Eleonora Pelle, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
BTSI

The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) congratulates Eleonora Pelle, MD, Post-
Doctoral Researcher, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, as the 2022 recipient of NANETS’ Basic/Translational Science Investigator Award (BTSI). Dr. Pelle was awarded this scholarship for her proposal: Development of a Novel Anti-SSTR Bispecific T-cell Engager (BiTE)-like Molecule for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs).

The BTSI award is a two-year, $100,000 grant made possible through generous support from the
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF). The purpose of the BTSI Award is to encourage
scientists at the end of their fellowship who have secured a faculty appointment or scientists beginning
their faculty appointment to pursue research focused on neuroendocrine tumors.