William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation

William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation

23 PENINSULA DRIVE HILTON HEAD, 29926

 

MISSION

The mission of the William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation is to promote advances in the field of oncology, particularly pediatric oncology, by shortening the cancer research timetable.

STRATEGIES

While the Foundation provides grants for pilot research studies and educational efforts, its central activity is an Annual Scientific Forum, held at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The Scientific Advisory Board reviews advanced research areas for those with the greatest prospect for significant progress and selects one as the topic of the Forum.

Twelve to fifteen of the world’s leading physicians and scientists  from a variety of disciplines associated with the specific topic are selected to attend the Forum. They meet in a private “think tank” environment, where they can freely exchange ideas in the hope of building on each other’s knowledge, and experience. New approaches are suggested and examined, and the most promising ones are actively pursued.

The objective is not to discuss published research, but rather to provide a forum for the cross fertilization of ideas, concepts, and observations in the hope of shortening the cancer research timetable.

Participants are invited to the Forum based on the recommendation of the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board, a distinguished panel of physicians and scientists.

FORBECK SCHOLAR BOARD AND RETREAT

The Scholar Award recognizes promising young scientists working in the field of cancer research. During the Annual Forum recipients of the award have an unrivaled opportunity to interact with international experts in a particular field of cancer research. In addition, award recipients will be invited to participate in the Foundation’s Scholar Retreats. Scholars are selected by competitive application and have been consistently outstanding. Nomination must be made by a letter of recommendation from the applicant’s director of studies. Applicants will be selected by o

 

 

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