Designated Grants

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Chad Pecot, M.D.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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These exceptional researchers were all funded by the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund.

2019

Jaffer Ajani, M.D.

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Alan Ashworth, Ph.D.

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Riccardo Autorino, M.D., Ph.D.

VCU Massey Cancer Center

Manali Bhave, M.D.

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Matthew Breen, Ph.D. & Heather Stapleton, Ph.D.

NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Duke Cancer Institute

John Bushweller, Ph.D.

UVA Health System

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2018

David Ashley, M.D., Ph.D.

Duke Cancer Institute

Nadine Barrett, Ph.D.

Duke Cancer Institute

Pavani Chalasani, M.D.

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Karlene Cimprich, Ph.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute

David Cohn, M.D.

The Ohio State University

Courtney DiNardo, M.D., MSCE

MD Anderson Cancer Center

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2017

Sameer Agnihotri, Ph.D.

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Steven Barthel, Ph.D.

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Adventist Health St. Helena

Elizabeth Calhoun, Ph.D.

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Chun Ju Chang, Ph.D.

Purdue University Center for Cancer Research

Roberto Chiarle, M.D.

Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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2016

Mazhar Adli, Ph.D.

University of Virginia

Ash Alizadeh, M.D., Ph.D.

Stanford University School of Medicine

Michael Armstrong, M.D., Ph.D.

Duke University

Terry Badger, Ph.D.

University of Arizona College of Nursing

Bradley Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D. and John Mullen, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Jeffrey Clarke, M.D.

Duke University

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2015

Reka Albert B.A., M.A., Ph.D. & Jorge Gomez Tejeda Zanudo, Ph.D.

Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute

Steven Altschuler, Ph.D. & Xiaoxiao Sun, Ph.D.

UCSF/Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gurinder Atwal, Ph.D. & Raditya Utama, Ph.D.

Cold Spring Harbor

Terry Badger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN

University of Arizona

Jose Baselga, M.D., Ph.D. & Guotai Xu, Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

John Cavanagh, Ph.D.

NC State University Cancer Therapeutics Training Program

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2014

Parveen Bhatti, Ph.D.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

John Cavanagh, Ph.D.

NC State University Cancer Therapeutic Training Program

Colin P.N. Dinney, M.D. & David J. McConkey, Ph.D.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Institute

Steven Dubois, M.D.

UCSF Benioff's Children's Hospital

Helene Furberg, Ph.D., M.D. & Vijai Joseph, Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute

Paul J. Hergenrother, Ph.D.

University of Illinois Cancer Center

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2013

Victoria Belancio, Ph.D.

Tulane University Tulane Cancer Center

Ravi Bhatia, M.D.

Beckman Research Institute City of Hope National Medical Center

John Cavanagh, Ph.D.

North Carolina State Jimmy V Cancer Therapeutics Program

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

James M. Ford, M.D.

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stuart Goldberg, M.D.

Hackensack University Medical Center The John Theurer Cancer Center

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2012

All Children’s Hospital

Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship

Virginia F. Borges, M.D., MMSc

University of Colorado Cancer Center University of Colorado

Angela M. Hartley Brodie, Ph.D.

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Ian Davis, M.D., Ph.D.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

James M. Ford, M.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford University

Peter Forsyth, M.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute University of South Florida

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2011

Gary Hammer, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Michigan

Chunyan He, ScD

IU Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Indiana University

Hanlee Ji, M.D. James M. Ford, M.D.

Stanford Genome Technology Center Stanford University

Mark Kester, Ph.D. Kevin Stavely-O’Carroll, M.D., Ph.D.

Penn State University Cancer Center

St. Helena Hospital Cancer Center

St. Helena Hospital Cancer Center

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2010

Kentucky Prostate Cancer Coalition

Kentucky Prostate Cancer Coalition

MD Anderson Cancer Center

University of Texas

St. Helena Hospital

St. Helena Hospital

Leisha A. Emens, M.D.

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

James M. Ford, M.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute

Gregory Hale, M.D. & William Janssen, Ph.D.

