MRF Stewardship Report - April 2018

Research

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

145 GRANTS FUNDED since 1988

In 2017, six exceptional grants were selected in the following areas: l Melanoma prevention

THE MRF SPONSORS TWO AWARDS in conjunction with the Society of Melanoma Research (SMR) each year l YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD l  CHRISTOPHER J. MARSHALL AWARD for Studies on Signal Transduction and Melanoma https://www.societymelanomaresearch.org/awards

2017 PARTNERSHIP WITH BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB (BMS) established a new category of research funding l  MRFBC-BMS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH TEAM AWARD to Advance the Field of Translational Immuno-Oncology

l  Immunotherapy (3) l Signal transduction l Uveal melanoma

To date, funding from the MRF has resulted in:

Medical Student AWARDS

35

160

Publications

Established Investigator AWARDS

15

26

Clinical Trials

Grants with New Collaborations

58

5

Career Development AWARDS

77

Patents

Grants with New Funding Support

38

Presentations 284

Team AWARDS

8

2

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