GRANTS FOR MESOTHELIOMA RESEARCH 2025

A través de esta convocatoria se financiarán proyectos de investigación relacionados con el mesotelioma.

Áreas temáticas prioritarias:
- Mechanisms of treatment resistance/failure
- Novel strategies for screening and early detection
- Novel therapies for mesothelioma for both pleural and peritoneal (focus on - targeted therapies, combination immunotherapy, cellular therapy, virotherapy)
- Health-related quality of life assessment incorporating the social determinants of health (SDOH) specific to mesothelioma patient care, side effect management, mental health care impact on patient and/or caregiver outcomes, and other related topics.
- Novel strategies for risk assessment and prognosis stratification
- Immune mediated complications of immunotherapy in mesothelioma (monitoring, early detection and management)
- Improving personalization of therapies (gender and racial differences, targeted therapies and predictive biomarkers)
- Mesothelioma biology and etiology (disease-defining molecular pathways, cellular biology, and/or tumor microenvironment)

Requisitos

Los/as candidatos/as solicitantes deberán ser doctores/as con un contrato a tiempo completo (o equivalente) en una entidad académica, médica o de investigación sin ánimo de lucro, de cualquier país.

Se anima a la participación de investigadores/as junior que puedan aportar un nuevo enfoque al estudio del mesotelioma. Deberán de indicar a un/a mentor/a o tutor/a, que deberá ser un/a investigador/a establecido/a en el campo del mesotelioma, y un plan para el desarrollo de su carrera investigadora.