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CPRIT approves 47 academic research awards totaling $69.7 million; committee debates early-onset cancer priorities
Summary
The oversight committee approved Program Integration Committee recommendations of 47 academic research awards requesting $69.7 million and discussed adding early-onset cancer as a program priority and geographic/recruitment strategies for Texas institutions.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee approved the Program Integration Committee's (PIC) slate of 47 academic research awards totaling $69.7 million during its May 21 meeting.
Why this matters: The awards support investigator-initiated research, core facilities and investigator recruitment across Texas institutions and are intended to strengthen the state's cancer research capacity and clinical-translational pipeline.
Key details of the PIC recommendation - Number and total: 47 awards across eight grant mechanisms requesting $69,700,000. - Notable slates included core facility support (11 recommended from 19 submissions), high-impact/high-risk research (17 recommended), early clinical investigator awards (3…
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