Page 1 of 7 Health Initiatives News Room Advanced Search Site Map Search Health Initiatives Sign Up Home Health Highlights Topics Projects Reports & Analysis Biomedical Research Experts Get Involved About Us Home Biomedical Research Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Program Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. PROJECT Overview News & Resources Program Details To Apply Please read below for more information on the following: Eligibility Terms of the Award Participating Institutions National Advisory Committee Oral History Project Eligibility Candidates must have been awarded a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine or a related field. As of November 1, 2014, nominees must hold full-time appointments at the rank of assistant professor. On July 1, 2014, candidates must have been in such an appointment for less than three years (not appointed before July 1, 2011), whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. Time spent in clinical internships, residencies, or in work toward board certification does not count as part of this threeyear limit Candidates may be nominated by their institution two times in total. ALL applicants must be nominated by their institution and must complete the 2015 online application. If an applicant s university has more than one eligible nominating institution or campus, that applicant may only apply from one institution; they may not reapply in a subsequent year from a different one. Based on their performance during their education and training, candidates should demonstrate outstanding promise as contributors in science relevant to human health. Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and innovative approaches. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles, but brings in concepts and theories from more diverse fields, are encouraged to apply. Risk-taking is encouraged. Selection of the successful candidates will be based on a detailed description of the work that the applicant proposes to undertake, evaluations of the candidate s performance, and notable past accomplishments, including honors, awards and publications. In evaluating the candidates, the National Advisory Committee gives considerable weight to evidence that the candidate is a successful independent investigator and has published significant work. Funding from the NIH, other government sources, and project grants from non-profit associations do not pose a conflict with the Pew Scholars Program. If you have questions concerning eligibility, please contact Anita Pepper, Program Director, Pew Biomedical Programs at 215-531-8135 in advance of applying. Terms of the Award An award of $60,000 per year will be provided to the sponsoring institution for use by the Scholar over the fouryear period, subject to annual review of the Scholar s progress. Grant agreements will be issued in August 2015. Annual progress reports are required, describing research accomplishments, project status, and future directions. Directory of Pew Scholars Interested in learning more about Pew's Biomedical Scholars program? View a comprehensive Directory of Pew Scholars who have participated in the Biomedical Sciences since 1985. Learn More The Evolution of an Early-Career Scientist Pew Scholar works to understand how pathogens shape cellular processes and also design moreeffective vaccines. Learn More Program Contact Chelsea Toledo Associate, Communications Tel: 202-540-6846 Email: ctoledo@pewtrusts.org FEATURED
Page 2 of 7 In addition, financial reports are required annually accounting for grant expenditures. Funding for the second, third and fourth years is contingent upon timely submission of acceptable financial and narrative progress reports and attendance at the annual meeting in March during the four-year term. The awarded funds may be used at the discretion of the Pew scholar, for personnel, equipment, supplies, or travel directly related to the Scholar's research and as to best advance his or her research and career. Not more than $10,000 of the annual award may be used for the scholar's salary (including benefits). Should the funds not be immediately required, they may be accumulated (up to a maximum of $100,000 in any given year) and carried over through the four years of the grant period, and, with written approval of the program office, the grant may extended for one additional (fifth) year (without additional funds). Not more than 8 percent of the total award may be allocated for overhead costs. It is expected that Pew Scholars will spend at least 80 percent of their time in work related to the accomplishment of their overall research goals. However, Pew provides flexible support to the overall research aims of the Scholar and does not monitor or restrict percentage of effort or time of Pew scholars. During the four-year scholarship term, program participants are required to attend an annual meeting held in March. All expenses for attendees travel, lodging, and meals are paid by The Pew Trusts. The meeting provides Pew scholars with an opportunity to present their research and for scientific collaboration and exchange with other scholars and members of the National Advisory Committee. Participating Institutions For the 31st series of awards, to be made in 2015, one nomination will be invited from the presidents of the following 183 institutions, which have been selected on the basis of the scope of their work in biomedical research, and which have been recommended to The Pew Charitable Trusts by the National Advisory Committee of the Program. Institutions that would like to be considered for invitation may contact Anita Pepper at apepper@pewtrusts.org. Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Arizona State University Baylor College of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston University Brandeis University Brigham and Women s Hospital Brown University Buck Institute for Research on Aging California Institute of Technology Carnegie Institution of Washington Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Children s Hospital, Boston Children s Hospital of Philadelphia Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center City of Hope National Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory College of William and Mary Colorado State University Columbia University Cornell University Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dartmouth College Drexel University Duke University Emory University Florida State University Fox Chase Cancer Center Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Georgetown University George Washington University Georgia Health Sciences University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Howard University Hunter College, CUNY Indiana University Jackson Laboratory Johns Hopkins University
