CRS / Rob Lutterman Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant
The CRS/Rob Lutterman Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant is funded by the Rob Lutterman Memorial Fund, established in memory of Mr. Rob Lutterman who died of pancreatic cancer at age 63, to promote and fund research on pancreatic cancer. More specifically, the fund is used to help scientists and doctors discover earlier methods of detection, learn more about its genetics and inheritability, and ultimately, provide more effective therapies.
Personalized funds such as this one are a specific means by which the Cancer Research Society supports research activities by independent scientists or small groups of investigators on a defined subject.
The CRS/Rob Lutterman Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant is usually awarded for a period of three years for a maximum amount of $100,000 per year. Since its creation, two CRS/Rob Lutterman grants have been awarded; the first to Dr Norman Kneteman from the University of Alberta in 2007 and the second to Drs Michel L. Tremblay, Bruno Gagnon & Neil McDonald from McGill University in 2010.
The funding of promising pancreatic cancer research, as well as future pioneering work in the field, by means of the CRS/Rob Lutterman Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant, is made possible through the Annual Ski for a Cure Event and donations received throughout the year. Ski for a Cure is a fun and casual event where participants of all ages ski the slopes in support of a worthy cause. Rob Lutterman’s family and special friends created this annual ski day to celebrate life, to raise money for cancer research and most importantly, to commemorate Rob who was an avid skier.
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