This grant is for assistant professors who have no independent national funding and are engaged in cancer-related research. Cancer-related research includes genetic mechanisms of cancer, molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and metastasis, development of novel cancer therapeutic models and translational research, cancer immunology and immunotherapy. This is a one-year seed grant. Funding is available up [...]

Two new opportunities were announced on Aug. 2: Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-AACR Grants for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research These 2-year grants of $250,000 ($125,000 per year) are open to independent junior and senior investigators to develop and study new ideas and innovative approaches that have direct application and relevance to carcinoid tumors [...]

This grant is for assistant professors who have no independent national funding and are engaged in cancer-related research. This includes genetic mechanisms of cancer, molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and metastasis, development of novel cancer therapeutic models and translational research, cancer immunology and immunotherapy. This is a one-year seed grant. Funding is available up to [...]

Batman, the dog behind a groundbreaking University of Minnesota cancer research study has passed away from pneumonia. Batman’s story is a true example of why dogs are called man’s best friend. In 2008, University researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Medical School, and Masonic Cancer Center developed an experimental procedure to treat dogs diagnosed [...]