2 UAMS Cancer Researchers Get $1.6M

Two cancer researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have each received a four-year grant of $791,000 to support their work. Aime Franco and Dr. Ling Gao have been awarded Research Scholar Grants from the American Cancer Society. UAMS said the grants are among 109 national research and training grants totaling more than $45 million that will fund investigators at 75 institutions across the country. The grants go into effect July 1. "Based on our extremely rigorous peer review system, we think these two young scientists represent some of the finest cancer researchers in the country," said Charles Saxe, scientific director of American Cancer Society’s Program in Cancer Cell Biology and Metastasis, Extramural Research Department. According to UAMS, Franco's project seeks to determine how non-thyroid cells found in and around thyroid tumors promote cancer progression and metastasis. Gao's project is focused on the development of a potential new therapy for metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare skin cancer.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - Category: American Health Source Type: news