© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 14, 1053,
July 18, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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Awards, Appointments, Announcements
Stanley C. Jordan, M.D., medical director of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Kidney Transplant Program, was presented the American Society of Transplantation Novartis Established Investigator Clinical Science Award.Jordan is also director of pediatric nephrology and transplant immunology and professor of pediatrics at the University of California at Los Angeles.
The AST’s Established Investigator honor includes a $25,000 award to further the institution’s research, and it is presented to candidates who are at least 45 years of age, at the mid-point of their careers in the field of transplantation, have made significant contributions, and are recognized as experts in their field.
Lerner Elected
Arthur G. Lerner, M.D., has been elected president of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Lerner is director of surgery emeritus at White Plains Hospital Center, New York, and surgical director at the Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center.
AACR Accepting Nominations, Applications
The American Association for Cancer Research is accepting nominations for the second AACR-National Foundation for Cancer Research Professorship in Basic Cancer Research. The deadline for receipt of nominations is September 10, 2001.
This 2-year professorship recognizes a senior scientist at the level of associate professor or professor who is engaged in active research and who has demonstrated extraordinary achievement in basic cancer research.
It provides a 2-year grant of $50,000 per year in salary support. There are no citizenship or residency requirements.
AACR is also accepting applications for its 2002 research fellowships for postdoctoral or clinical fellows and career development awards for scientists at the level of assistant professor. There are no geographical or residency requirements for these fellowships and awards. The application deadline is November 1, 2001.
The AACR-Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award and the AACR Career Development Awards in Cancer Research are for tenure-tracked scientists at the level of assistant professor at an academic institution anywhere in the world. The research award carries a grant of $50,000. Candidates must have completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships no later than July 1 of the award year (2002) and ordinarily not more than 5 years earlier (1997). The career development awards are 2-year awards of $50,000 per year.
AACR Research Fellowships provide one-year grants of $30,000 to early career scientists in basic, translational, and clinical cancer research. In 2002, AACR will award five research fellowships to support salary and benefits for postdoctoral and clinical fellows. Candidates must have been a fellow for at least 2 years (since July 2000) but not more than 5 years (since July 1997) prior to the beginning of the award year.
For details on the professorship, research fellowships, and awards, visit the AACR Web site at http://www.aacr.org.
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