Damon Runyon Fellows' Retreats

(Held annually each fall)
To add to the training potential of our awards, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation hosts annual Fellows’ retreats.  These meetings allow the brightest early career scientists in the country to interact with their peers, network with accomplished senior scientists and initiate valuable interdisciplinary collaborations.
 

Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting

(November 4 - 5, 2010)
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.

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Symposium

(April 27, 2009)
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.  The day culminated with a panel discussion entitled “Moving from Discovery through Development – The Evolving Relationship between Academia and Industry."

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