candidate’s curriculum vitae

Award Recipient Selection:

A committee of scientists named by the Clinical Cancer Research Editor-in-Chief will select the Award winner each year. The Award winner will be selected based on the committee’s evaluation of their published article (originality; scientific impact; overall significance as measured by citations and other publication metrics over a one-year period prior to Award consideration), curriculum vitae, and nomination letter. The awardee will be notified by Friday, January 30, 2026.

The Award:

The Award recipient will be invited to the Journals Reception that takes place during the AACR Annual Meeting. A cash prize of $1,500 and a certificate will be given to the awardee.

Inquiries:

For questions, please email [email protected].

 

Past Recipient

2024: Urvi A. Shah

 

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