Damon Runyon identifies today’s most brilliant early career scientists and funds their innovative cancer research.
- Today’s Promising Areas of Cancer Research
- What is Cancer?
- A Broken Pipeline?
A Generation of Science at Risk
- ARISE Report
Early Career Scientists and High-Risk, High Reward Research - American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Why We’re Losing the War on Cancer (And How To Win It)
Clifton Leaf - Fortune Magazine
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, CTSciNet Partner to Enable Collaboration Among Scientists
02/19/10
CTSciNet’s collaborative tools will enable Damon Runyon’s cancer researchers to seek collaborators for their important work.
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards Prestigious Fellowships to 11 Top Young Scientists
01/21/10
The Foundation’s distinguished Fellowship Award Committee selected 11 new recipients of the Damon Runyon Fellowship Award.
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2010 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Awards Granted
01/14/10
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that three novel approaches to fighting cancer have won 2010 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Awards. The prize of $450,000 is awarded each year to three projects by early career cancer researchers that have the potential to have a major impact on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Damon Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium Attracts Thousands for Unique Cancer Research Fundraiser
11/16/09
The Runyon 5K, the cancer fundraiser taking place inside Yankee Stadium, made its debut yesterday with a stunning ‘home run,’ attracting a sell-out crowd of more than 2,500 participants. The event raised more than $250,000 for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, which aims to strike out all types of cancer by funding the young ‘MVPs’ of cancer research.
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Damon Runyon 5K Run/Walk at Yankee Stadium to Benefit Cancer Research
09/17/09
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation today announced that it will host The Runyon 5K, a run/walk and kids fun run at Yankee Stadium to support cancer research on Sunday, November 15th 2009. Proceeds from the event, the first of its kind to be held inside the new stadium, will support brilliant young scientists carrying out innovative research for all types of cancer.
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards $2.7M to 7 Top Young Clinical Investigators
06/30/09
The Foundation’s distinguished Clinical Investigator Award Committee selected 4 new recipients of the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award and 3 recipients of the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Continutation Grant.
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards Prestigious Fellowships to 17 Top Young Scientists
06/19/09
The Foundation’s distinguished Fellowship Award Committee selected 17 new recipients of the Damon Runyon Fellowship Award.
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