The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital established a pediatric-focused fellowship which aims to help address the critical shortage of top young scientists who often seek more prevalent opportunities in adult cancer research or the pharmaceutical sector. The Damon Runyon—St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship will fund up to 25 fellowships over eight years, a $9 million investment.
Nov. 6, 2023, was a bad day for Tom Curran, a charming scientist with a lilting Scottish brogue and the lifelong dream of curing childhood cancers.
