Cancer Research Awardees
| Awarded Year | Awardee(s) | Pilot Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lei Duan, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RMC | Synthetic lethality of YBX1 inhibition in triple-negative breast cancer with RB1 deficiency |
| 2025 | Carl Maki, PhD Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RMC | Predictive markers of zotatifin sensitivity in triple-negative breast cancer |
| 2024 | Kyle Amber, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, RMC | Impact of immunomodulators on checkpoint inhibitor induced psoriasis |
| 2024 | Carl Maki, PhD Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RMC | A novel strategy to target P53 and RB deficient small cell lung cancer |
| 2024 | Jeffrey Schneider, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity, RMC | Targeting sialic acid on triple-negative breast cancer in order to increase efficacy of immunotherapy |
| 2024 | Christopher Seder, MD Professor, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, RMC | Defining proteomic biomarkers associated with recurrence in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer |
| 2023 | Jeffrey A. Borgia, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RMC | Enhancement of a blood-based risk stratification method to select patients for lung cancer screening |
| 2023 | Lei Duan, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RMC | A synthetic lethality approach for NSCLC with co-occurring KRAS and KEAP1 mutations |
| 2023 | John Martin, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, RMC | A multi-institution consortium to improve pathological analysis of chondrosarcoma |
| 2023 | Jitesh Pratap, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RMC | Regulation of the tubulin code and growth factor signaling in bone metastasis of breast cancer |
| 2022 | Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD (PI) Lin Cheng, MD, PhD (Co-I) | Studying intratumoral fibrin as a potential target in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| 2022 | Kevin C. Jones, PhD (PI) Julius Turian, PhD (Co-I) Yixiang Liao, PhD (Co-I) | Development of a gamma camera to image high-dose-rate brachytherapy sources |
| 2022 | Adrian Mansini, PhD (PI) Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, RMC | Developing a novel NK-92 cell-based immunotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer treatment |
| 2022 | Gaurav Marwaha, MD (PI) Soumyajit Roy, MBBS, MSc(c) (Co-I) Jeffrey A. Borgia, PhD (Co-I) | Effect of esomeprazole on radiation induced esophagitis in non-small cell lung cancer (EERENS) |
| 2022 | Ira J. Miller, MD, PhD (PI) Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, RMC | Restoring nature to defeat lymphoma |