Call for Applications: 5th Annual DeGregorio Foundation Award for Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach

Call for Applications: 5th Annual DeGregorio Foundation Award for Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach The DeGregorio Family Foundation for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer is pleased to announce our 5th annual funding opportunity for gastroesophageal malignancies.  The Foundation seeks to promote and facilitate collaborative research on the pathogenesis, early diagnosis, and treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies.  We support high quality, innovative, and transformative translational and bench research to improve the understanding of the biology of these diseases, identification of potential novel therapeutic targets, or in the development and evaluation of novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment.  Pre-clinical research, basic mechanistic studies, genomic/epigenomic studies, as well as epidemiologic studies may also be supported. Deadline: November 3, 2014. Up to $250,000 over two years will be awarded.  Funding Period: January 1 2015- December 31, 2016 Amount: $250,000 for entire grant period. ($225,000 direct, $25,000 indirect).
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