Deadline: September in the past.
Level: Advanced fellow
Award Information: Awardees will receive $40,000 for two years.
Description: The objective of the award is to prepare physicians for independent research careers in digestive diseases. The award provides salary support for additional full-time research training in basic science to acquire modern laboratory skills. The additional two years of research training provided by this award should broaden and expand the scope of investigative tools available to the recipient, generally in basic disciplines such as cell or molecular biology or immunology. Applicants must be MDs, or MD/PhDs currently in a gastroenterology-related fellowship, clinically active, at a North American institution and committed to academic careers. They will have completed at least two years of research training at the start of this award. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application: Deadline: September in the past.  Please see http://www.fdhn.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=102 for more information.