jane coffin childs memorial fund for medical research jane coffin childs memorial fund for medical research the jane coffin childs memorial fund for medical research (the "jcc"), established in 1937, awards the "jane coffin childs postdoctoral fellowship" for research in the medical and related sciences bearing on cancer. jane coffin childs memorial fund for medical researchformationjune 11, 1937founderstarling winston childs & alice s. childstypemedical and related sciences research history the fund was founded on june 11, 1937, by starling winston childs and alice s. childs, in memory of jane coffin childs. its funds have been on the order of $3 million. description currently, the foundation awards 20 to 30 fellowships per year. the fellowship is regarded as one of the most prestigious fellowships in the us, and postdoctoral candidates are awarded with a three-year support. the researchers and the research labs where the fellows conduct their projects have made major scientific contributions in areas such as the advancement of understanding the human genome, and the application of genetic approaches to understanding pathway regulation, and stem cell activation. there are nearly two dozen individuals associated with the fund—as grantees, fellows, and advisers—have won nobel prizes in physiology, medicine, and chemistry. over the years, the fund has attracted distinguished scientists for its board of scientific advisers. as of 2020, 17 of the former board members have earned the nobel prize. members of the board of scientific advisers have included: ali shilatifard elizabeth blackburn peter cresswell elaine fuchs tony hunter cynthia kenyon john kuriyan susan mcconnell thomas d. pollard randy schekman charles j. sherr pamela a. silver graham c. walker the jane coffin childs memorial fund for medical research is dedicated to providing financial support to offer highly qualified scientists the opportunity to pursue research into the causes and origins of cancer. the goal of the fund is to provide support to the brightest individual scientists pursuing careers in cancer research while promoting and emphasizing the value and contribution of the individual in keeping with the spirit of the conception of the fund. notable fellows have included: jeremy m. berg david s. cafiso margaret t. fuller juan e. gonzález susan gottesman enoch huang liqun luo lara mahal william mcginnis jessica polka james a. shapiro joan a. steitz clare m. waterman-storer