To add to the training potential of Damon Runyon Fellowship Awards, the Foundation hosts annual Fellows' Retreats.  These meetings allow the brightest young scientists in the country to interact with their peers, network with accomplished senior scientists and initiate valuable interdisciplinary collaborations.

> Read more about the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellows' Retreats.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Former and current Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovators presented an overview of their innovative research at the symposium held at the New York Academy of Sciences. Senior Scientists led two panel discussions. The day offered a valuable networking opportunity to discuss ideas and form collaborations.

> Download the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovators' Symposium agenda.

> View photos from the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovators' Symposium.

> See a list of Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovators' Symposium attendees.

Thursday, November 4 - Friday, November 5, 2010

Sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting, held at the New York Academy of Sciences, focused on addressing the wide range of scientific and career development issues faced by clinical investigators.  This event brought together distinguished junior faculty who have received a career development award from one of the four sponsoring organizations, and who are engaged in basic and clinical biomedical research.

> Download the Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting agenda.

> View photos from the Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting.

> See a list of Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting Attendees from Damon Runyon.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Sponsored by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences

This one-day symposium commemorated the 10th year of the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award.  The event featured distinguished awardees and alumni of the program, who spoke about their groundbreaking discoveries in the area of translational cancer research.  In addition, the schedule included Keynote speaker Robert A. Weinberg, PhD.

> Download the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Symposium program and speakers' abstracts.

> View photos from the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Symposium.

> See a list of Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Symposium's Speakers and Participants.