Binaytara Lung Cancer Research Award

Chinmay Jani, MD, early-career faculty member and scientist at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Jackson Memorial Hospital, has been named the recipient of the $50,000 Binaytara Lung Cancer Research Award - New York 2026 following the live Impact Pitch competition at the 2026 Brooklyn Lung Cancer Conference, held August 7–8, 2026.

The award recognizes innovative, high-impact research intended to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. Presented through Binaytara’s signature Impact Pitch, Binaytara Research Awards give early-career investigators meaningful research funding, national and international visibility, and mentorship from leading experts in thoracic oncology.

"I am deeply grateful to Binaytara, the Brooklyn Lung Cancer Conference chairs, and the Impact Pitch judges for believing in this project. This award reflects a truly collective effort: the clinical trial was initially conceived with guidance from my mentors, developed through the Sylvester Clinical Trial Workshop, and subsequently advanced through the SITC Clinical Trial Workshop. Its multi-omic framework was further refined through the AACR Integrative Molecular Epidemiology Workshop. Binaytara’s support will now help us move this collaborative vision closer to clinical implementation as I transition to a faculty role in Thoracic Oncology and Experimental Therapeutics at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - University of Miami."