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Doctors Cancer Foundation Grant Program

There will be a $50,000 grant in 2013 for the best program for the management of cancer. There may be an additional $50,000 Nolan Miller grant for the best program for lung cancer. There is a strong interest in cancer stem cells, microRNAi agents, epigenetic agents, as well as many others. We are particularly interested in promoting the best of the young scientists, currently under the radar screen. We are NOT looking at studies that show that drug A is 3% better than drug B.  The project should be innovative, sound and be able to lead to clnical trials. All such projects will get equal consideration. Research grant applications should be organized as follows:

Research Hypothesis

Background and rationale

Study objectives

Study design

Study population (if applicable)

Criteria for evaluation

Definition of response

Analyses

Please make it as concise as possible, with a maximum of 10 pages, excluding references and budget. The reviewers are physicians in practice and the application should be understandable by practicing physicians. Please note the award does not include payment for the salary of the investigator, overhead or travel.

Please email the application to dcf@doctorscancerfoundation.org. The deadline for grant applications is May 31, 2013.

1st Annual 2013 Conference on International Translational Nanomedicine Student Awards

July 26 – 28, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

Abstracts will be accepted until June 1st, 2013.

The abstract submission system for the 1st Annual 2013 Conference on International Translational Nanomedicine (ITNano) at Northeastern University, Boston, MA is now open. The conference will be in July 26 – 28, 2013.

Papers can be submitted in the following categories of nanomedicine research:

Bioimaging & Drug Delivery

Biosensing & Biophotonics

Biophysics

Modeling

Instrumentation

Regenerative Medicine

Rehabilitative Engineering

Tissue Engineering

Biomaterials

Biomechanics & Mechanobiology

Biofuels & Bioenergy

Molecular Cell Engineering

Synthetic Biology

Quantitative Systems Biology

Stem Cells

Bioengineering Education

Education

Start-up Companies

Any research area of interest at the intersection of nanotechnology and medicine.

The conference will be held on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, MA, USA. The conference will include plenary speakers, oral and poster presentations, and numerous activities specifically for undergraduate and graduate students. As the focus of the conference is to highlight translational nanomedicine research, we will also focus on highlighting start-up companies and well-established companies in the nanomedicine sectors.

The conference organizer is Prof. Tom Webster, Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University

Student Grants

A limited number of student registration and travel grants will be awarded by June 1st.

To apply for a registration and travel grant, students should apply by ensuring their abstract was submitted by the abstract deadline (June 1st) and should submit: 1) a letter of recommendation from the advisor indicating the importance of the student to attend the conference. Student grants should be submitted to Chair and Prof. Tom Webster.

Student Poster Awards

Prizes will be award for the best undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral student posters. In each case, the lead author must be a graduate student and must be present to win.