WOMEN IN ONCOLOGY AWARD

2026 Women in Oncology Award Nominations

Each year at our Annual PRIMO Meeting in Hawaii, PRIMO and Onviv present the Women in Oncology Award. This award recognizes an outstanding leader who has demonstrated exceptional dedication, passion, and impact in the fight against cancer.

This award honors women who embody excellence in advancing cancer care, advocacy, and education; champions whose leadership and vision continue to shape the future of oncology.

We extend our gratitude to all past recipients and nominees for their enduring contributions to the field and look forward to celebrating this year’s honoree.

Applications for the 2026 Women in Oncology Award are now open.

Applications for the 2026 Women in Oncology Award are now open.

If you know a woman who has made an extraordinary impact on the lives of those facing cancer, we invite you to submit a nomination below.
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Congratulations to All Past Women In Oncology Recipients

Barbara Goff, MD

2024 Winner

  • Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Professor of Gynecologic Oncology University of Washington
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, WA

Dr. Elizabeth Brém

2023 Winner

  • Associate Clinical Professor
  • University of California, Irvine
  • Orange, CA

Dr. Lin

2023 Winner

  • Associate Clinical Professor
  • University of California, Irvine
  • Orange, CA

Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD

2022 Winner

  • Rob and Karen Hale Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology
  • Vice Chair for Research, Department of Surgery
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Co-Leader, Breast Program
  • Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Harvard Medical School

Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS

2022 Winner

  • Chief, Section of GI Medical Oncology
  • Leader, University of Arizona Cancer Center GI Clinical Research Team
  • Director, Clinical Trails Office
  • Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research – UA College of Medicine-Tucson
  • Associate Professor, Cancer Biology-GIDP
  • Medical Director, Arizona Clinical Trials Network (ACTN)
  • Department of Medicine
  • Division of Hematology/Oncology

Linda Ryan

2020 Winner

  • Founding Member – ME STRONG
  • Deland, FL

Joan H. Schiller, MD

2022 Class

  • Lung Cancer Research Foundation
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia
  • Fairfax, VA

Margaret A. Tempero, MD

2020 Winner

  • Director and Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Pancreas Center
  • Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN)
  • President, American Pancreatic Association
  • San Francisco, CA

Julie R. Brahmer, MD, MSc

2019 Winner

  • Director of the Thoracic Oncology Disease Program
  • Co-Director of the Cancer Immunology Program
  • Director of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview
  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Baltimore, MD

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO

2019 Winner

  • Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education
  • UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • San Francisco, CA

Christi Shaw

2019 Winner

  • Senior Vice President, Eli Lilly and Company
  • President, Lilly Bio-Medicines Indianapolis, IN

Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA

2019 Winner

  • Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor
  • Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
  • Professor of Medicine
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Omaha, NE

Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD

2018 Winner

  • Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery
  • Department of Surgical Oncology, Harvard Medical School
  • Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
  • Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
  • Milford, MA

Alise Reicin, MD

2018 Winner

  • President Global Clinical Development Celgene Corp.
  • Billerica, MA

Ellen V. Sigal, PhD

2018 Winner

  • Chairperson & Founder Friends of Cancer Research Washington, DC

Nancy Davidson, MD

2017 Winner

  • Senior Vice President, Director, and Full Member, Clinical Research Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Seattle, WA

Jill DeSimone

2017 Winner

  • Head of US Oncology Merck
  • Newtown, PA

Kathy Giusti

2017 Winner

  • Chairperson & Founder Friends of Cancer Research Washington, DC

Ranjana Tavorath, MD

2016 Winner

  • Vice President of Medical Affairs Taiho Oncology, Inc.
  • Princeton, NJ

Suzanne Topalian, MD

2016 Winner

  • Associate Director Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins
  • Baltimore, MD