New $50,000 Annual Prize For Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher Announced
The Claudia Cohen Research Foundation in association with the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation announces a new annual $50,000 Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher.
This $50,000 annual prize will be awarded to an individual in recognition of his or her outstanding contributions to research improving the care of women with gynecologic cancer. The awardees will have made important contributions that improve gynecologic cancer patient care, including early detection. The award will be made to the individual rather than his/her institution.
The prize is funded by the Claudia Cohen Research Foundation (CCRF) in honor of Claudia Cohen who lost her battle with uterine leiomyosarcoma in 2007. Ms. Cohen was a highly respected journalist and philanthropist. The Claudia Cohen Research Foundation was founded by Ms. Cohen's daughter Samantha, and her sisters Caleigh and Debra Perelman to foster research aimed at reducing the burden of gynecologic cancer.
Individuals can apply for this prize or nominators can propose potential candidates by filling completing the application on the GCF Web site. Please send eight copies of your completed application. The deadline for applications is January 8, 2010.
The GCF Award's Committee will determine the winner. The first prize will be announced at the 2010 SGO Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in San Francisco, California.
The Claudia Cohen Research Foundation is dedicated exclusively to support research leading to the immunological treatment, control and prevention of gynecologic cancer with a special emphasis on gynecologic sarcoma.
For more information about the prize, contact Dina Zambon at dzambon@thegcf.org.
For media inquiries, contact Marsha Wilson at mwilson@thegcf.org or mobile, 301.332.0117.
