Dr. Angelika Amon, HHMI Investigator and MIT professor, joins the BSA this year. “The JCC is one of the premier mechanisms to support talented young scientists,” says Amon. “I am honored and excited to be […]

The Fund awards fellowships to qualified individuals for full-time postdoctoral research on cancer and related subject areas. Applicants should not have more than one year of postdoctoral experience and should hold either an M.D. or […]

Dr. Brenda Schulman, HHMI Investigator and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital faculty member, studies the structural basis of posttranslational modification by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins (UBls). Many eukaryotic cell processes are regulated by the attachment […]

As a fan of country music and aspiring musician, Eric N. Olson was thrilled when the country music icon Willie Nelson and his wife Annie established the Annie and Willie Nelson Professorship for Olson at […]

Director of the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund’s Board of Scientific Advisors, Dr. Stephen Elledge, was awarded the 2015 Lasker Award for his discoveries related to the DNA-damage response in cells. He shares the award […]