Pershing Square Sohn Prize Awards $4.2M to Seven “Next Generation” Innovators in Cancer Research
The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance announced the seven winners of the 2019 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research, awarded annually to talented New York City-area cancer research scientists and physician-scientists. The Prize, totaling $4.2 million in funding awarded, emboldens early-career investigators to pursue research projects at a stage when traditional funding is lacking. Recipients receive $200,000 per year for up to three years. The awards will be presented on May 22, 2019.
Over the past six years, the Alliance has awarded over $22 million to 39 talented scientists. With this funding, provided at the early stage of their promising careers, the recipients are growing New York City as a biomedical research hub. In addition to funding, the Alliance provides Prize winners with opportunities to present their work to scientific and business audiences, helping to bridge the gap between the academic and business communities.
“We are so proud of the seven passionate, brilliant and innovative recipients of this year’s Pershing Square Sohn Prize,” said Bill Ackman, Co-Founder of The Pershing Square Foundation and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. “To date, the Pershing Square Sohn Prize has been awarded to 39 outstanding scientists who think unconventionally and explore new areas of research as they work to discover novel cancer therapies...