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!KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN
!!CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
!!KNAW Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award 2018

__Prestigious biennial award for internationally acclaimed researchers in (translational) cancer research and compassionate cancer patient care__
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Nominations are now being accepted for the second KNAW Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award. The deadline for nominations is __1 May 2018__.
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For additional information on the KNAW Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award and a digital version of the nomination form, please visit our website: [http://www.knaw.nl/bobpinedoaward].
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The KNAW Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award is intended explicitly for a researcher (or team of researchers) whose past or present contribution to (translational) cancer research and compassionate cancer patient care is regarded as outstanding.
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The award winner receives a bronze sculpture in the form of Professor Pinedo's hand, symbolising both strength and hope of healing, along with EUR 100,000. In 2016, Bert Vogelstein was awarded the first KNAW Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award.
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This award is offered by the Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award Foundation. Since 2016, the Foundation has entrusted the selection of the award winner to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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