A 2 million grant is awarded to Zunlong Ke with The University of Texas at Austin for Recruitment of First-Time Tenure-Track Faculty Members. At the time, Zunlong Ke is a postdoctoral fellow with John Briggs at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
RR230050 The University of Texas at Austin $2,000,000
Recruitment of Zunlong Ke, Ph.D.
CPRIT awards more than $49 million to Texas institutions for cancer research and prevention
Published: August 16, 2023
(AUSTIN) The governing board of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) took another major step in the fight against cancer by approving over $49 million in new cancer research and prevention grants at its quarterly meeting on Wednesday. Of the 29 grants approved by the Oversight Committee, significant awards included the first CPRIT Scholar award to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, state funding for Baylor Research Institute to join a major National Cancer Institute study, and numerous targeted TREC awards to cancer research centers outside major Texas metropolitan areas.
“Today is a wonderful example of how CPRIT is advancing research innovations and preventing cancer on many fronts,” said Wayne Roberts, CPRIT CEO. “From new research programs, recruitment of preeminent scientists to Texas, pilot studies, new technology, and expanding the reach of successful cancer prevention programs, today’s grants highlight the effect CPRIT is having on not just cancer research and prevention efforts, but on life science infrastructure in Texas.”
ABOUT CPRIT
Created by the Texas Legislature and approved by a statewide vote in 2007, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) leads the Lone Star State’s fight against cancer. In 2019, Texas voters again voted overwhelmingly to support CPRIT with an additional $3 billion, for a total $6 billion investment in cancer research and prevention.
Comments