Page 3 of 7 La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Marine Biological Laboratory Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mayo Clinic Medical College of Wisconsin Medical University of South Carolina Meharry Medical College Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Michigan State University Montana State University Mount Sinai School of Medicine National Institutes of Health National Jewish Health New York University North Carolina State University Northwestern University Ohio State University Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Oregon Health & Science University Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rockefeller University Roswell Park Cancer Institute Rush University Medical Center Rutgers University St. Jude Children s Research Hospital St. Louis University Salk Institute for Biological Studies Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Scripps Research Institute Stanford University State University of New York at Albany State University of New York at Buffalo State University of New York at Stony Brook State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn Stowers Institute for Medical Research Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University Thomas Jefferson University Tufts Medical Center Tufts University Tulane University University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas, Fayetteville University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, San Francisco University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado, Boulder University of Colorado, Denver University of Connecticut University of Delaware
Page 4 of 7 University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hawaii University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas Medical Center University of Kentucky at Lexington University of Louisville University of Maine University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of Nebraska University of New Hampshire University of New Mexico University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Puerto Rico University of Rochester University of Southern California University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas at Austin University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wyoming Utah State University Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wayne State University Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Yale University For the years 2011 to 2014, the following institutions or specific departments will receive a separate invitation to nominate a candidate to apply to the program: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Beckman Vision Center, University of California, San Francisco Case Eye Institute, Case Western Reserve University Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Sciences University College of Optometry, University of Houston Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Duke University Eye Center Emory Eye Center Hamilton Glaucoma Center, University of California, San Diego Jules Stein Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
Page 5 of 7 Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, University of Colorado Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard University Vanderbilt Eye Institute Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Yale Eye Center TOTAL = 183 National Advisory Committee The National Advisory Committee provides scientific leadership to the program, reviews all applications, and identifies candidates to be recommended to the Pew Board to be named Pew Scholars. Current Members of the National Advisory Committee include: Chair: Mello, Craig C., Ph.D. Blais Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine University of Massachusetts Members: Bassler, Bonnie L., Ph.D. Squibb Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Princeton University Bjorkman, Pamela, Ph.D. Max Delbrück Professor of Biology California Institute of Technology Blau, Helen M., Ph.D. Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Professor Director, Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology Stanford University School of Medicine Brodsky, Frances M., D.Phil. Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of California, San Francisco Desplan, Claude, Ph.D. Silver Professor, Department of Biology New York University Eisen, Michael B., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Galán, Jorge, Ph.D. Professor and Chairman, Section of Microbial Pathogenesis Yale University School of Medicine Gilbert, Charles D., M.D., Ph.D. Arthur and Janet Ross Professor, Laboratory of Neurobiology The Rockefeller University Hannon, Gregory J., Ph.D. Professor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Kuriyan, John, Ph.D. Investigator, Howards Hughes Medical Institute Chancellor's Professor, Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
Page 6 of 7 Lehmann, Ruth, Ph.D. Director, Skirball Institute Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Cell Biology New York University School of Medicine Mathis, Diane, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pathology Harvard Medical School Medzhitov, Ruslan, Ph.D. David W. Wallace Professor, Department of Immunobiology Yale University Meister, Markus, Ph.D. Professor, Division of Biology California Institute of Technology Shokat, Kevan, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology University of California, San Francisco Zhuang, Xiaowei, Ph.D. Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Professor, Department of Physics Harvard University Oral History Project The story of scientific discovery is a personal one, and the Oral History and Archives Project for the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences has collected the life stories of more than 200 Pew scholars and produced one of the most extensive biomedical research oral history archives available today in the United States. The oral history project, launched in 1988, provides an intellectual portrait of modern science and makes available significant insight into the factors that shaped the lives of some of today s most accomplished biomedical scientists. The oral history collection traces the scientific paths that the scholars pursued, the challenges they confronted, and the kinds of choices and decisions they made that shaped their careers. Such stories, in turn, can motivate and inspire others to follow similar routes. The completed oral histories are archived at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. Many of the histories are available for viewing and research upon request. For more information about the Pew Scholars oral history collection, please contact the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Next: To Apply Twitter Facebook YouTube News Feeds Food Safety Medical Safety Biomedical Research Register to track content, action alerts, and customized RSS feeds about the topics that matter to you most. Enter Your Email Sign Up! Linda Paris Manager, Communications, Medical Programs Tel: 202-540-6354 Email: lparis@pewtrusts.org HEALTH INITIATIVES Home Our Mission News Room Contact Us About The Pew Charitable Trusts: About Pew Giving Careers@Pew Trust Magazine Contact Us Pew on the Web: The Pew Charitable Trusts State and Consumer Initiatives Environmental Initiatives Pew Research Center Copyright(c) 1996-2012 The Pew Charitable Trusts. All Rights Reserved. Privacy, Legal and Cookie Policies [+] Feedback
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