CALL FOR NOMINATIONSThe American Academy of Dermatology is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the Lila Gruber Memorial Cancer Research Award and Lectureship.THE AWARDThe cash award of $10,000 will be made in recognition of the investigator’s lifetime achievements in the field of cancer research. The award has been made possible by a gift from Murray Gruber in memory of his wife. Its purpose is to encourage participation in cancer research and to provide a forum for the enrichment of knowledge of dermatologists in this important scientific field. At the discretion of the Task Force, the award may be divided between two worthy nominees.THE CRITERIA * The recipient may be a physician or non-physician scientist of national or International stature whose contributions in the field of cancer research have been outstanding in I importance and distinction. * The recipient should have proven ability as a communicator, both verbal and written. * The subject of the lecture should be of general interest to dermatologists. * Members of the Scientific Assembly Committee are not eligible.THE SELECTION PROCESSRequests for nominations will be solicited from the Academy membership at large. The recipient will be selected by the Named Lectureship Task Force and presented to the Scientific Assembly Committee for approval at the planning meeting which is held in the Spring of the year prior to the presentation of the lecture.Nominations must be submitted to the Task Force no later than Friday, December 5, 2008. The Academy will announce its final decision in August of the following year.
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