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Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research named in Honor of John Robert Lewis

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Funding Amount

$300,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research - John Robert Lewis

Award Type: Career Development Award

Award Amount: $300,000 (three-year grant)

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

  • Pancreatic cancer research (basic, translational, and clinical)

  • Early-career advancement

  • Racial and ethnic diversity in pancreatic cancer research

    • Eligibility:

  • Target: Early-career pancreatic cancer researchers from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups

  • Supports career advancement of members of racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the pancreatic cancer research workforce

  • Particularly focuses on addressing pancreatic cancer disparities affecting Black and African American populations

    • Purpose:

  • Honor the legacy of civil rights icon and 17-term Georgia Congressman John Robert Lewis, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2020

  • Address the higher incidence and death rates of pancreatic cancer among Black and African Americans

  • Close the gap in diversity within the pancreatic cancer research community

  • Support meritorious research that may lead to better understanding and treatment of pancreatic cancer

  • Support bold and innovative science addressing the unique challenges 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

  • Recognizes that pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths with a five-year relative survival rate of 10%

    • Contact Information:

  • Lustgarten Foundation

  • 504 RXR Plaza

  • Uniondale, NY 11556

  • Toll Free: 866-789-1000

  • Phone: 516-737-1737

  • Email: [email protected]

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    cancerscience-researchminorities

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