Chair: Dr. Carl E. Allen

Vice-Chair: Dr. Girish Chinnaswamy

PARC Committee Members

Alejandra Casanovas, Alejandra Mendez, Eric Bouffet, Mariana Kruger, Raya Saab, Casey McAtee, Oscar Ramirez, Naureen Mushtaq, Nisreen Amayiri, Rob Pieters (ex officio)

 

The SIOP Board of Directors decided to establish the Programme for Advancing the Research Capacity (PARC) for Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials in Low Income Countries and Middle Income Countries, which is governed by the SIOP PARC Committee. The PARC Programme is generously funded by Amazon and Foundation S.

PARC’s Ambitious Goal

Through the PARC Programme to bolster pediatric oncology clinical research infrastructure in low income countries (LICs) and middle income countries (MICs), SIOP will enhance the capacity for research-informed treatment to improve the care and cure of children with cancer.

Through the PARC Programme, SIOP will 1) enable SIOP members and partners to expand research capacity in order to generate local evidence for cure and care, 2) advocate for increased use of research to provide evidence that optimizes the outcomes for children with cancer, and 3) mobilize resources for clinical research capacity development in LICs and MICs. To learn more, please see this article and also this article.

PARC Grant Support Granted to Research Cooperative Groups:

2026: PARC Early Career Awards 

  • Applications are welcome; please see all details here
  • Deadline: Apr 15, 2026 at 1pm CEST/Geneva
  • The 2026 PARC Early Career Awards are made possible through the generous support of the NaiKong and Irene Cheung Family and the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research

2024: Nai-Kong and Irene Cheung Family Career Development Award

Thank you to our sponsors:

NaiKong and Irene Cheung Family