The newest cohort of Lloyd J. Old STARs – Cancer Research Institute
Quoting Cancer Research Institute (CRI) on LinkedIn:
“The Cancer Research Institute is proud to announce the newest cohort of Lloyd J. Old STARs! Named in tribute to CRI’s founding scientific and medical director, the Lloyd J. Old STAR Program has allocated $40 million to a total of 32 recipients. Among these, five newly awarded researchers will each receive $1.25 million over five years to drive high-risk, high-reward projects with the potential to transform cancer treatment and advance the frontiers of cancer science.
Meet this year’s class of STARs, including Dr. Paul Beavis of the University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Dr. Benjamin Izar of Columbia University; Dr. Stacy Malaker of Yale University; Dr. Yifat Merbl of Weizmann Institute of Science; and Dr. Mark Sellmyer of Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System.”