How much funding does Vicky Amidon Innovation in Lung Cancer Research Award provide?

Vicky Amidon Innovation in Lung Cancer Research Award provides $25,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Vicky Amidon Innovation in Lung Cancer Research Award?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Vicky Amidon Innovation in Lung Cancer Research Award

LUNG CANCER INITIATIVE

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Funding Amount

$25,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Vicky Amidon Innovation in Lung Cancer Research Award

Overview: One-year research award recognizing and supporting researchers who are developing innovative lung cancer projects that will improve the lives of those at risk of or living with lung cancer.

Award Amount: $25,000

Geographic Scope: North Carolina and national applicants

Focus Areas:

Basic scientific research with goal of impacting lung cancer care

Lung cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or survivorship

Innovative approaches to lung cancer research

Named in Memory: Vicky Amidon, a beloved wife, mother, and friend who lost her battle with lung cancer at age 44. Her family's advocacy and support furthers the advancement of lung cancer research and awareness.

Background: Since 2008, LCI has funded more than $3 million in lung cancer research. Recent award recipients (2023) include:

Limei Shen, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill (engineering modulators for NSCLC immunotherapy)

Cody McHale, PhD and Anna Ivanina Foureau, PhD, Atrium Health (EGFR TKI resistance mechanisms)

Alan Chen, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine (checkpoint inhibition therapy enhancement)

Contact: Lung Cancer Initiative, (919) 784-0410, info@lungcancerinitiative.org