PhD Student LeBlanc Awarded Health Professional Training Grant from the American Cancer Society

Matthew LeBlanc, PhD Student, was recently awarded a Health Professional Training Grant from the American Cancer Society.

He will work to identify needs among a newly growing group of cancer survivors—those with multiple myeloma. New treatments have led to impressive survival gains. This extended survival comes at a cost; patients are on perpetual treatment as they consistently transition to new medications when previous therapies stop working. He expects that findings from the study will help direct future research, intervention development and clinical practice.

The American Cancer Society Extramural Research program currently supports research and training in a wide range of cancer-related disciplines at more than 200 institutions. With an investment of more than $4.8 billion since 1946, the ACS is the largest private, not-for-profit source of cancer research funds in the U.S., and has funded 47 researchers who have gone on to be awarded the Nobel Prize. The program primarily funds early career investigators, giving the best and the brightest a chance to explore cutting-edge ideas at a time when they might not find funding elsewhere. In addition, the Extramural Research program focuses on needs that are unmet by other funding organizations.

Find more information about LeBlanc’s grant and the ACS Research Program here.