The V Foundation for Cancer Research
The US charity founded by ESPN and coach Jim Valvano that funds translational and early-career cancer research, with every donated dollar going to grants.
Founded in 1993 by ESPN and basketball coach Jim Valvano shortly before his death, the V Foundation funds cancer research through Translational Grants, V Scholar awards for early-career investigators, Designated Grants and the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund for minority researchers and health disparities. Grants are peer-reviewed by a scientific advisory committee of leading oncologists and awarded at NCI-designated cancer centres and comparable institutions. Fundraising through ESPN's V Week, the Dick Vitale Gala and the Jimmy V Classic makes it one of the most visible cancer research charities in the United States.
- Translational Grants
- V Scholar early-career awards
- Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund
- Paediatric cancer research (Dick Vitale Fund)
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not linked directly; found by shared links- InstitutionCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Shares MD Anderson Cancer Center, The valley of death between lab and product, National Cancer Institute (NIH).
- IdeaCommunity health workers and trusted local organisations paid to recruit for trials
Shares Trials do not represent the people who get cancer, National Cancer Institute (NIH).
- IdeaAt least a third of pivotal-trial sites in community and rural settings
Shares Trials do not represent the people who get cancer, National Cancer Institute (NIH).
- IdeaRemove blanket exclusions for mental illness and dementia; support consent instead
Shares Trials do not represent the people who get cancer, National Cancer Institute (NIH).
- IdeaMobile research units bring trial visits to rural towns
Shares Trials do not represent the people who get cancer, National Cancer Institute (NIH).
- IdeaPaid community advisory boards with power to change protocol burden
Shares Trials do not represent the people who get cancer, National Cancer Institute (NIH).
- IdeaDiversity action plans with consequences: unmet targets trigger post-approval requirements
Shares Trials do not represent the people who get cancer, National Cancer Institute (NIH).
- IdeaA public equity index for trial sites and sponsors, tied to funding
Shares Trials do not represent the people who get cancer, National Cancer Institute (NIH).