Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research named in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Award Type: Career Development Award

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

• Pancreatic cancer research (basic, translational, and clinical)
• Early-career advancement
• Gender equality in pancreatic cancer research

Eligibility:

• Target: Early-career female pancreatic cancer researchers
• Supports career advancement of women in pancreatic cancer research

Purpose:

• Honor the legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2020
• Close the gap in the number of early-career women researchers applying for and receiving funding to conduct pancreatic cancer research
• Advance gender equality within the pancreatic cancer research community
• Support meritorious research that may lead to better understanding and treatment of pancreatic cancer

Background:

• Part of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg & John Lewis Pancreatic Cancer Research Program
• Developed by the Lustgarten Foundation and administered by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
• Inaugural awards announced at the 2021 AACR Annual Meeting
• Made possible in part by the generous support of Bristol Myers Squibb
• The Lustgarten Foundation has committed up to $1.8 million to the program over three years

Contact Information:

• Lustgarten Foundation
• 504 RXR Plaza
• Uniondale, NY 11556
• Toll Free: 866-789-1000
• Phone: 516-737-1737
• Email: [email protected]