Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) recently announced the formation of a $20 million “dream team,” co-led by our very own Jedd Wolchok, chief of the Melanoma and Immunotherapeutics Service.

Funded in part by SU2C, ACS, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, the team has devised a three-pronged approach to focus on KRAS mutant lung cancer which includes: working to define the most effective therapies to target KRAS and critical related biological pathways, targeting the immune system for the treatment of KRAS mutant lung cancers, and integrating targeted therapies with immunotherapies for these lung cancers.

For more information, see the SU2C-ACS Lung Cancer Dream Team: Targeting KRAS Mutant Lung Cancers and other SU2C Scientific Research Teams.

Howard Huges Medical Institute recently announced its new Faculty Scholars Program, a national competition that aims to strengthen the community of basic researchers and physician scientists who bring innovative approaches to the study of biological problems.

The program is a collaborative initiative of HHMI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Simons Foundation, and is expected to award up to 70 five-year grants, ranging from $100,000 to $400,000 per year. Scholars will apply molecular, genetic, computational and theoretical approaches to fundamental problems in diverse areas of biology, and will be required to devote at least 50 percent of their total effort to the direct conduct of research.

Applications are being accepted online until July 28, 2015, 3pm (ET). For more information, see the FAQ and other documents available on the program’s website.

The new NIH biosketch format will be required for grant applications submitted on or after May 25, 2015 – see our recent blog post for more information. To help with the transition, check out the Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv), an online tool that helps researchers gather and compile personal information, such as expertise, employment, education and professional accomplishments, for re-use in grant submissions. Profiles can be created by entering data manually, copying an existing profile, or using an automated feed from an external source such as eRA Commons, National Science Foundation and ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID).

Learn more about the recent ORCID Author Data Integration and check out this short video which focuses on the special features in SciENcv that help users create, share, and maintain NIH biosketch profiles: