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05 June 2000 Young Scientists Awarded Cancer Research Fellowships Three young UCSF scientists were recently awarded prestigious fellowships to conduct basic cancer research. The Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation awarded postdoctoral fellowships to: Le Ma, PhD; Nicole M. Mahoney, PhD; and Shu-ou Shan, PhD. They were among 24 in the US to receive the three-year fellowships, which are awarded to outstanding young scientists conducting theoretical and experimental research that is relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention. Ma, who works in the laboratory of Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, is studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of axon branching. Mahoney, who is sponsored by Ronald D. Vale, PhD, is researching the mechanism of the molecular motor dynein. Shan, a member of the laboratory of Peter Walter, PhD, is investigating signal recognition particle-mediated protein targeting. Since its founding 54 years ago, the Cancer Research Fund has gained worldwide prominence in cancer research by identifying outstanding young postdoctoral scientists and providing them with financial support for their research. Each year, of the more than 450 young scientists who submit proposals, only about 60 are awarded postdoctoral fellowships. Fifty-one Runyon-Winchell-affiliated scientists have received the Nobel Prize. This includes two Runyon-Winchell Fellows. Numerous other Runyon-Winchell scientists have gone on to leadership positions in science and medicine. There are currently 164 Runyon-Winchell Fellows at leading cancer research institutions in the US and other countries. |
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