NYOF Travel Awards
CAHON offers travel awards to Young Investigators to support the growth and development of early-career members and physicians-in-training.
These awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to a career in oncology and hematology. Recipients are announced and honored during the New York Oncology Forum (NYOF) in October.
Application Process for NYOF Young Investigator Travel Awards
Eligibility Criteria
- Current CAHON member - Available to physicians-in-training, including residency or fellowship training (Associate Member Category, waived dues) or, physicians within 3 years of fellowship training at the level of instructor or assistant professor (Active Membership Category, dues $100 USD).
Membership applications available at https://www.cahon.org/membership
- Availability to attending CAHON's New York Oncology Forum and the CAHON members only-reception (held annually in October).
Applications should include:
- Application Form
- CV, including education and current training level or position
- Short bio (3 sentences long)
Please submit application materials to Rebecca Gasparich at rgasparich@cahon.org by Friday, September 5, 2025.
NYOF Young Investigator Travel Award Recipients
2024 Winners
- Annie Xiao, MD - City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Xiaocao Xu, MD - University of Vermont
- Yening Feng, MD - Geisinger Medical Center
- Jerry T. Wu, BS - Cleveland Clinic
- Lingzhi Hong, MD, PhD - MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Wern Lynn Ng, MD - UPMC Harrisburg
- Yuan Yao, MD - Mayo Clinic
- Cho Han Chiang, MD, MMSc - Mount Auburn Hospital
- Yating Wang, MD - Ascension Providence Hospital
- Simo Du, MD, MHS - Jacobi Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2023 Winners
- Kok Hoe Chan, MD, PhD - UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Tien-Chan Hsieh, MD - UMass Chan Medical School
- Jun Liu, MD, PhD - Mass General, Brigham & Women's Hospital
- Weijie "Mark" Ma, MD - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Shuo Xu, MD, MSc - Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children's Hospital
2022 Winners
- Ronan Hsieh, MD - UPMC
- Shenduo Li, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic, Florida
- Zhengrui Xiao, MD - Montefiore Medical Center
- Chen Zhang, MD - Rush University Graduate School
- Guoliang Zheng, MD - St. Elizabeth Medical Center
- Xiaolin Zhu, MD, PhD - University of California, San Francisco