Saturday, August 24, 2013

Pew, Stewart Trust announce the new research program for cancer research

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Pew, Stewart Trust announce the new research program for cancer research

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The Pew Charitable Trusts and Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust has announced the inaugural class of Pew- Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research. Five promising scientists early career receiving funding for research to find treatments for cancer using approaches that include genetics, pharmacology and structural biology.

"Cancer continues to wreak havoc on human health worldwide, and creative approaches are essential for the development of new therapies," said Rebecca W. Rimel, Pew president and chief direction. "We are excited to work with the Stewart Trust extend our commitment to science and look forward to the findings of these talented researchers will do to meet these challenges."

Pew has supported innovative research by young scientists through its biomedical researchers http://www.pewtrusts.org/projects/pew-biomedical-scholars/ program since 1985 and through the program Latin American stock exchanges Pew http://www.pewtrusts.org/projects/pew-latin-american-fellows/ launched in 1991.

"Some of the most important advances in health have resulted from investigations prompted by curiosity, and particularly young researchers seem primed to spread innovation in the field of cancer, "said William Bierbower, Executive trustee for the Stewart Trust, which for over 15 years has supported survey researchers the mechanisms of cancer.

"by joining forces with Pew, including biomedical programs set the standard for the selection of outstanding researchers, we believe that we can take advantage of the most talented scientific minds to discover new means of prevention, treatment and possibly cure cancer. "

The Pew researchers Stewart assistant cancer researchers at the professor. They receive funding over four years and will have the opportunity to work with biomedical and Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical annual meeting of Pew.

also announced today were the newest members of Pew biomedical and Latin American Fellows program, supporting advanced research in promising early-career biomedical researchers in the US and Latin America

2014 Pew Scholars Stewart for Cancer Research are :.

Arvin Dar, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Oncology and Chemical Biology

Andrew Holland, PhD
medical school Johns Hopkins
cell biology and oncology

Shawn Douglas, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Pharmacology and nanotechnologies

Agnel Sfeir, PhD
from New York University School of Medicine
chromosome biology

Roberto Zoncu, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
cell biology and cancer metabolism


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