Funded Grants

The V Foundation’s grant making model ensures the most promising cancer research projects at state-of-the-art facilities around the country are funded. Cancer research grants are awarded to innovative researchers with the most cutting-edge ideas on how to improve cancer diagnosis methods, prevent cancer recurrences or defeat cancer. 100% of direct donations are used to fund projects we identify as the most likely to help those diagnosed with cancer.

2024
Andrea Cercek, MD
Neoadjuvant Botensilimab and Balstilimab in mismatch-repair proficient rectal adenocarcinoma
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2024
Josephine Taverna, M.D.
AXL-STAT3-PD1 targeting of tumor immune microenvironments
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2024
Carla Nowosad, PhD
Tracking and targeting germinal centers in colorectal cancer
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2024
Jessica Stark, PhD
Unlocking the potential of glycans for colorectal cancer immunotherapy
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2024
Esther Rheinbay, PhD
Defining the consequences of sex chromosome loss in uveal melanoma
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2024
Peter Hosein, MD
Overcoming platinum resistance in homologous repair deficient pancreatic cancer with combination immunotherapy
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2024
Humsa Venkatesh, PhD
Normalizing Dysregulated Neural Circuit Activity for Adult Glioma Treatment
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2024
Jay Spiegel, MD, FRCPC
Multi-modality multi-targeted immunotherapy for treatment of aggressive large B-cell lymphomas
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2024
Ian Pollack, MD
Metabolic strategies to improve outcome for DIPGs
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2024
Hemn Mohammadpour, DVM, PhD
Phase I trial of SX-682 a CXCR 1/2 inhibitor in combination with...
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2024
Daniel Wahl, MD, PhD
Measuring and targeting amino acid metabolism in brain cancer
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2024
Alexander Huang, MD
Molecular mechanisms of neoantigen immunosurveillance in Lynch Syndrome *The V Translational application...
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2024
Heather Christofk, PhD
Targeting purine salvage dependence in FH-deficient kidney cancer
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2024
Karuna Ganesh, MD, PhD
Targeting the evolving immunopeptidome of metastatic colorectal cancer
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2024
Dustin Deming, MD
Colorectal Cancer Tumor Microenvironment Phenotypes as Biomarkers and Targets for Immunotherapeutic Approaches
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2024
Bassel El-Rayes, MD
Targeting Cancer Associated Fibroblasts in Colorectal Cancer
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