Description

This joint program of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Lustgarten Foundation supports the development and diversity of promising pancreatic cancer researchers, particularly investigators from historically underrepresented groups. Established in honor of Representative John Robert Lewis, it encourages early-career faculty to pursue research aligned with the Lustgarten Foundation’s goals and mission.

Projects may involve basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences, but must directly address pancreatic cancer understanding, detection, diagnosis, or treatment. Researchers already working in pancreatic cancer and investigators bringing promising approaches from other cancer or biomedical fields are invited to apply. Grantees also have opportunities to interact or collaborate with Lustgarten Foundation-funded investigators and laboratories and researchers in AACR’s grantee community.