▁elsewhere ▁in ▁their ▁fields . ▁ ▁Pro state ▁Can cer ▁Foundation ▁Sim ons ▁has ▁led ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁P CF ’ s ▁Research ▁Awards ▁glob ally ▁to ▁ 6 2 7 ▁research ▁awards ▁including ▁$ 1 8 7 . 0 ▁million ▁in ▁fund ing ▁to ▁ 1 5 9 ▁teams ▁of ▁scient ists ▁working ▁on ▁human ▁gen et ics , ▁mole cular ▁on col ogy , ▁genom ic ▁medic ines , ▁mole cular ▁imag ing , ▁and ▁" prec ision ▁imm un other apy ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sim ons ▁launched ▁new ▁peer - review ed ▁research ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁China , ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁Pro state ▁Can cer ▁Foundation ▁also ▁increased ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁cancer ▁research ers ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁Greece ▁through ▁the ▁P CF ▁H ellen ic ▁Fund . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁P CF ▁global ▁enter prise ▁now ▁extends ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁countries . ▁ ▁When ▁Sim ons ▁joined ▁the ▁Pro state ▁Can cer ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁launched ▁the ▁“ PC F ▁ 1 0 0 ”, ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁support ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Young ▁Investig ators . ▁Each ▁Young ▁Investig ator ▁receives ▁a ▁three - year ▁award ▁and ▁total ▁grant ▁amount ▁of ▁$ 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁is ▁matched ▁doll ar -