Cancer Center Awards First ‘Impact Grants’ for High-Risk, High-Reward Projects (UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center)

Eleni Linos, MD, MPH, DrPH, and Stephen Francis, MS, PhD, have been awarded the first UCSF Cancer Center Impact Grants, to pursue high-risk, high-reward research projects that would've been unlikely to be funded through conventional mechanisms. The grants - each $250,000 - were announced following a highly competitive selection process and a live 'Shark Tank'-style pitch event last week. UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of the 26 NCCN Member Institutions. ...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news