Grants Awarded in 2017

These researchers are making waves in the field of pancreatic cancer research, which is highlighted in November during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Sameer Agnihotri, Ph.D.

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Valsamo Anagnostou, Ph.D., M.D.

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Victoria Bae-Jump, Ph.D., M.D.

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Steven Barthel, Ph.D.

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Michael Birnbaum, Ph.D.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Adventist Health St. Helena

Ewelina Bolcun-Filas, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center

Andrea Bonetto, Ph.D.

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center

Donita Brady, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Christine Brainson, Ph.D.

University of Kentucky

Elizabeth Calhoun, Ph.D.

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Chun Ju Chang, Ph.D.

Purdue University Center for Cancer Research

Sidi Chen, Ph.D.

Yale University Cancer Center/Department of Pediatrics

Kevin Cheung, M.D.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Roberto Chiarle, M.D.

Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

John Cole, M.D.

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Stephanie Correa, Ph.D.

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

John Cunningham, Ph.D.

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Brian Czerniecki, Ph.D., M.D.

Moffitt Cancer Center

Kara Davis, D.O.

Stanford Cancer Institute

Michael Deininger, Ph.D., M.D. & Thomas O’Hare, Ph.D.

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Gina DeNicola, Ph.D.

Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Nadya Dimitrova, Ph.D.

Yale Cancer Center

Anindya Dutta, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Michael Engel, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Virginia Cancer Center

Nester Esnaola, M.D., M.P.H.

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, Ph.D.

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Todd Fehniger, Ph.D., M.D.

Washington University School of Medicine

Francine Garrett-Bakelman, Ph.D, M.D.

University of Virginia Health System

Lucy Godley, Ph.D., M.D.

University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Elda Grabocka, Ph.D.

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson University

Timothy Graubert, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Alejandro Gutierrez, M.D.

Boston Children's Hospital

Christy Hagan, Ph.D.

University of Kansas Cancer Center

Manuel Hidalgo, Ph.D., M.D.

Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medical College

Andrew Hsieh, M.D.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Hanlee Ji, M.D.

Stanford University

Mike Kastan, M.D.

Duke Cancer Institute

Edward Kim, M.D., FACP

The Carolinas Healthcare Foundation (Levine Cancer Institute)

Kimberly Kirkwood, M.D.

UCSF/Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jeffery Klco, M.D., Ph.D.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Philip Kranzusch, Ph.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Andrea LaCroix, Ph.D.

UCSD Moores Cancer Center

Alisa B. Lee Sherick, M.D.

University of Colorado Cancer Center

University of Virginia

City of Hope National Medical Center

Guido Marcucci, M.D.

City of Hope National Medical Center

Mary Markiewiecz, Ph.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute

Shannon Maude, M.D., Ph.D.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Lauren McCullough, Ph.D.

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

York Miller, M.D., Moumita Ghosh, Ph.D., & Jihye Kim, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D.

Shands Hospital at the University of Florida/Division of Hematology Oncology

Akinyemi Ojesina, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michael Pacold, Ph.D, M.D.

New York University School of Medicine

Ronald Parchem, Ph.D.

Baylor College of Medicine

Jong Park, Ph.D.

Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Helen Patterson

Queen of the Valley Medical Center

Rachel Rau, M.D.

Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers

Jeffrey Ravetch, Ph.D., M.D.

The Rockefeller University

Andrew Rhim, M.D.

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Miguel Rivera, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Barbara Savoldo, Ph.D., M.D.

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Peter Shaw, M.D.

All Children's Research Institute, Inc./Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Mara Sherman, Ph.D.

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Robert Signer, Ph.D.

John and Rebecca Moores Cancer Center

Vernon Sondak, M.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.

Joseph Sparano, M.D.

Albert Einstein Cancer Center

Ben Stanger, Ph.D., M.D.

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Vered Stearns, M.D. & Roisin Connolly, M.D.

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Preeti Subhedar, M.D.

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Michael Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS

Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto (Garron Family Cancer Center)

Eliezer Van Allen, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Judith Varner, Ph.D.

John and Rebecca Moores Cancer Center

Judith Villablanca, M.D.

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Nikhil Wagle, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Qingy Wei, M.D., Ph.D.

Duke Cancer Institute

Angelique Whitehurst, Ph.D.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Jennifer Wilson, M.D.

Kexin Xu, Ph.D. & Virginia Kaklamani, M.D.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Shizhen (Jane) Zhu, M.D., Ph.D.

Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center

Michael Zinner, M.D.

Miami Cancer Center at Baptist Health