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The USCACA and NFCR are pleased to invite nominations for 2012 USCACA-NFCR Scholar Awards

 

 

 

 

 

The Awards will recognize four Chinese investigators on the basis of significant contributions in Basic and Translational Cancer Research.

The Awards will be presented in a ceremony during the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association biannual meeting  to be held in Beijing, China, September 7-9, 2012.

Candidacy is open to all junior Chinese researchers who were trained in US and subsequently returned to China  during the last two years, and are currently active in cancer research in China.  Selection of the award winners will be made on the basis of the candidate's meritorious achievements in cancer research both during training in US and after returning to China.  The winners will receive an Award Recognition Plaque and an honorarium of $1,000 US dollars.

Nominations may be made by a scientist and must be submitted via e-mail attachments to Dr. Shi-Yuan Cheng , the Chair of Scholarship Selection Committee of USCACA at chengs@upmc.edu no later than 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time on March 31, 2012.

The following materials must be submitted:

2. Candidate's curriculum vitae, including a complete list of his or her publications;

3. Outline of the candidate’s future research plan: not exceed one page;

4. Supporting letters: one from the US mentor and one from current director/chair/dean in China.

The deadline for nomination is March 31, 2012

A shared goal of USCACA and NFCR is to expedite novel cancer drug development by stimulating the translation of laboratory discoveries into novel cancer treatments, fostering collaborations in clinical cancer drug development, and sharing best practices and knowledge between China and the United States.

To learn more and to join USCACA, please visit: www.uscaca.org

To learn more about NFCR, please visit: www.nfcr.org

Posted by Elizabeth Bal at 14:10    Comments (0)