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APSR / Malcolm Winterburn Lung Cancer Young Investigator Award

This award will be available for the best lung cancer abstract at each APSR Congress until 2027.

This award is named in honour of Malcolm Winterburn, engineer, family man and beloved friend who died all too young.

This award is generously provided by Dr Andrew Bush for the advancement of lung cancer research by an APSR Young Investigator from an Asia-Pacific LMIC* who is presenting original work at the APSR Congress.

Dr Bush is Professor of Paediatrics and Head of Section (Paediatrics, Imperial College London), Professor of Paediatric Respirology, National Heart and Lung Institute, and Consultant Paediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.

The winning abstract is selected by the APSR, supported by the APSR Lung Cancer Assembly, which ranks the abstracts for their novelty, importance, methodology, clarity and overall quality. A consensus on the best (eligible) lung cancer abstract is then obtained through a rigorous judging system.

Dr Winterburn

The Award

  • US$500 (jointly funded by Dr Andrew Bush and the APSR)
  • A commemorative certificate
  • Invitation to the Gala Dinner (or similar social event) for the award ceremony
  • The awardee may also be introduced on the APSR website, Bulletin and social media.

The Awardee

  • Must be an APSR member (en bloc or individual).
  • Must be aged ≤40 at the start of the Congress
  • Must normally reside in the Asia-Pacific, in a country or region that is an LMIC*
  • Must be the First Author and able to present the abstract at the Congress
  • Cannot win multiple awards at the same APSR Congress (except the Respirology Case Reports Poster Award), nor have other travel support for the same APSR Congress.
  • Must register for the Congress before their individual “cut-off date”.
    The cut-off date will be provided in the acceptance letter sent by the Local Congress Secretariat. This date will be earlier than the usual registration deadline, to enable the programme schedule to be compiled and awards to be considered.

* LMIC:A country with a Low-, Lower-Middle, or Upper Middle-Income economy
HIC:A country with a High-Income economy
Lists of LMICs and HICs can be seen at worldbank.org/…

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