Training and Career Development

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TitleOrganizationLOI dateDue DateKeywordsFOA
Advanced Clinical Research AwardAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)11/16/20231/16/2024Clinical Research, breast cancer, mid-career investigator, biomedical research
Implementation Science for Cancer Control in People Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Cancer Institute11/15/202312/15/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesRFA-CA-23-033
Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Cancer Institute10/17/202311/17/2023Neuroscience, Brain Disorders, Molecular Biology, Gut-Brain AxisRFA-CA-23-015
A Consortium for Gut-Brain Communication in Parkinson’s Disease (U24 Clinical Trial not allowed)National Institutes of Health10/16/202311/15/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesRFA-DK-23-001
Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in Honor of John Robert LewisAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)?10/16/20231/8/2024Career development award, Pancreatic cancer
Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in honor of Ruth Bader GinsburgAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)?10/16/20231/8/2024Career development award, Pancreatic cancer,
Network of Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS) – Coordinating Center (U01 Clinical Trials Required)National Institutes of Health10/6/202311/7/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesRFA-HG-23-042
Public Health Communication Messaging about the Continuum of Risk for Tobacco Products (U01 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Health10/6/202312/6/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesRFA-OD-23-021
Leveraging Social Networks to Promote Widespread Individual Behavior Change (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health10/3/202311/3/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesRFA-AG-24-026
NCI Research Specialist (Laboratory-based Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health10/2/202311/2/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesPAR-23-242
AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research FellowshipAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)9/26/20231/19/2024Basic Cancer Research, Cancer Research Award, peer-reviewed, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, early-stage
Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards ProgramRally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research9/22/20231/8/2024Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health Disparities
Global Oncology Young Investigator Award (GO YIA)American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO9/21/20231/11/2024Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health Disparities
Kidney Cancer Research Program: Clinical Trial Award (CTA)Department of Defense 9/15/202310/6/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesHT9425-23-KCRP-CTA
Kidney Cancer Research Program: Translational Research Partnership Award (TRPA)Department of Defense 9/15/202310/6/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesHT9425-23-KCRP-TRPA
Kidney Cancer Research Program: Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators Early-Career Scholar Award (AKCIECSA)Department of Defense 9/15/202310/6/2023Nanotechnology, Brain Disorders, Biomedical Systems, BiomarkersHT9425-23-KCRP-AKCIECSA
Elucidating Variability of Physiologic and Functional Responses to Exercise Training in Older Adults (R01 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthMyofascial Tissues, Global Health, Genomics, Behavior Change, LimitedRFA-AG-24-045
IASLC Adi F. Gazdar Fellowship GrantInternational Lung Cancer FoundationYoung Investigator, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Cancer Symptom Management, Gene Editing
IASLC Adi F. Gazdar Fellowship GrantsLung Cancer Foundation of AmericaYoung Investigator, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Cancer Symptom Management, Gene Editing
Clinical Investigator Career Development AwardLymphoma Research Foundation (LRF)Clinical Trials, Cancer Immunoprevention, Intramural Fellows, Comprehensive Cancer Control
LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants (2024-2027)Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF)Early-Stage Research, Pediatric Sarcomas, Cutting-Edge Technologies, Translational Science
DIPG Research Fellowship GrantChadTough Defeat DIPG FoundationEarly-Stage Research, Pediatric Sarcomas, Cutting-Edge Technologies, Translational Science
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)National Institutes of Health9/25/2023Health Careers Opportunity Program, Cancer Symptom Management, Gene Editing, Cancer SurvivorshipPAR-23-069
ILCF/Novocure Tumor Treating Fields research grantsInternational Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)10/9/2023Collaborative Research, Early Career Investigator, Clinical Trials, Cancer Genetics
Margaret Q. Landenberger awardMargaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation10/10/2023early-stage, therapuetic, intervention, limited
Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health10/16/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesPAR-24-025
Career Development Award (CDA)American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO10/19/2023Myofascial Tissues, Global Health, Genomics, Behavior Change
2023 Young Investigator AwardMelanoma Research Alliance10/20/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health Disparities
Dermatology Career Development AwardMelanoma Research Alliance10/20/2023Young Investigator, Health Equity Research, Antibody Drug Conjugates, Precision Medicine
