July 7, 2005
Researcher wins Runyon fellowship
Elizabeth Marin, a research scientist in biology, has been awarded one of 10 Damon Runyon postdoctoral fellowships, given annually to young scientists conducting research relevant to the study of cancer and its causes, treatment and prevention.
Marin is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of biology Professor James Truman. She studies the genetic and hormonal regulation of neural stem cell divisions, using an insect brain structure called the mushroom body as a model system. The work eventually could have important implications for pediatric cancers.
The three-year fellowship includes a research award of $41,000 the first year, $43,000 the second and $44,000 the third.
The New York City-based Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is named for the journalist and short story writer who died of cancer in 1946. Runyon’s writings were the basis for the stage musical Guys and Dolls, as well as many other movies and plays. The foundation was begun that year by noted radio and newspaper personality Walter Winchell.
