EORTC Translational Research Advisory Committee (TRAC)

The Translational Research Advisory Committee (TRAC) was created to support and provide expert advice from a scientific and practical perspective on translational research projects conducted within the EORTC. The aims of the TRAC are to ensure the independence of EORTC, the relevance of translational research efforts, and to guarantee scientifically sound results so as to increase the scientific visibility of the EORTC. As a pre-clinical scientists advisory committee, the TRAC also acts as a permanent EORTC forum between the Clinical and Translational Research Divisions by fostering interest in translational research within Clinical Research Division Groups and promoting clinical development ideas/concepts emerging from Translational Research Division Groups.

Missions of the TRAC:
• To lead Strategic translational research developments within the EORTC;
• To assist EORTC Clinical Groups in optimizing translational research studies and integrating translational research approaches into their scientific strategy;
• To stimulate EORTC translational research projects either as side studies of new EORTC clinical trial protocols or on the use of existing sets of clinically annotated bio-samples;
• To provide expert advice on any translational research project conducted within the EORTC both from scientific and practical perspectives;
• To ensure optimal flow of information between EORTC Translational Research and Clinical Research Divisions and contribute to the reinforcement of the EORTC platform of pathogists and laboratory scientists;
• To support the Early Project Optimization Department (EPOD).

The TRAC comprises permanent members and ex-officio members. All the main disciplines of translational research in oncology are represented in the review panel. Each member of the TRAC is elected for a renewable three-year term.


Members

Chair S. Sleijfer, Rotterdam (NL)
Vice-Chair S. Tejpar, Leuven (BE)

F. Cardoso, Brussels (BE)
M.G. Daidone, Milano (IT)
M. Debiec-Rychter, Leuven (BE)
T. de Witte, Nijmegen (NL)
J. Foekens, Rotterdam (NL)
O. Hoekstra, Amsterdam (NL)
R. Iggo, Fife (UK)
K. Kerr, Aberdeen (UK)
P. Lambin, Maastricht (NL)
S. Michiels, Paris (FR)
G. Peters, Amsterdam (NL)
M. Schmitt, München (DE)
C. Sotiriou, Brussels (BE)
S. Stroobants, Edegem (BE)
F. Sweep, Nijmegen (NL)
A. Wozniak, Leuven (BE)
N. Zaffaroni, Milano (IT)
Ex-Officio Member
J. Hall, Brussels (BE)
N. Harbeck, Köln (DE)
J.-C. Soria, Villejuif (FR)


Last updated 27-08-2009