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Applications are open for CURE K08 award – NCI CRCHD

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Jan 2, 2025, 16:50

Applications are open for CURE K08 award – NCI CRCHD

NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) shared a post on LinkedIn:

” ‘Receiving a CRCHD CURE K08 award had a tremendous impact on my career,’ says former CURE Scholar and current Surgeon in Chief for Morehouse School of Medicine John H. Stewart IV, MD, MBA. ‘This award provided two critical benefits for me as an early-career investigator.

The first was the protected time afforded by the grant. Having dedicated time for critical thought around important research questions allowed me to devise clinical trials that translated my work from the benchtop to the bedside.

The second benefit was research mentorship. Although I had a solid local mentoring committee, the ability to tap into the national network of mentors associated with the CURE program was of tremendous value.’

Interested in applying for the CURE K08 award? Applications are due February 12! Visit our website to learn more.

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Dr. John H. Stewart IV, MD, MBA, is Chair of Surgery at Morehouse School of Medicine and Associate Dean for Oncology Programs.

A former CURE Scholar, he was the founding director of the LSU–Louisiana Children’s Medical Center Cancer Center, deputy director of the University of Illinois Cancer Center, and physician executive for oncology services at the University of Illinois Health System.

He previously served as Chief of Surgery at the Durham VA Medical Center, Vice Chair of Surgery at Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Associate Dean for Clinical Research and Innovation at Wake Forest.