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NIH Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Positions Open

 

The NIH has launched a new program in conjunction with the Lasker Foundation to support clinical researchers for upwards of 12 years.  The goal is to bridge the widening gap between cutting-edge research and improved patient care.  

The initiative, called the Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program, represents an historic partnership between the NIH intramural and extramural research programs.  The program enables exceptional clinical researchers in the early stages of their careers to first spend 5 to 7 years as investigators in the NIH intramural research program.  Upon successful completion of this first stage, the scholars would be offered the opportunity to remain at the NIH as senior clinical research scientists or to apply for up to 5 years of independent financial support at a university or other external research institution. 

The program is open to clinician scientists both from the extramural and the intramural community.  Applicants must have an MD, MD/PhD, DO, DDS, DMD, RN/PhD or equivalent clinical degree, and must be no more than 6 years from completion of their core residency training program.  The deadline is March 4, 2011, for a letter of intent, and April 4, 2011, for the full application.  Candidates must also obtain a DUNS number and register with the NIH eRA Commons prior to submitting an application. 

More information, including the RFA, is at http://www.nih.gov/science/laskerscholar.  Direct any questions about this program to Charles R. Dearolf, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Intramural Research, at LaskerScholar@nih.gov.  

 

Posted by Kuan-Teh Jeang at 13:04    Comments (0)