Dr. Caroline Huynh received her Doctorate of Medicine and Master of Surgery degree at McGill University in 2017. She is currently a third-year resident in the General Surgery post-graduate residency program at the University of British Columbia. During this time, she has also completed a post-doctoral fellowship co-supervised by Dr. Jonathan Spicer and Dr. Logan Walsh at the Goodman Cancer Institute focusing on novel biomarkers for the treatment of lung squamous cell carcinoma. With her strong interests in thoracic oncology, surgical oncology and translational research, she hopes to pursue a thoracic surgery and upper gastrointestinal surgery fellowship when she graduates.

I am currently a Professor of Medicine, within the Department of Medicine, Section Hematology-Oncology at The University of Chicago. Until February 2021 I was the Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Unit at Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy As a head, I lead the strategy for clinical and translational research in advanced and locally advanced NSCLC, SCLC, mesothelioma, and thymic malignancies.

As a medical oncologist, I have made research in precision medicine and in immuno-oncology. My main research interests have been mainly the development of new drugs and therapeutical strategies and biomarkers. I am the Chair of TYME (Italian network for research of thymic malignancies). I have contributed to over 200 peer-reviewed publications, including publications as first or last author in the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Annals of Oncology. I had several presentations at international congresses (ASCO, ESMO, ECCO, WCLC, and AACR). In the last five years, I was able to attract several grants (AIFA, AIRC, ERA-NET TRANS CAN, Berlucchi, and MISP from pharma companies, etc).

My education includes the degree and further specialization in Medical Oncology at the University of Study of Milan (110/110 cum laude) in 1995. I completed my training with an ESMO Clinical fellowship in 2009 at Christie's Hospital in Manchester (UK). I have been a member of EMA SAG (Scientific Advisory Group).

I am serving as ESMO Council and Chair of National Societies. I have been ESMO Italian National Representative for 5 years (2011-2017). I'm a member of several ESMO Taskforces (Public Policy extended Committee, Press Committee, and Women for Oncology). I am serving as ASCO Faculty Lung Cancer Track. I am the founder and honorary president of Women for Oncology Italy.