Applications for Minority Career Development Award (CDA) for Lung Cancer
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) invites applications for its Minority Career Development Award (CDA) for Lung Cancer.
The two-year career development award is intended to support early-stage scientists from underrepresented groups working on lung cancer in diverse research areas, including basic, clinical, translational, disparities, and social determinants of health research. This award aims to increase the number of highly skilled and trained researchers from groups historically underrepresented in academia, medicine, and leadership in lung cancer research. Grants of $150,000 will be awarded over two years.
Applications are encouraged on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to the following: lung cancer biology; risk reduction and screening for early detection; identification of new biomarkers; development of more effective and less toxic therapies including but not limited to targeted and immune- therapies; genetic and gene-environment interactions; interactions and contributions of multiple factors (e.g., smoking, genetics, environment, societal factors) to disparities in lung cancer outcomes; mechanisms of sensitivity and resistance to lung cancer therapies; bioengineering approaches to understanding and/or treating lung cancer (i.e., theranostics, biomaterials, nanotechnology, controlled-drug release, and gene-therapy); supportive measures for people with lung cancer and their families; and identification of metabolic vulnerabilities in lung cancer.
To be eligible, investigators must be from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in health-related sciences and biomedical research. This includes Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics, or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. Individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can demonstrate convincingly that the host institution underrepresents them will also be eligible. Investigators must be affiliated with a nonprofit academic or research institution and be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators within 10 years of receiving their MD and/or PhD.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Lung Cancer Research Foundation website.
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