American Head and Neck Society/American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Translational Innovator Combined Award

American Head and Neck Society/American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Translational Innovator Combined Award The purpose of this award is to support contemporary basic or clinical research focused on neoplastic disease of the head and neck for full time academic surgeons to promote novel translational research preferably with biomarker ideas. ELIGIBILITY Candidates for this award must be full-time academic surgeons in faculty positions at the rank of assistant professor or instructor who: 1. Are citizens of the United States, noncitizen nationals, or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residency at the time of application; 2. Hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from an accredited institution; 3. Have demonstrated the capacity or potential for a highly productive independent research career with an emphasis in head and neck surgical oncology; 4. Are members or candidate members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and/or the American Head and Neck Society; and 5. Have completed residency or fellowship training no longer than seven (7) years prior to submitting an application. Former AHNS or Foundation research grant recipients are eligible to compete for this grant. However, candidates who have served or are currently serving as Principal Investigators on NIH research grants or who have successfully applied for another research career development award (NIH K Award or other >$100,000 di...

Source: ScanGrants feed - October 6, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Head and Neck Society/American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Source Type: funding