Application Deadline: August 15, 2012
Funding Opportunities for Lung Cancer Research is invited. Uniting against Lung Cancer announces funding opportunities for research aimed at improved treatment and a cure for lung cancers. Lung Cancer Research looks forward to increase support than last year. Last year, the fund was over $1 million in research.
The Foundation is prioritizing novel ideas with potential to make a significant impact on current treatment of lung cancer and patient survival, adding years rather than months. Lung Cancer Research has placed high priority on funding research that has a clear path to clinical application and/or therapeutic development.
Proposals for basic science are greatly aided by a forward-looking research plan outlining clinical potential. UALC funding is intended primarily as seed money for promising and potentially transformative new projects, rather than funding projects that already receive considerable support. Cross discipline collaborations are strongly encouraged. Proposals do not require large amounts of preliminary data, but must have a clear hypothesis and research plan to be completed within the two year grant term.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- · Developing novel therapies with potential to cure lung cancers
- · Genetic subsets of lung cancer / personalized medicine
- · Primary and secondary drug sensitivity/resistance
- · Lung cancer in never-smokers
- · Improving outcomes in early stage disease
- · Small cell lung cancer
CAREER TRACKS: Uniting is dedicated to bringing new researchers into the field of lung cancer. In addition to funding the highest quality science, the organization has prioritized providing start-up funds for early-career investigators to build the foundation for a lung cancer research program. Investigators at all levels will be funded through the Legacy Program and are encouraged to apply:
· Young Investigator (Clinical and Postdoctoral Fellows)
· Junior Investigator (within 4 years of initial academic appointment)
· Experienced Investigator (more than 4 years experience since initial academic appointment)
All applications must be submitted online.
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