To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funds to pursue innovative cancer research.
September 22, 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded 16 Pioneer Awards and 31 New Innovator Awards to support innovative research with the potential to transform biomedical science. Each Pioneer Award provides $2.5 million over five years and can be received by scientists at any career level. Each New Innovator Award provides $1.5 million over five years to early career scientists who have not yet held an R01 grant. We congratulate the following Damon Runyon scientists:
PIONEER AWARD
James K. Chen, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '99-'02)
NEW INNOVATOR AWARDS
Ronald J. Buckanovich, MD, PhD (Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator '08-'11)
William M. Shih, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '01-'04)
Jue D. Wang, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '03-'06)
Lei Wang, PhD (Damon Runyon '03-'05)