Interview with Dr. Elena Vasileva – July 2025

Interview with Dr. Elena Vasileva

2025 Annual Travel Award Recipient

In this special and inspiring interview Chetan Shah, a formal leading strategist at the NBCUniversal and a board member of Silken Twine Charity, sits down with Elena Vasileva, postdoctoral fellow at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California and the recipient of this year’s Silken Twine Travel Award at AACR 2025.

In this discussion, Ms. Vasileva reflects on her research trajectory, and the scientific significance of her work. The conversation also explores the impact of receiving this recognition at such a pivotal stage in her career and fostering early-career development and in advancing the mission of organizations such as Silken Twine to support promising investigators in cancer research.

Tune in to hear Elena’s story and the vision behind Silken Twine’s commitment to empowering the next generation of scientists.