SCT Sylvan Green Travel Award

Congratulations to the Winner of the 2024 Sylvan Green Award!

Kenichi Nakamura, MD, PhD, MBA
Institute: National Cancer Center Hospital

Title:
Innovating Oncology Clinical Trials: A Leap Towards Fully Decentralized Trials in Japan



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Eligibility Information

Who is Eligible
Physicians, dentists, or other health professionals who are engaged as investigators or co-investigators in clinical trials or epidemiology projects.

Appropriate Topics for Submission
All clinical trial-related issues such as study design and data analysis methods; meta-analysis; medical, ethical or legal issues in clinical trials; diversity and inclusion in clinical trials; data entry, management, monitoring, sharing, informatics, and computing as it relates to clinical trials; review of the results or methods of a class of trials; or scholarship in the history of clinical trials. Important papers illustrating applications are particularly encouraged.

Application Requirements
  • Applicant must be first author on manuscript.
  • At the time of submission, the manuscript should not be published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
  • Applicant must be willing to attend the SCT meeting in Boston (May 19-22, 2024) to present the paper if selected as the winner of this award.
Submissions Should Include
  • An abstract of maximum 500 words.
  • A short manuscript of maximum 1000 words not including title, author names, table/figure or bibliography; limit to only 1 table or figure. Preliminary results of the study should be included in the summary where applicable.
  • The manuscript should be uploaded as a separate file on the submission portal.
  • Indicate your credentials for eligibility.
  • You must indicate whether or not you would like your submission to be considered for a poster presentation if not selected for this award.
How to Apply
  • Visit the online submission form by clicking here.
NOTE: Each candidate can only submit one entry. However, candidates can be co-authors (not first author) on other entries.

What the Winner Receives:
The winner will receive complimentary meeting registration (with the exception of optional ticketed courses/events), travel (i.e., economy class roundtrip airfare and ground transportation), hotel, and meal expenses to present at the SCT annual meeting, a one-year SCT membership, and a $500 cash prize.

About Dr. Sylvan Green

The Society made its first Sylvan Green award in 2011 to honor the legacy of Sylvan Green, MD who served as President of the Society in 1994, Chaired the Education Committee from 1994-2001, led the Student Scholarship Committee from 2003-2008, and was named an SCT Fellow in 2007. 

Serving 24 years in the Biometry Branch of the National Cancer Institute, including leadership in Clinical and Diagnostic Trials Section, Dr. Green made numerous landmark methodology and practice contributions to clinical trials. He was a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine from 1997 to 2002 and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - College of Public Health & inaugural Linda McCartney Breast Cancer Chair in Biometry, University of Arizona, Arizona Cancer Center from 2003 to 2008.