Linda on a typical Bellingham summer day
Well, we have ten or twelve of them most any year
While fumbling around in the depths of the internet seeking
enlightenment on checkpoint inhibitors (q.v.), I stumbled on an article I actually
could understand. It had nothing to do
with checkpoint inhibitors, though – it was a report of NCI awards for SPORE
grants. NCI you recognize: a SPORE is alternatively
a way that some plants reproduce, or – as in this case – a type of NCI award
called a Special Program on Research Excellence, or (as I am sure recipients
regard it – the jackpot). These grants
last for five years and (currently at least) are worth $2.85 million
annually. At the moment there are four
active SPOREs in the field of ovarian cancer research. Mayo Clinic received one this year. I am going to study the Abstract for their
proposal, and if I can make any sense of it I will report.
Needless to say, Mayo Clinic is top drawer. I am encouraged.
Sadly, the program I attempted to help at Fred Hutch was not
funded. I don’t think it was my
fault.
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