NOTE room change! It is now held in Farrell LTC 205

An informational Q&A session, led by previous recipients of the Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award and the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award, will be held on Tuesday, November 6th from 11 AM to 12 PM in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Room 205.

The session is intended to help prospective applicants understand the goals of these award programs and learn how to prepare applications for either of these clinical scientist awards. 

Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award

Pre-proposal Deadline: November 28, 2018

Award Value: $495,000

Provides grants to junior physician scientists to facilitate their transition to independent clinical research careers. The Doris Duke Foundation will not fund animal research.

To read more about this program, visit: Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award (Log in with WUSTL Key)

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award

Internal Deadline: November 26, 2018

Award Value: $450,000 (the fund will also retire up to $100,000 of any medical school debt still owed by the awardee upon successful completion of the program)

Supports early career physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented research. The goal is to increase the number of physicians capable of moving seamlessly between the laboratory and the patient’s bedside in search of breakthrough treatments.

To read more about this program, and the internal competition, visit: Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award (Log in with WUSTL Key)

Questions may be directed to Glenn Floyd.