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New VCSCB Faculty Member, Kevin Ess, M.D., Ph.D., Receives Clinical Scientist Development Award

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has selected 14 physician-scientists conducting clinical research to receive 2009 Clinical Scientist Development Awards (CSDA) of $135,000 per year for three years. The CSDA provides start-up funding for physician-scientists establishing their own research teams and enables them to protect 75% of their professional time for clinical research.

To read the entire press release go to: http://www.ddcf.org/doris_duke_files/download_files/CSDA09PressRelease.pdf.

We congratulate VCSCB faculty member, Kevin Ess, M.D., Ph.D., on this highly deserved award!