The US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and the National Foundation for Cancer Research recognize five young Chinese investigators with the 2014 USCACA-NFCR Scholar Awards

www.cjcsysu.com Chinese Anti-Cancer Association CACA 521 Authors′ Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, Los Angeles, Martinez, CA 94553, USA; Department of Preventive Medicine, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Beijing Cancer Hospital and Institute, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing 100142, China; Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; National Foundation for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Department of Neurology & Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Center of Genetic Medicine, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Corresponding Authors: Shi-Yuan Cheng, US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association. Email: [email protected]; Michael Yi Wang, National Foundation for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. Email: [email protected]. doi: 10.5732/cjc.014.10221 To facilitate and strengthen collaborations among cancer researchers and physicians in the United States and China, the US Chinese AntiCancer Association (USCACA) and the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) have established the Scholar Excellence Award for the USCACA-NFCR Scholar Exchange and Fellowship Program in Basic, Translational, and Clinical Studies. From 2010 to 2013, 14 young Chinese researchers and physicians have been recognized by the award for their outstanding achievements in cancer research accomplished both during their training in the United States and after their returning to China. This year, 5 young scientists were selected on the basis of their significant contributions in translational cancer research. Here, we are proud to present these outstanding winners of the 2014 USCACA-NFCR Scholar Award: ● Dr. Yan Cheng, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha; ● Dr. Guoyan Liu, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin; ● Dr. Fengju Song, Department of Epidemiology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin; ● Dr. Yanxia Shi, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou; ● Dr. Suling Liu, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. The USCACA and NFCR presented the award to these 5 awardees during the 17th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) held in Xiamen, September 17-21, 2014.