NCI names 11 winners of its Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Awards

NCI recognized 11 investigators nationwide with its Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Awards.

The awards support clinical investigators at NCI-designated cancer centers who participate in NCI-funded clinical trials. Established in 2009, the awards are intended to help retain investigators in academic clinical research careers. The award provides partial salary support for 2 years for the recipient to engage in activities and efforts related to the award.

The 2015 recipients are:

Leora Horn, of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
David Hyman, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Matthew Katz, of MD Anderson Cancer Center
Edward Kim, of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Frederick Lansigan, of Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Charles Leath III, of University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elizabeth Plimack, of Fox Chase Cancer Center
Andrew Poklepovic, of Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University
Yvonne Saenger, of Columbia University’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Emma Scott, of Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
Liza Villaruz, of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

For details of the 2016 program announcement, open through Dec. 4, visit the NCI website.

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