Life Sciences Research Foundation

The Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) is a postdoctoral fellowship program, with a mission "to establish partnerships between those who support research in the life sciences and academic institutions for their mutual benefit."[1] The award is one of four highly competitive postdoctoral awards in the life sciences,[2] and was established in 1981 by Donald D. Brown of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Embryology. The Board of DIrectors also includes Douglas Koshland and Solomon H. Snyder. The 56 sponsors include many top companies in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.[3] In 2012, Brown won the Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Science, in part for his initiation and 30-year dedication to LSRF.[4]

Alumni

Notable alumni include Philip Beachy of Stanford, Miyoung Chun of the Kavli Foundation, George M. Church of Harvard, Gerald F. Joyce of the Scripps Research Institute, and Robert Sapolsky of Stanford.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Life Sciences Research Foundation". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "JCC Fund Newsletter". 2007.
  3. ↑ "LSRF General Information and Sponsors". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award in Medical Science". 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) Alumni". Retrieved 25 May 2013.

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