Contact:

Belinda M. Locke
Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch
National Cancer Institute
Telephone: (301)-496-7344
E-mail: lockeb@mail.nih.gov

Objective:

To increase representation of underrepresented minority scientists engaged in basic, clinical, prevention and/or population sciences cancer research. This award will facilitate the transition of a minority postdoctoral research scientist from the mentored to the independent stage of their career and will provide "protected time" to develop and receive support for their initial cancer research program.

Description:

Candidates for this award must be advanced postdoctoral and/or newly independent research scientists who have been in an independent position for less than two years at the time of application. Individuals may apply without a sponsoring institution while they are still in a mentored position. Each proposal must include fundamentally sound research approaches that address a research question of scientific merit relevant to the candidate's cancer research career objectives and the candidate must have the potential to develop, establish and manage an independent research program.