ESSO Research Academy
The Research Academy aims to promote surgical oncology research within ESSO by providing a research skills oriented educational portfolio, and by fostering collaboration among all ESSO members. It supports projects that increase knowledge in cancer care in Europe and beyond, emphasising quality, equity, inclusivity, and patients’ perspectives.
Research Projects
INTERACT Europe 100
Coordinated by ECO & co-funded by EU4Health
Propose a study
Submit your ideas as a brief Abstract/Synopsis.
The Advisory Board will review the proposal, and the principal investigator will be invited to a Research Academy meeting to discuss the project further. The Research Academy will assist with protocol drafting, clinical trial design, statistical analysis, GCP guidance, data visualization and will provide a platform for remote data capture.
Submit your ideas
Study endorsement
Request Research Academy Support
The project’s principal investigator can request the Research Academy’s support, endorsement, and dissemination through Y-ESSO National Representatives and the ESSO newsletter after a member of the Advisory Board reviews and approves the protocol. This step ensures the protocol is ethical, approved by an Institutional IRB, methodologically sound, and aligned with the Research Academy’s aims and scope. No revisions will be requested if the project meets these criteria.
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Our Advisory Board
PSM
ETC Co-Chair
Andreas Brandl
Deputy Director and Senior Consultant in the Department of General, Visceral, and Oncological Surgery, Hospital North West, Frankfurt, Germany
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Board Member
Laura Lorenzon
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Catholic University, Italy
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Clinical Research
Board Member, Secretary - Membership, EJSO
Wim Ceelen
Wim Ceelen is a surgical oncologist at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. He is a teacher of evidence based medicine and has experience with basic, translational, and clinical cancer research. He joined the Board of Directors of ESSO in 2020.
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