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

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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

Award Type: Career Development Award

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

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:

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

By dollars: Maryland 36%, Massachusetts 19%, New York 15%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

Pancreatic cancer research

$6.41M
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Pancreatic cancer research

$1.94M
American Association for Cancer Research · Philadelphia, PA

Pancreatic cancer research

$1.59M
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA

Pancreatic cancer research

$1.46M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

Pancreatic cancer research

$1M