Young Minority Scientists in the Field of Cancer

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目的长期目标是解决在癌症研究和生物医学科学领域工作的少数民族代表性不足的问题。美国癌症研究协会（AACR）已经制定了一个多层次的计划来解决这个极其重要的问题。目前的项目是该计划的重要组成部分，该计划旨在通过提供少数民族学者奖来支持少数民族青年研究人员的研究培训，以支持他们参加AACR年会或特别会议的旅行和生活。AACR特别会议比年会规模更小，更注重科学。因此，这两种工具允许获奖者体验全球范围内广泛的癌症研究或专注于特定研究领域。除了这种参与所带来的直接培训效益外，该项目还将促进少数民族青年科学家与资深研究人员之间建立和维持指导和合作关系。作为癌症研究人员，这些关系将对他们的职业发展和成功做出重大贡献。少数族裔学者奖计划的公告被广泛分发给超过22,000名AACR成员，约45,000名非AACR成员的其他癌症科学家，200多个癌症中心和机构，以及160名MARC和MBRS项目主任。其他公告刊登在AACR主办的期刊和其他重要的科学和医学期刊上，信息也刊登在AACR互联网网站上。申请由AACR少数族裔学者奖委员会和AACR的其他高级杰出成员审查。获奖者将获得一笔津贴，用于支付注册、住房和生活费用，并报销他们希望参加的年会或特别会议的往返旅费。获奖者被要求提交一份他们的经历报告。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The broad, long-term objective of this program is to address the problem of underrepresenlation of minorities working in cancer research and biomedical science. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has instituted a multilevel program to address this extremely important issue. The current project is a critical part of this program that specifically aims to contribute to the research training of minority young investigators by providing Minority Scholar Awards to support their travel and subsistence to attend Annual Meetings or Special Conferences of the AACR. The AACR Special Conferences are smaller and more scientifically focused than the Annual Meetings. Thus these two vehicles permit the awardees to experience either the broad spectrum of cancer research worldwide or an intense focus on a specific research area. In addition to the direct training benefits accruing to such attendance, this project will also facilitate the establishment and maintenance of mentoring and collaborative relationships between young minority scientists and established senior investigators. These relationships, will make a major contribution to their career development and success as cancer researchers. Announcements of the Minority Scholar Awards program are circulated widely to over 22,000 members of the AACR, to about 45,000 other cancer scientists who are not members of AACR, to over 200 cancer centers and institutions, and to 160 MARC and MBRS Program Directors. Other announcements appear in the journals sponsored by the AACR and in other key scientific and medical journals, and information is posted on the AACR Internet Website. Applications are reviewed by the AACR Minority Scholar Award Committee and other senior distinguished members of the AACR. Awardees receive a stipend to cover registration, housing, and subsistence expenses and are reimbursed for their travel costs to and from the annual meeting or the Special Conference that they wish to attend. Awardees are asked to submit a report of their experiences.