Funding Biomedical Research Programs Contributions of the Markey Trust (2006) / Chapter Skim
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3. Research Program Grants provided funding opportunities for established scientists with proven records of excellence in biomedical research.
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MARKEY SCHOLARS AND VISITING FELLOWS The Markey Trustees recognized the importance of providing funding to young biomedical scientists to launch their careers. The Trust dedicated $63,093,900 to fund the Scholar Awards in Biomedical Sciences and the United Kingdom and Australian Visiting Fellows.
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Total support amounted to $3,298,000. GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTS Almost at its inception, The Markey Trust had become cognizant of a growing gap between biomedical research and clinical application.
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Markey Basic Medical Research Funds to provide support for promising predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty.4 Markey Predoctoral Fellows In its early years the Trust provided $9,400,000 to 15 academic institutions to assist predoctoral students in biomedical science programs. These graduate students were known as Markey Fellows.
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The Trust initially defined the purpose of Research Program Grants as follows: Research Program Grants are made to institutions with a major commit ment to the life sciences to assist in the establishment, reorganization, or expansion of significant biomedical research programs or centers. The grants usually involve funding for the recruitment of new faculty, pre and postdoctoral support, completion or renovation of laboratory space, purchase of new equipment, and additional technical assistance (Lucille P
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