RESEARCH & SCIENCE
GLOBAL SCIENCE MEETING CURE OM holds an annual global science meeting in partnership with the Society for Melanoma Research Congress which meets every fall. In the fall of 2022, the meeting was held in Edinburgh, Scotland where the CURE OM Global Science Meeting brought together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and clinicians from around the world to talk about the latest ocular melanoma (OM) research advances and to focus on ways to improve coordination and collaboration in the OM research field. Speakers and participants gathered in person and virtually from the US, Canada, Australia and around Europe. The next CURE OM Global Science Meeting will be held in Philadelphia in November 2023 and will continue pushing the research field forward- specifically, following up on increasing coordination and collaboration in the field, and advancing clinical trials and patient engagement in research.
ACCELERATING RESEARCH: PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH GRANTS
The CURE OM initiative has awarded more than $2.38 million in peer-reviewed research grants focused on OM. The awarded grants have included a range of Team Science Awards, Established Investigator Awards, Career Development Awards and Medical Student Grants. In 2023 (to date), the MRF has been fortunate to award one Career Development Award and three Medical Student Grants specifically focused on OM research.
2023 TEAM SCIENCE AWARD: OPTIONS BRING HOPE
This year, the MRF is also fortunate to be able to offer an additional OM focused research award, the CURE OM Options Bring Hope Team Award in honor of Lindsay Zubeck. This award provides funding of up to $250,000 over a two-year period ($150,000 for year one and $100,000 for year two) to an investigative team whose research will advance treatment for all patients with metastatic uveal melanoma not limited by HLA type. Teams will consist of a principal investigator (PI) and at least one co-PI (both US-based and international scientists and research teams are eligible to apply). Teams consisting of both basic scientists and clinicians are encouraged, as is the inclusion of a junior scientist. This grant will be awarded in fall 2023.
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