y-EHTG

EHTG is keen to support its younger members with reduced rates for trainees, earmarked opportunities to present at the EHTG conferences and support in contacting senior members for discussion of their ideas or collaborative studies. Young EHTG is there for you!

Y-EHTG Committee 2023-2024

Alethea Tang

Field of expertise: Colorectal surgery, colorectal cancer, early detection, patient-derived organoids
Position: Clinical Lecturer, Colorectal Surgery
Affiliation: Swansea University

Laura Brickner

Field of expertise: gastroenterology, Lynch syndrome, polyposis
Position: Gastroenterologist, Senior Physician
Affiliation: Department for Gastroenterology and Liver diseases, B'nai Zion Medical Center Haifa

Laura Roht

Field of expertise: Oncogenetics, colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome
Position: Postdoc, PhD, cand.scient. in molecular biology
Affiliation: Genetics and personalized medicine clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Estonia

Maria Rasmussen

Field of expertise: Lynch syndrome, biomarkers, immunotherapy, extracolorectal cancers
Position: Postdoc, PhD, cand.scient. in molecular biology
Affiliation: The Danish HNPCC Register and The Colorectal Cancer Research Unit, Gastro Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark

Naim Abu Freha

Field of expertise: Lynch syndrome, oligopolyposis, ethnicity, CRC genetic syndrome
Position: Senior gastroenterologist, Senior Lecturer
Affiliation: Soroka University Medical Center

Núria Dueñas Cid

Field of expertise: oncogenetics, Lynch syndrome, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, PRS
Position: Postdoctoral researcher, medical doctor specialized on hereditary cancer
Affiliation: Catalan Institute of Oncology of Hospitalet and Girona (Spain), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.

Saskia Haupt

Field of expertise: Lynch syndrome, mathematical modeling, statistics, data analysis, artificial intelligence
Position: Postdoctoral researcher
Affiliation: Heidelberg University, Germany

Our purpose and challenge are:

• To keep minds open
• To find answers to yet unanswered questions
• To ask new questions and initiate new projects
• To encourage junior scientists
• To strengthen international senior-junior relationship
• To promote international junior-junior research collaboration
• To create and keep up the cheerful atmosphere

One of the y-EHTG initiatives is Dragon Den mentoring program offering the junior scientists to seek advice from senior researchers with long-standing expertise in the research matter. By joining y-EHTG and participating at y-EHTG sessions you will get a unique opportunity to directly interact with mentors and engage them in your research, thereby gaining new insights and receiving scientific support.

Another y-EHTG initiative is the y-EHTG forum with the main purpose to facilitate the communication between EHTG members and connect colleagues from different countries and continents. The y-EHTG forum shall be used to announce research, education, work and collaboration opportunities, as well as to clarify complex cases without an existing straight forward strategy.

There are plenty of opportunities and chances at y-EHTG already, and if there is anything else you think y-EHTG can do for you, do not hesitate to contact us!