Women in Lymphoma Newsletter

Issue #14 - September 2025

Editors : Eliza Hawkes, Laura Hilton, Laura Korin

Women in Lymphoma (WiL) began as a small group of passionate female lymphoma leaders in 2019 and has grown into a global collaborative alliance of almost 1,700 mostly female lymphoma clinicians, researchers and educators from 75 countries. 

This small group of women has grown into Steering Committee of 26 members from 12 countries who drive our mission and propel our projects forward. Let's meeting one of them......

WiLing Wednesday's Webinars

Series #14 – Demystifying Pharma
Due to the success of this series, which aired in Spring 2025 and was chaired by Carla Casulo & Ann LaCasce, we are planning a collaboration project with HEALIO to create stories around the webinar subjects…..coming in 2026!

Series #15 – Pathogens and Lymphoma
Chaired by Florence Broussais & Sonali Smith, and supported by Pierre Fabre and Gilead/Kite, our fifteenth webinar series in July 2025 was a tremendous success. Over four sessions, nine distinguished speakers shared valuable insights that attracted 201 participants from 39 countries. The series highlighted both infectious complications in lymphoma care and the impact of pathogens on disease development and the tumor microbiome. All webinar recordings are available on our website.

Series #16 - Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Our next webinar series will start on October 29th, with 4 webinars outlining updates on frontline therapies, high risk MCL, relapsed/refractory MCL and the role of MRD in MCL. Register @ website https://womeninlymphoma.org/webinars.

Series #17 - DLBCL
This will be the first series of 2026, details of the sessions coming soon….

MedNews Week Podcasts

MedNews Week and the OncLive series Voices in Lymphoma: Women Shaping Care are now available on our website! https://womeninlymphoma.org/news
Carla Casulo and Clémentine Sarkozy share their expertise on how best to approach follicular lymphoma care. Ann LaCasce and Judith Trotman offer candid, inspiring advice on career development—a valuable resource for early-career professionals.

Gender Metrics at 18-ICML

We’ve been actively collecting data on gender representation at the 18th ICML. We are proud to share that women’s participation—as session chairs, symposium speakers, and abstract presenters—has significantly increased compared with previous meetings. While we recognize there is still progress to be made, these encouraging trends mark important steps toward gender equity in hematology conferences. 

Mentorship Programme

Led by Kat Lewis, our Mentorship Programme pilot will soon launch! Twenty mentees from the global WiL community - seeking guidance in career development, research, and leadership - will be paired with outstanding mentors. Stay tuned for program development and hard launch!

WiL Academy Singapore

Our project to establish a two week CAR-T internship program in Singapore is moving forward, this initiative aims to strengthen regional expertise and broaden access to innovative therapies. Please visit our website for information about the timeline and application process. 

Spotlight on our global WiL Members
In upcoming newsletters, we would like to feature YOU, our global WiL members, to celebrate your achievements. If you or a colleague would like to be highlighted, please contact us at wil@lymphoma.org.au with a short bio, a summary of achievements, and a photo.

For the first edition of the WiL Spotlight we decided to celebrate two very accomplished women in lymphoma!

Our mission is to support and advocate for female lymphoma clinicians, researchers and educators worldwide and to advocate for their leadership and representation in all aspects of the field, promote career development, empower female voices, and work to address gender disparities in the field of lymphoma.

We want to expand our global community and overcome barriers to gender inequity.

Today we have a Steering Committee of 26 members from 12 countries, including 6 New Emerging WiL members, 18 Sub Committee members, all who contribute to creating and realising our events and initiatives.

WOMEN IN LYMPHOMA STEERING COMMITTEE 2025

Co-Chairs : Anna Sureda (ESP) & Florence Broussais (FRA) • Immediate Past Chair : Carla Casulo (USA) • Secretary : Paola Ghione (USA)

Maia Ananiashvili (GEO) • Adalgisa Condoluci (CHE) • Jennifer Crombie (USA) • Kate Cwynarski (UK) • Natalie Grover (USA) • Eliza Hawkes (AUS) • Laura Hilton (CAN) Laura Korin (ARG) • Ann LaCasce (USA) • Katharine Lewis (AUS) • Kim Linton (UK) • Carolina Mahuad (ARG) • Sharon Millman (AUS) • Wendy Osborne (UK) • Astrid Pavlovsky (ARG) • Michelle Poon (SNG) • Sabrina Ranero (URY) • Clémentine Sarkozy (FRA) • Laurie Sehn (CAN) • Sonali Smith (USA) • Judith Trotman (AUS) • Meng Wu (CHN)

Women in Lymphoma acknowledges the enabling support of Lymphoma Australia www.lymphoma.org.au

We extend our gratitude to our partners, sponsors, and the entire WiL community for their unwavering support. Your dedication has been instrumental in promoting gender equity, fostering leadership, and expanding our global network.

Stay connected through our social media channels and website for updates on upcoming events and initiatives.