2025 Coleman Kaplan Mentorship Fund Awardees
We’re excited to share that the International Cancer Expert Corps and the C. Norman Coleman / Paul Kaplan Mentorship Fund and Endowment Governance Committee, has selected three outstanding projects for two-year, $25,000 grants.
These awards will support programs that accelerate the development of high-quality cancer care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through mentorship initiatives designed to strengthen care delivery and improve outcomes in radiation oncology. Chosen from a highly competitive field of submissions, these projects exemplify innovation, collaboration, and commitment to global cancer equity.
Explore the graphics below for more information on their fields of study and research:
Project Title: Radiation Oncology Training and Mentorship
LMIC PI: Dr. Ruslan Baltaga, Institute of Oncology (IO), Chișinău, Moldova
Co-Investigator / Lead Mentee: Dr. Artiom Mînzătean
Lead HIC Partners: Dr. Horia Vulpe, Amethyst Radiotherapy (Bucharest, Romania); Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Dublin, CA, USA
Project Title: Mentorship-Based Capacity Building in Radiation Oncology for LMIC Cancer Professionals through SCMPCR Training Programs (A project of the Alo Bhubon Trust)
LMIC PI: Prof. Dr. Hasin Anupama Azhari, South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR); Institute of Natural Sciences (INS), United International University (UIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh;
HIC PI / Mentor: Prof. Dr. Golam Abu Zakaria, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Project Title: From Evidence to Impact: Improving Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Outcomes through Mentorship-Based Dosimetric Quality Enhancement at KCMC and ORCI, Tanzania