Single Source: Molecular Atlas of Lung Development Program (LungMAP) Phase 3 - Data Coordinating Center (U24- Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health10/27/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health Disparities, LimitedRFA-HL-24-007
Mid-Career Bridge GrantMelanoma Research Foundation (MRF)12/15/2023Mid-career, Bridge grant
NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health3/28/2024Biomedical Informatics, Cancer Informatics, Health Data Management, Cancer ResearchPAR-23-029
NLM Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health6/05/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesPAR-23-034
NIAID Physician-Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Health6/12/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesPAR-23-070
NIAID Physician-Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health6/12/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesPAR-23-071
Mentored Career Development Program for Early Stage Investigators Using Nonhuman Primate Research Models (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health6/12/2023Early Career Investigator, Cancer Disparities, Gene Editing, Cancer Health DisparitiesPAR-23-073
Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral FellowshipCancer Research Institute 9/1/2023Early-stage Postdoctoral, Immuno-informatics
Postdoctoral Fellowship to Promote Racial DiversityCancer Research Institute 9/1/2023Early-stage, diversity
2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young ScientistsBlavatnik Family Foundation9/25/2023Limited, Early-stage, Chemistry, engineering
 2023 Whitehall Foundation Grants ProgramWhitehall Foundation2/15/2024Early-stage, Life science, neurobiology, brain mechanisms innovation
Mechanistic links between diet, lipid metabolism, and tumor growth and progression (UH2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health2/14/2024Gut, Diet, lipids, biology, early-stage, biochemistry
Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health2/16/2024Investigator-Initiated Research, surgery, early-stage
Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award Extension Request (Type 4 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health4/1/2024Early-stage, innovation,
Modulating Human Microbiome Function to Enhance Immune Responses Against Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health10/16/2023microbiome, immune response, novel molecules, early-stage
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)National Institutes of Health12/8/2023Early-stage, predoctoral, training, clinical, fellowship, physician
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)National Institutes of Health12/8/2023Early-stage, predoctoral, training, clinical, fellowship, physician
Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic Cancer Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health11/17/2023Exploratory, Diversity, clinical, early-stage
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity)National Institutes of Health12/8/2023Early-stage, predoctoral, training, clinical, fellowship, physician, Diversity,
NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Health2/12/2024Diversity, Research Scientist Development, Clinical Trial
NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health2/12/2024Diversity, Early-stage, training, career transition, postdoctoral, biomedical,
NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22  Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Health2/12/2024Clinical Trials, Diversity, Early-stage, Career Transition, postdoctoral
NCI Clinical and Translational Exploratory/Developmental Studies (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health2/13/2024Clinical Trials, Early-stage, diagnosis, precention, disparities, molecules, xenograft, biology
Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health6/7/2024Exploratory, Early-stage, cancer control, novel
Pathway to Independence Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required )National Institutes of Health7/12/2024Early-Stage, Tobacco, postdoctoral,
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)National Institutes of Health12/8/2023Fellowship, Postdoctoral, early-stage, mentor,
2024 ALSF Young Investigator GrantAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundation12/11/2023Early-Stage, postdoctoral, pediatric
AACR Clinical Oncology Research (CORE) Training FellowshipsAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)11/30/2023clinical, drug development, early-stage, training
AACR-Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation Young Investigator Award for Translational Cancer Research?American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)10/31/2023Early-stage, translational, fellowship,
Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training AwardDamon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation12/1/2023Early-stage, training, physician,
GFCR Grant ProgramGateway for Cancer Research12/15/2023early-stage, clinical trials
GFCR Integrative ProgramGateway for Cancer Research12/15/2023early-stage, clinical trials, intergrative, treatment
NCI / SPORE ProgramGateway for Cancer Research12/15/2023Early-phase, clinical trials, early-stage
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health10/19/2023genome, novel use, early-stage
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research ExcellenceSusan G. Komen for the Cure11/1/2023Diversity, breast cancer, outcomes, equity, training, early-stage
2023 Bladder Cancer Career Development AwardBladder Cancer Advocacy Network10/18/2023early-stage, bladder cancer, training, translational, clinical, epidemiological, novel
DIPG Research New Investigator GrantChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation2/8/2024early-stage, brain, pediatrics
Career Development GrantTower Cancer Research Foundation11/6/2023treatment, mechanisms, early-stage.

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