The National Institutes of Health has given its first MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) award of 2011 to Brian Druker, MD, Professor and Director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, for his research into Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.

According to the National Cancer Institute website, the MERIT Award program extends funding to experienced researchers who have superior grants and who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to and success in research.  More information about Dr. Druker and Award can be found at the US National Institutes of Health website.