The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research awards $2.2 Million Grant to Yi Ye for oral cancer research
Rita Allen Scholar Yi Ye (2015) received a grant from NIDCR to study Schwann cells in oral cancer and pain…
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David A. Tuveson elected as president of the American Association for Cancer Research
Members of the American Association for Cancer Research have selected Rita Allen Scholar David Tuveson (2004) for president in 2021…
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards grant to Jordan McCall
Rita Allen Scholar Jordan McCall (2019) receives a grant from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for stress reseach…
John Schoggins and colleagues identify protein as potential therapeutic for COVID-19
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, including Rita Allen Scholar John Schoggins (2015), discover cell surface protein that inhibits COVID-19 infection in mice…
Sanofi – Institut Pasteur Senior International Scientist Award for Biomedical Research in Microbiology and Infection presented to Carl Nathan
Rita Allen Scholar Carl Nathan (1984) receives Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award in recognition of his contributions to significant scientific progress in the life sciences…
Memorial Sloan Kettering recognizes Alex Kentsis’ research as an important clinical discovery of 2019
Rita Allen Scholar Alex Kentsis (2016) recognized for discovering a urinary biomarker for Wilms’ tumor—an important advancement—by Memorial Sloan Kettering…
Gregory Scherrer receives award in recognition of achievements as early-stage, tenured faculty
UNC School of Medicine presents Yang Family Biomedical Scholars Award to Rita Allen Scholar Gregory Scherrer (2014)…
Partnership Awards Presented for Projects Advancing Science Communication in Appalachia, Police Departments, and Hospitals
Three efforts have been selected by the National Academy of Sciences to foster collaboration in science communication and engagement.
2020 Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain
Applications Open November 20, 2019. Since 2009, the Rita Allen Foundation has awarded annually the Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain recognizing emerging leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic pain. Each year, the Foundation typically…
Public Attitudes about Science—New Findings
New research from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences explores the origins of global public attitudes toward science. This study is part of the Academy’s multiyear initiative, the Public Face of Science, which is supported in part by the Rita Allen Foundation. Examining data on attitudes about…