Grasshopper Consortium

🚨 Final Day to Apply! 🚨 Round 2 Calls close today.

👉 Don’t miss your chance for an international experience and new career opportunities!

📅 Deadline: Today
🔗 Check open positions via the QR code or on:
grasshopperconsortium.com

#MSCA #StaffExchange #CareerOpportunities #FinalCall

From Amman to Utrecht: advancing pediatric cancer predisposition care through the Grasshopper Exchange—bringing genomics expertise back to Jordan. 🌍🧬
🦗 Meet our Hopper: Mayada Abu Shanap 🦗

Join us, check: grasshopperconsortium.com

#PediatricOncology #Genomics #GlobalHealth #MSCA #StaffExchange

🌟 Institute in the Spotlight: Comenius University Bratislava – Faculty of Medicine 🌟

Leading Slovak medical research & pediatric oncology. In GRASSHOPPER: 4 clinicians & researchers abroad to boost global partnerships.

Want to join, check the calls: grasshopperconsortium.com

From Heidelberg to Utrecht: “T”-ackling Neuroblastoma
🦗Meet our Hopper: Martha O'Brien🦗

Excited to join @themaximacenter.bsky.social for 6 months to study T-cell responses in neuroblastoma. With Grasshopper, I’ll return to @dkfz.bsky.social with new expertise to push pediatric oncology forward.

⏳ Applications are open for just one more month — don’t wait too long!

👉 Check the remaining positions and apply now: lnkd.in/e6JXgPB6

#MSCA #StaffExchange #GrasshopperConsortium #ResearchOpportunity #PaediatricOncology #InternationalCollaboration #HorizonEU

Are you ready to:
🌍 Join an international network in paediatric oncology
🤝 Collaborate and go on exchange across leading institutions
💶 Receive a €2,300 monthly allowance on top of your salary to cover travel, accommodation, and subsistence

📢 Round 2 Applications – 1 Month Left! 📢

We’re thrilled to see the first Grasshopper candidates — Menno J. de Vries, Nora Looze, Antonio Colaprico, Lauge Sørensen, and Zuzana Šestáková — kick off their exchanges. Their enthusiasm is contagious, and now it’s your chance!

Giving every oncologist, parent, and child rapid access to complete, precise diagnostics greatly inspires me. This vision drives my motivation, and I am grateful for the opportunity to spend six months next year at the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, themaximacenter.bsky.social‬.

From Bratislava to Utrecht: From global innovation to local care:
Molecular Diagnostics for Children with Cancer in Slovakia 🦗 Meet our Hopper: Zuzana Šestáková 🦗

Thanks to Grasshopper, I am thrilled to look for the potential 80% of missing genetic predisposition together with some of the outstanding bioinformatics colleagues Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) @dkfz.bsky.social for four months as part of my Ph.D. at #Rigshospitalet.

From Denmark to Heidelberg: Looking for the Potential 80% of Missing Genetic Predisposition in Childhood Cancer 🦗 Meet our Hopper: Lauge Sørensen 🦗

This fall, I’ll be moving from @institutcurie.bsky.social to Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) @dkfz.bsky.social for a two-month research secondment focused on neuroblastoma, one of the most common and aggressive childhood cancers.

From Paris to Heidelberg: Advancing research for kids with cancer. 🦗 Meet our Hopper: Antonio Colaprico, PhD 🦗

🦗 Meet our Hopper: Nora Looze🦗

I will soon have the exciting opportunity to spend six months at the Children's Cancer Institute (CCI) in Sydney. During my visit, I will join the ZERO Childhood Cancer precision medicine program.

📢 Round 2 Calls are Open to Apply! 📢

Don't miss out on this second chance!!!

Check the remaining positions and apply now via the website:
👉https://grasshopperconsortium.com/

Meet our Hopper: Menno de Vries

Thanks to Grasshopper, I’ll be living and working in Heidelberg for four months, contributing to the development of a unique and innovative data ecosystem for childhood cancer research that directly fosters international cooperation.

