The American Association for Cancer Research is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-AACR Grants for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research. This is the second year of the AACR’s grant-giving partnership with the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation.
“The AACR shares in the vision of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation to combat carcinoid tumors through innovative cancer research,” said Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), chief executive officer of the AACR. “We are very pleased to be the scientific partner of this Foundation that vigorously supports and encourages this important research.”
2012 Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-AACR Grants for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research: These two-year grants of $250,000 ($125,000 per year) are open to independent junior and senior investigators affiliated with academic, medical or research institutions to develop and study new ideas and innovative approaches that have direct application and relevance to carcinoid tumors or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Through this joint effort, the AACR and the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation hope to increase the understanding of neuroendocrine tumor biology, elucidate the mechanisms of currently available therapies and identify new treatment targets for carcinoid and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Proposed research may be in any discipline of basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological cancer research. Applications will be accepted from researchers currently in the field and those with application experience in other areas of cancer research. It is anticipated that at least two grants will be funded.
