MENTORING PROGRAM

Highlighting its commitment to young investigators, the Lymphoma Research Foundation launched the first-of-its-kind lymphoma mentoring program in 2014.  Program participants, known as LRF Scholars, attend and participate in an intensive week-long workshop in which they learn from and network with the Foundation’s renowned Scientific Advisory Board members.  Over the course of the two-year program, LRF Scholars gain the skills needed to successfully design and administer clinical research studies, apply for future grant funding, and establish themselves as independent researchers.

LRF Scholars receive an additional grant of $10,000 to support professional development expenses to help advance their lymphoma career.  Participation in LRF’s exclusive mentoring program provides Scholars with a unique experience to learn how to build a successful career in lymphoma research from the best in the field.  As a result, LRF Scholars are often regarded as up and coming leaders in the field of lymphoma research.

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

LRF’s unique commitment to young investigators enables the Foundation to support science.  The LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants are designed to support PhD fellows who have completed less than five years of postdoctoral work and MD fellows who have completed two to five years of fellowship work.

Areas of research may include, but are not limited to, etiology, immunology, genetics, therapies and transplantation. Typically, young investigator grants focus on basic science, which paves the way for scientific advancements and discoveries across a wide-range of cancers and diseases. The LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship provides a total of $105,000 to grantees over two years.  These grants from LRF provide the seed money necessary for young investigators, early in their careers, to be able to dedicate their time and talents to studying lymphoma.  Many grantees credit this program with solidifying their careers in lymphoma research. 

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

The LRF Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (CDA) Program provides grants to advanced fellows or junior faculty members to facilitate their transition to independent clinical researchers. CDA grant recipients have the greatest potential to contribute to the development of new lymphoma therapies and diagnostic tools.

The LRF Clinical Investigator Award provides salary support and protected research time to grantees over three years.  Many grantees received their first independent funding from LRF and have since become senior leaders in the field.

DISEASE-FOCUS AREA GRANTS

In addition to early-career researchers, LRF funds faculty-level researchers in areas of lymphoma research that may be understudied or have key issues in need of further investigation. These programs, which fall under the larger designation of Disease Focus-Area Grants, solicit innovative research in specific subtypes and/or patient populations, and may also target certain types of research, including studies on biological pathways, correlative studies from existing clinical trials, and collaborative multi-institution projects.

Through Disease Focus-Area Grants, LRF has supported research in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma (FL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), as well as research on the adolescent and young adult (AYA) patient population.