🌟Institute in the Spotlight: Barcelona Children's Hospital Sant Joan de Déu🌟

SJD helps drive cross-border innovation in immuno- and molecular therapies. Through researcher exchange programs, they’re accelerating translational research—from lab to bedside—for children across Europe.

🌟Institute in the Spotlight: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens🌟

The Pediatric Hematology-Oncology unit at NKUA is Greece’s largest center for pediatric and adolescent patients with neoplastic and hematological disorders.

In GRASSHOPPER, they will:
Send 4 talented researchers abroad

🚨 Final Call – Last Day to Apply! 🚨

Today is the last day to apply for one of the open calls in the Grasshopper MSCA Staff Exchange Program! 🌍✨

Explore the open positions (round 1) and apply now:
👉 grasshopperconsortium.com/secondment/c...
📅 Deadline: TODAY – June 30
📌 Spots are limited!

🚨 Only 1 Week Left to Apply!

The Grasshopper MSCA Staff Exchange Program is your chance to grow as a researcher in paediatric oncology while working with top institutions around the world.

⏳ Deadline: 30 June – Don’t miss out!
📝 Apply via the portal: grasshopperconsortium.com

Spotlight on @kidscancerinst.bsky.social (Children’s Cancer Institute)

Since 1976, CCI has been on a mission: to cure childhood cancer

What began as a passionate initiative by parents and doctors has grown into a world-leading institute

In GRASSHOPPER, they
🔄 will host 5 incoming Staff Exchanges

Last week in Barcelona, I joined the Horizon Europe Project Management course by #EuropaMedia. Great insights, networking, and inspiration — from Sagrada Família to GRASSHOPPER’s mission to bridge research and care. Join us via our open calls!

grasshopperconsortium.com

🚀 Boost Your Research Career – Join the #Grasshoppermsca Consortium Staff Exchange Program!

⏳ Deadline Approaching: Apply by 30 June!

Go on international exchange and collaborate with top institutions across the globe.

For more info visit: grasshopperconsortium.com

🌟 Institute in the Spotlight: Rigshospitalet 🌟

Let’s shine a light on Rigshospitalet, Denmark’s top-tier hospital known for groundbreaking care, research, and international collaboration.

In GRASSHOPPER, they’ll host 3 staff exchanges + send 5 clinicians abroad.
#MSCA#Rigshospitalet #GlobalHealth

🌟Institute in the Spotlight: Children's Clinical University Hospital (CCUH)🌟

Located in the heart of Latvia, CCUH stands as the nation’s largest specialized multi-profile children’s medical institution — and a beacon of hope, healing, and innovation for young patients and their families. #MSCA

🌟 Spotlight on #InstitutCurie 🌟
Founded by Marie Curie, it's a leader in cancer care & research. Through SIREDO & the GRASSHOPPER project, they're boosting global expertise with staff exchanges—advancing treatment for young patients across borders. #PediatricCancer #CancerResearch #MSCA

The GRASSHOPPER Consortium and Cancer Core Europe Join CCE joins GRASSHOPPER to accelerate the development of innovative treatments for childhood cancers.

Proud to share that #CCE has joined the EU-funded GRASSHOPPER Consortium, uniting top experts to advance innovative treatments for #PediatricCancer across Europe.

🔗 www.cancercoreeurope.eu/cancer-core-...

@petraoberrauch.bsky.social @dkfz.bsky.social @nct-heidelberg.bsky.social

#EUProjects

📢 We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Cancer Core Europe (CCE) Summer School in Translational Cancer Research, taking place in beautiful Algarve, Portugal from October 5–10, 2025

For more info: visit the Summer School Webpage: www.cancercoreeurope.eu/summerschool.

🌟 Institute in the Spotlight: Cancer Core Europe (CCE) 🌟

Founded in 2014, Cancer Core Europe (CCE) is a groundbreaking consortium uniting seven of Europe’s top cancer centers. It aims to revolutionize cancer treatment through precision oncology by fostering collaboration in research and education.

🌟Institute in the Spotlight: DKFZ-KiTZ🌟

The Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) is a shining example of how cutting-edge research and compassionate care go hand in hand. A joint initiative by DKFZ, Heidelberg University Hospital, and Heidelberg University