All Children’s Hospital

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2009

Steven M. Curley, M.D.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

James Ford, M.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute

Paola Gehrig, M.D.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gregory Hale, M.D.

All Children’s Hospital

Anthony Heaney, M.D., Ph.D.

UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Norman Lacayo, M.D. & Gary Dahl, M.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute

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2008

David Azorsa, Ph.D.

Translational Genomics Research Institute

Salvatore Bertolone, M.D.

Kosair Children’s Hospital

John Cavanagh, Ph.D.

NC State Cancer Therapeutics Training Program

Richard A. Drachtman, M.D.

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Georgia Cancer Coalition

Michael Nieder, M.D.

All Children’s Hospital

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2007

Emory Winship Cancer Institute; Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

First Health Moore Regional Cancer Center

Prostate Cancer Survivorship Program

Joel Levine, M.D.

The Carole and RayNeag Comprehensive Cancer Center

James J. Mule, Ph.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Rex Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence

Rex Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence

Ravi Salgia, M.D., Ph.D.

The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

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2006

Peter Albertsen, M.D.

The Carole and RayNeag Comprehensive Cancer Center

Salvatore Bertolone, M.D.

Children’s Hospital Foundation Kosair Children’s Hospital

Stephen Forman, M.D.

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Beckman Research Institute

Georgia Tech Emory Program for Innovative Cancer Technologies

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Robert Greiner, M.D.

Duke Cancer Institute

Sridharan Gururangan, M.D. Hai Yan , M.D., Ph.D.

The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke Cancer Institute

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2005

Salvatore Bertolone, M.D.

Kosair Children’s Hospital

Georgia Tech Emory Program for Innovative Cancer Technologies

Georgia Tech Emory Program for Innovative Cancer Technologies

Gary Onik, M.D.

Florida Hospital Celebration Health

Charles Powell, M.D.

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gwen Quinn, Ph.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Michel Sadelain, M.D., Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute

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2004

Salvatore Bertolone, M.D.

Kosair Children’s Hospital

James S. Economu, M.D., Ph.D.

UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Joel Levine, M.D.

The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mokenge P. Malafa, M.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Carolyn Sartor, M.D.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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2003

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Larry K. Kvols, M.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D.

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Cheryl London, DVM, Ph.D.

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ravi Salgia, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

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2002

Peter Albertsen, M.D. ; Pamela Taxel, M.D.

The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lynne Bemis, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Andrew Krivoshik, M.D., Ph.D.

Duke Cancer Institute

Paul Meyers, M.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Queen of the Valley Hospital

V Foundation Cancer Rehabilitation Center

Victoria Seewaldt, M.D.

Duke Cancer Institute

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2001

Jeffrey Axelrod, M.D., Ph.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute

Emily K. Bergsland, M.D.

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Suzanne K. Conzen, M.D.

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Calvin Kuo, M.D., Ph.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute

Katherine Matthay, M.D.

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Martin McMahon, Ph.D.

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dimitar Nikolov, Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute

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2000

Laura Attardi, Ph.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute

Grover Bagby, M.D.

Oregon Health & Science University

Thomas Beck, M.D.

St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center

Salvatore Bertoline, M.D.

Kosair Children’s Hospital

Chad Brands, M.D.

Dayton Children’s Hospital

William Butler, M.D.

South Carolina Comprehensive Breast Center

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1999

Mark W. Geraci, M.D.

University of Colorado Cancer Center University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences

Peter Lee, M.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University

Paul Meyers, M.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Gillian Sanders, Ph.D.

Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University

Peter S. Turk, M.D.

Presbyterian Cancer Center

Wendel Wenneker, M.D.

Queen of the Valley Hospital

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1997

Hipple Cancer Research Center

1996

Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center

Duke Cancer Institute

Hipple Cancer Research Center

Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D.

Duke Cancer Institute Duke University Medical Center

1995

Kosair Children’s Hospital

1994

National Coalition for Cancer Research

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill