Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Medical Research (2006): did not establish the sustained national or international
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish the sustained national or international acclaim required for the classification. Specifically, the petitioner's role as a principal investigator on a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant was not sufficient to meet the criterion for membership in an association requiring outstanding achievements, as the evidence did not prove that all grant recipients had already accomplished such achievements.
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