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

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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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