IASLC Academy

The IASLC Academy is a prestigious program geared toward early-career physicians worldwide who aspire to pursue academic careers in thoracic oncology.
IASLC Academy

2025-2026 IASLC Academy Applications

The IASLC seeks early-career physicians to participate in the 2026 IASLC Academy! The program will be conducted through a series of virtual mentorship meetings throughout the year (about once a month/month-and-a-half), culminating in a live, in-person workshop during WCLC 2026 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

The application is open from September 1 to November 1, 2025.

IASLC Academy

The IASLC Academy is a global professional development program for early-career physicians pursuing academic careers in thoracic oncology. The program combines personalized and group mentorship with faculty-led education. The program focuses on professional and career development, networking, and scholarship through the development, execution, and presentation of a personal research project by each participant.

Throughout the program, participants work closely with internationally recognized mentors from diverse thoracic oncology-related specialties to develop a research project. Mentors provide structured guidance on project development and support participants in developing essential skills in key areas, including communication, presentation, grant writing, and navigating research funding. In addition, mentors help participants address global challenges by fostering problem-solving approaches tailored to the unique contexts of their disciplines and home countries. 

2024-2025 Academy Mentors

Past IASLC Academy Mentors

  • Rami Manochakian
  • Christian Rolfo
  • Lyudmila Bazhenova
  • Frederico Cappuzzo
  • Marina Garassino
  • Pilar Garrido 
  • Balzas Halmos
  • Jessica Lin
  • Helena Linardou
  • Pranshu Mohindra
  • Amy Moore
  • Jyoti Patel
  • Zofia Piotrowska
  • Luis Raez
  • Triparna Sen
  • Jonathan Spicer
  • Anne Tsao
  • Antionette Wozniak
  • Alona Zer
  • Frederico Cappuzzo
  • Marina Chiara Garassino
  • Pilar Garrido
  • Matthew Hatton
  • Alona Zer Kuc
  • Rami Manochakian
  • Amy Moore
  • Jyoti Patel
  • Luis Paz Ares
  • Christian Rolfo
  • Luis Raez
  • Daniel Tan Shao Weng
  • Anne Tsao
  • Howard (Jack) West
  • Toni Wozniak
  • Joachim Aerts
  • Mehmet Altan
  • Luis Paz Ares
  • Frederico Cappuzzo
  • Marina Chiara Garassino
  • Pilar Garrido
  • Alona Zer Kuc
  • Natasha Leighl 
  • Rami Manochakian
  • Tony Mok
  • Amy Moore
  • Jyoti Patel 
  • Christian Rolfo
  • Anne Tsao 
  • Heather Wakelee
  • Daniel Tan Shao Weng
  • Jack West
2024-2025 Academy Mentees

Past IASLC Academy Mentees

  • Pamela Abdayem
  • Fawzi Abu Ross
  • Lorenzo Belluomini
  • Lauren Brown
  • David Dai-Wai Lee
  • Aakash Desai
  • Sora Ely
  • Isabella Favato Barcelos
  • Maria Gemelli
  • Robert Hsu
  • Long Jiang
  • Sally Lau
  • Matthew Lee
  • Rita Leporati
  • Yufei Liu
  • Laura Moliner
  • Ivy Ng Weishan
  • Eziafa Oduah
  • Jayson Paragas
  • Kaushal Parikh 
  • Evangelos Sarris
  • Ramila Shilpakar
  • Eric Singhi
  • Marco Tagliamento
  • Sofia Vidaurre Mendes
  • Alison Wallace
  • Duo Xu
  • Soo-Ryum (Stewart) Yang
  • Meimei Zheng
  • Lodovica Zullo
  • Marina Baine
  • Mariana Brandao
  • Ferdinando Cerciello
  • Francesco Cortiula
  • Alessandro Di Federico
  • Kathryn Engelhardt
  • Marjolein Heuvelmans
  • Melinda Hsu
  • Yiqing Huang
  • Aditya Juloori
  • Yeon Wook Kim
  • Alessandro Leonetti
  • Melina Marmarelis
  • Vanessa Menezes
  • Shrinidhi Nathany
  • Federica Pecci
  • Pedro Rocha
  • Khvaramze Shaverdashvili
  • Misty Shields
  • Nathan Yu
  • Mihaela Aldea
  • Carlos Cabrera
  • Nicole Carriel
  • Guilherme Harada
  • Brian S Henick
  • Hashim Ismail
  • Keigo Kobayashi
  • Konstantinos Leventakos
  • Joseph Murray
  • Coral Olazagasti 
  • Giovanni Rossi 
  • Stephanie Saw Pei Li
  • Ilit Turgeman
  • Barliz Waissengrin