Research fellowships currently available to investigators include those in cardiovascular disease, neurology, prevention and treatment of hip fractures, and urology or urology-related fields. Fellowships are also available to support work in history and humanities as they relate to medicine. An internship for advanced training in book and paper conservation is also offered.

The Academy offers endowed lectures and awards for academic leaders, researchers, clinicians and scientists. These awards are offered in fields including cardiology, glaucoma, nephrology and pediatrics.

Several grants afford medical students the opportunity to conduct summer research projects that will enrich their educational experience and propel continuing interest in the medical profession. Such grants are offered in the fields of cardiovascular research, microbiology and urology. Additional grants provide funding for projects that focus on medicine as it relates to the needs of underserved or disadvantaged populations, as well as those striving to understand importance of population-based strategies for health promotion and disease prevention.

Recent Award Recipients

2006-2008 Edwin Beer Research Fellowship in Urology and Urology-Related Fields
Hyung L. Kim, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Heat Shock Protein Vaccine Targeting Carbonic and Anhydrase-9 in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Isaac Y. Kim, MD, PhD
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Immuno-Gene Therapy for Prostate Cancer Based on Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Insensitive Macrophages