AACR Award Targets Younger Ca Researchers

PHILADELPHIA-The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)is sponsoring its fourth annual Gertrude Elion Cancer ResearchAward. This award, provided through an educational grant fromGlaxo Wellcome Oncology, is open to nontenured cancer investigatorsin clinical, basic, or translational research in the United Statesand Canada.

The application deadline is February 15, 1996, and the award willbe presented at the AACR annual meeting in Washington, DC, inApril, 1996.

The award recipient must have completed postdoctoral studies orclinical fellowships no later than July 1, 1996, and ordinarilynot more than 5 years prior to the award year. The 1-year awardincludes a $30,000 grant plus travel to the AACR annual meeting.

For more information, contact Jenny Anne Horst-Martz at the AACRin Philadelphia. Phone: 215-440-9300; Email: aacr@aol.com.