DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Funds ovarian cancer research from basic lab work through translational studies, with clinical trials excluded and preliminary data required.
Most ovarian cancer research ideas do not arrive labelled by mechanism or stage. This award is the general-purpose door for a well-supported idea that needs to make an argument on its own merits.
What is funded is high-impact research addressing a critical need in ovarian cancer, with the potential to make an important contribution to the disease itself or to patient and survivor care. The applic…
High-impact ovarian cancer research addressing a critical need or contribution to patient and survivor care, spanning basic laboratory through translational research and excluding clinical trials, requiring preliminary data. An optional Partnering Principal Investigator structure allows two investigators to work synergistically on one project.
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