A call for translational cancer research projects co-led by one clinician and one scientist engaged in basic research
It is widely agreed that creativity and innovation take place at the interface of disciplines, when two mind-sets meet to solve a common problem. Inter- or multi-disciplinary teams are motivated by the challenge of sharing a common goal, forming a cooperative, not competitive collaboration. The AGORA cancer research center was built by the ISREC Foundation to bring together researchers from different institutions with a common goal – that of developing innovative therapies and diagnostics for cancer patients. Now for the third year, the ISREC Foundation launches a call for Tandem projects, in which pairs of clinicians and research scientists jointly design a translational research project that they will co-lead. The Tandem program will fund 2- or 3-year grants for the salaries of postdocs or research assistants who will be co-supervised by a team of equals, that is, one research scientist/engineer and one (or under exceptional conditions, two) clinicians. Applications are welcome from anywhere in Switzerland.
| Submission deadlines: | → Letter of intent: 15.12.2024 → Application: 01.03.2025 |
