Designed to identify, retain and further the careers of talented young investigators. Provides funds directly to scientists developing their own independent laboratory research projects. These grants enable talented young scientists to establish their laboratories and gain a competitive edge necessary to earn additional funding from other sources. The V Scholars determine how to best use the funds in their research projects. The grants are $200,000, two-year commitments.
Through these studies we hope to identify the transcription factors critical for the transformation of human breast cells, and to develop specific inhibitors of these transcription factors. Such transcription factor inhibitors may be novel therapeutic agents for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.
