Abstract Award Winners

Congratulations to all abstract award winners for ISCT ANZ 2026 Regional Meeting Melbourne!

We hope to see you, and your research, at our upcoming annual meeting in Toronto!

Technologist Abstract Award Winner Pei Tian with Emily Blyth and Siok Tey

Tony Huang accepting on behalf of ESP Abstract Award Winner Kah Min Yap with Emily Blyth and Siok Tey

Siok Tey and Emily Blyth with Best Poster Abstract Award Winner Katie Williams

Technologist Abstract Award 

ISCT recognizes that research and innovation begins at "the bench" and have established the Technologist Award to celebrate impactful submissions from laboratory technicians.

Abstract 133
Ten Years in the Making: Australia's first GMP-compliant cord blood-derived iPSC Master Cell Bank for translational and clinical research

Pei Tian, BSc (Hons)
The Royal Children's Hospital
Australia

Best Poster Award 

The Best Poster Award is voted on by the ISCT ANZ 2026 Melbourne Planning Faculty. It recognizes the best poster being presented in terms of the quality of the research and the quality of the display and messaging.

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Abstract 131
Manipulating the brain tumour microenvironment to improve tumour targeting

Katie Williams, PhD
Central Allied Health Network (CALHN)
Australia

Early Stage Professionals Abstract Award 

The Early Stage Professionals Awards recognize outstanding research submitted by Early Stage Professionals.


Abstract 123
Leveraging Endogenous Gene Regulation to Enable Tumor-Restricted Armoring of CAR T Cells with Enhanced Safety and Efficacy

Kah Min Yap, PhD
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Australia