the goal of the 2025 LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant Program is to fund innovative projects across the full spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, health services, early detection, disparities, and social determinants of health research.
The following topics are of interest:
- Improvements in risk stratification of patients and uptake for screening
- Identification and characterization of new biomarkers for NSCLC and SCLC
- Development of predictive, diagnostic, or prognostic biomarkers
- Liquid biopsy assays and related techniques
- Genomic and histological approaches to improve early detection in tissue samples
- Novel imaging and computational modalities to identify and risk stratify pre-neoplastic lesions
- Implementation science with systematic uptake of evidence-based research findings into routine practices to improve quality and effectiveness of health services for early detection
- Studies of pre-neoplasia and progression to lung neoplasia to inform prevention strategies
- Development of pathways to increase uptake and utilization of lung cancer screening
- Epidemiology studies to identify risk factors and implementation of prevention measures
- Development of any new technologies that will aid in identifying early-stage lung cancers
Funding: $150,000
Duration: 2 years
Research Authority deadline: 24.2.25
LOI (required) due date: 3.3.25
Full proposal due date: 2.6.25
