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Honors and AwardsApril 24, 2023

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards Quantitative Biology Fellowships to three cutting-edge scientists

Damon Runyon has announced its 2023 Quantitative Biology Fellows, three exceptional early-career scientists who are applying the tools of computational science to generate and interpret cancer research data at extraordinary scale and resolution. Whether constructing synthetic synapses to study cellular communication or engineering tumor models to predict treatment response, their projects seek to extend the boundaries of what is possible in cancer research by approaching fundamental biology questions from a new direction.

Honors and AwardsMarch 22, 2023

Damon Runyon scientists gathered for the 2023 Accelerating Cancer Cures Symposium

Damon Runyon scientists and industry partners gathered in person on Thursday, March 9 for the 2023 Accelerating Cancer Cures Symposium, hosted by Amgen at their new campus in South San Francisco.

Honors and AwardsJanuary 26, 2023

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards over $4.3M to Top Young Scientists

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has announced its newest class of Damon Runyon Fellows, 14 exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. The prestigious, four-year Fellowship encourages the nation’s most promising young scientists to pursue careers in cancer research by providing them with independent funding ($260,000 total) to investigate cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention.

Honors and AwardsJanuary 18, 2023

Damon Runyon awards $3.2M to innovative early-career scientists

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has announced eight recipients of the 2023 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, established to support “high-risk, high-reward” ideas with the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer. Five extraordinary early-career researchers will receive initial grants of $400,000 over two years, and each will have the opportunity to receive two additional years of funding (for a potential total of $800,000).

Honors and AwardsAugust 22, 2022

Damon Runyon welcomes new Board Member

Damon Runyon is excited to announce the election of Joseph Pearlberg, MD, PhD, to its Board of Directors.

Honors and AwardsAugust 12, 2022

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award Committee member Monica Bertagnolli, MD, to serve as National Cancer Institute Director

President Biden has announced his intent to appoint Clinical Investigator Award Committee member Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as Director of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Bertagnolli will be the 16th Director, and the first woman, to head the NCI.

Honors and AwardsAugust 4, 2022

Damon Runyon welcomes new Board Member

Damon Runyon is delighted to announce the election of Lori J. Pierce, MD, to its Board of Directors.

Honors and AwardsJuly 28, 2022

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards over $4.1 million to exceptional early-career scientists

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 16 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. The prestigious, four-year Fellowship encourages the nation's most promising young scientists to pursue careers in cancer research by providing them with independent funding ($260,000 total) to investigate cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention.

Honors and AwardsJuly 18, 2022

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces Fellowship stipend increase

Amid growing calls for academic and funding institutions to recognize the financial hardships faced by postdoctoral researchers across the country, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has announced that it will increase its Fellowship stipend by 12.5% over the award’s four-year term. The stipend increase will be effective for all Damon Runyon Fellows whose awards begin or renew on or after July 1, 2022.

Honors and AwardsJuly 6, 2022

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.2 million to top clinical investigators

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named five new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators. The recipients of this prestigious award are outstanding, early-career physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research at major research centers under the mentorship of the nation's leading scientists and clinicians.