The following organizations provide funding for research in carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors. We suggest that you contact both organizations to apply for grants/awards.
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation provides yearly research and travel awards to young investigators both nationally and internationally.The CCF board of directors and and medical advisors make the decisions which research projects are most promising for carcinoid/NET survival, quality of life and eventually a cure. CCF does not restrict these grants/awards to only genetic research. Results will be published yearly in NET NEWS
NEW The Doctors Cancer Foundation, Inc (DCF) On May 10, 2007 the DCF held it's 4th annual yearly cancer research "ONE STEP CLOSER" benefit annual fundraising event
This years' award of $ 50,000 went to Dr. Herbert Chen
Chief, Endocrine Surgery
Primary Investigator
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
H4/750 Clinical Science Center
Madison, WI 53792-7375
A second award in the amount of $ 10,000 was given by the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation to, the second runner up from the same institution,
Muthusamy Kunnimalaiyaan, PhD,
Senior Scientist,
Director, Endocrine Surgery Research Laboratories
Due to their absence, attending a medical conference in New Zeelaand, these awards were accepted by their colleague Megan Haymart, MD
Read about their team's accomplishments in fighting carcinoid/NETS Herb Chen Lab
Their research focus and results and be found in the following peer review article just published Tumor Suppressor Role of Notch-1 Signaling in Neuroendocrine Tumors (click here for full text)
Muthusamy Kunnimalayaan, Herbert Chen
Endocrine Surgery Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, The University of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
The Oncologist 2007;12:535–542
