The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation announced the creation of the AACR–St. Baldrick’s Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pediatric Cancer Research. The award includes a grant to provide support for a junior faculty investigator to conduct research in pediatric cancer.
The inaugural recipient will be recognized during the AACR Annual Meeting, to be held April 24–29, 2020, in San Diego. The awardee will be afforded the opportunity to nominate junior faculty level researchers to be considered to receive a 1-year, $75,000 Career Development Award in Pediatric Cancer Research. A grant recipient will be chosen by the award selection committee and announced at the AACR Annual Meeting.
Nominations will be accepted until January 20, 2020. For more information, visit www.aacr.org/research/awards.