St. Baldrick’s Foundation 2012 Summer Grants: Scholars

Because grant funds are scarce, it is difficult for those early in their careers to compete with more established researchers. St. Baldrick’s Scholar awards keep young researchers working on fresh ideas and prepare them for independent research careers. Scholars are funded for three years of research with guidance from an expert sponsor, and may apply for an additional two years. Applicants must have completed a pediatric oncology research fellowship or equivalent training and hold a faculty-level position at a qualified research institution. This year 15 new St. Baldrick’s Scholars were funded, and 8 were granted the additional two years of funding, for a total of more than $6.7 million.

The following institutions received funding to support a St. Baldrick’s Scholar:

• The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
• University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
• University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
• University of Colorado, Denver, Colo.
• Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• The University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc., Boston, Mass.
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Mass.
• National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
• Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
• The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, N.Y.
• Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
• Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore.
• The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Wash.
• Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Wash.

Research does greatly impact kids with cancer. Take a look at the Childhood Cancer Research Outcomes made possible by previous St. Baldrick’s funding or head back to explore more of the new 2012 Summer Grants.

*All funding applications are peer-reviewed by leading pediatric cancer researchers who volunteer their time and expertise and make funding recommendations to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s board of directors.