Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Announces Largest Grants Slate Ever: $100 Million to Speed Delivery of Breast Cancer Discover...(rformance-based award of $150000 in year...)

Susan G. Komen for the Cure continues to offer Post-doctoral Fellowships to support training for investigators who are in the early stages of their research careers. With awards of up to $60,000 per year for two years and performance-based option for an additional $60,000 in year three, the awards are intended to attract new scientists to careers in breast cancer research. Komen for the Cure is funding just over $8 million in Post-doctoral Fellowship grants for 2008.

Komen for the Cure's scientific research portfolio continues to support Investigator Initiated Research projects by providing $600,000 per year for two to three years for the exploration of new ideas and approaches leading to reductions in breast cancer mortality and/or incidence within the next decade. Komen is investing more than $35 million in Investigator-initiated research grants for 2008.

Komen for the Cure also awarded a grant to the American Association of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to create programs and provide grants that will support tangible improvements in access to and the delivery of cancer care, with special emphasis on addressing disparities in care and participation in clinical trials.

2007: Identifying, Funding Top Breast Cancer Priorities

Komen for the Cure's transition from funding a variety of largely investigator-initiated research projects to the funding of projects that fall within priority areas of focus began last year with funding of grants in four specific categories: ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), experimental model systems, identification and validation of bio-markers and the development of environmental research methods. Several 2007 Komen for the cure research awards have enabled researchers to focus their attention on key and growing areas of concern within the breast cancer research community. For example: '/>"/>