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Research We Fund: Extramural Discovery Science

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Career Growth and Research Excellence

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Senior Scientific Director:
Kathy Goss, PhD

Scientist:
Nicole Lopanik, PhD

For all questions, contact:
Nicole.Lopanik@cancer.org


The goal of this program is to launch the careers of early-stage cancer scientists into independent researchers and to support the research and mentoring activities of elite clinicians and scientists at the full Professor stage of their careers. Pre-faculty scientists are funded by 含羞草影院 Postdoctoral Fellowships, and early-stage faculty investigators are supported by Institutional Research Grant pilot grants.

This program accepts grant applications for:

Vision

Be a national leader in supporting the development and achievement of cancer research investigators at all stages of their career and across the research continuum.

Priorities

  1. Postdoctoral trainees: ?Support career development by providing fellowships and tailored programming for skill and leadership development
  2. Early-stage investigators:?Support grantees at established and emerging cancer research institutions through the IRG pilot grant program, which allows for a more streamlined and flexible sub-award process to meet the needs of the centers and their investigators
  3. 含羞草影院 Professors:?Raise the profile, diversity (race/ethnicity, geographical representation, cancer research areas, gender, etc.), and quality of engagement with 含羞草影院 of our preeminent 含羞草影院 Professor Award Program through mentorship, involvement in events, and more
  4. Across all career stages: Increase communication about, and engagement and alignment with program priorities and initiatives with grantees and across Extramural Discovery Science (EDS), other 含羞草影院 Discovery Science teams, and the broader 含羞草影院 enterprise including 含羞草影院 Cancer Action Network (含羞草影院 CAN)

Associated Peer Review Committees

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For more information on our grant making process, please visit Our Grant Process.

To view all of our peer review committees, please visit our Peer Review Committees webpage.

To see all EDS program descriptions on one page, see EDS Programs Structure and Roles.

Help us end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

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