The Terry Fox Research Institute has co-funded six Master’s and PhD students and one postdoctoral fellow as part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s inaugural Research Training Awards. Master’s and PhD students will receive between $17,500 and $30,000 for one to four years, to be matched by CCS, for a total contribution from TFRI of $269,883. The postdoctoral fellow will receive a total of $214,000 over three years, with equal contributions from TFRI and CCS.
“We are proud to fund emerging talents in the field in order to foster the next generation of promising cancer investigators,” says Jim Woodgett, TFRI President and Scientific Director. “We believe that this investment in early research excellence is vital to shaping the future cancer research landscape, and we hope that in doing so we can accelerate the innovative research required to achieve Terry’s dream of a world without cancer.”
