Damon Runyon-Lilly Clinical Investigator Award 2006

Sponsor: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Award: Damon Runyon-Lilly Clinical Investigator Award
Amount/Duration: $100,000 per year x 3 years plus up to $50,000/ year for research allowance and up to $100,000 for medical school debt repayment.

Deadline: March 1, 2006

Description: Supports promising young physician-scientists willing to devote their careers to the development and application of new diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies for cancer and cancer prevention through clinical investigation.

Eligibility: M.D. or M.D./Ph.D; Assistant Professors within the first four years of their appointment or fellows in final year of sub-specialty training with guaranteed faculty appointment.

Additional Information: http://www.drcrf.org/apClinical.html

Nominations Process: Two nominations are permitted per institution Potential applicants should submit a preliminary proposal of 1-2 pages in length plus a curriculum vitae.  If there are multiple applicants/nominations, a sub committee of the Cancer Center's Executive Committee will screen applications/nominations and select the 2 finalists. Questions should be addressed to Mark Paller, Assistant Vice President for Research, AHC (palle001@umn.edu). Nominating materials should be sent via e-mail to Mary Sumpmann (sumpm001@umn.edu) before January 3, 2006.