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.

2023
Mireya Velasquez, MD
Immunotherapy for pediatric T-ALL with redirected naturally occurring CD7-negative T cells
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2023
Robbie Majzner, MD
Translating and engineering B7-H3 CAR T cells for pediatric bone sarcomas
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2023
Alexandra Miller, MD, PhD
Establishing the Clinical Utility of Liquid Biopsy for Pediatric Brain Tumor (PBT)...
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2023
Jouha Min, PhD
High-throughput, Multiplexed Profiling of EVs in Pediatric Glioma to Predict Treatment Response
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2023
Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD
Understanding Cancer Health Disparities Among American Indians in North Carolina--Lung Cancer
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2023
Brian Czerniecki, MD, PhD
Immunologic Targeting Of The Native And Mutated ESR1 Receptor For Treatment And...
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2023
Aditi Dhir, MD
Utilization of imaging mass cytometry to evaluate the immune landscape of pediatric...
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2023
Patricia Moreno, PhD
Partnering with Community Health Workers to Increase Advance Care Planning among Black...
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2023
Carrie Lee, MD
Use of Multimedia Educational Tools to Advance Equity in Cancer Clinical Trial...
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2023
Tracy Crane, PhD
Lifestyle Intervention for Food and Exercise to improve treatment response in patients...
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2023
Wendy Cohn, PhD
Increasing early detection of lung cancer screening by increasing awareness and uptake...
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2023
Ashwani Rajput, MD, FACS
Breast Cancer Prevention and Education in DC's Wards 7 & 8
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2023
Julia Carnevale, MD
Engineering Cutting-Edge Claudin18.2 CAR-T Cells for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Malignancies
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2023
Lesley Jarvis, MD, PhD
Translation of Ultra-High Dose Rate (FLASH) Radiotherapy to improve clinical outcomes
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2023
Sita Kugel, PhD
Targeting CDK7 in basal subtype pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
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2023
Christina Glytsou, PhD
Mitochondrial dynamics adaptations in drug-resistant acute myeloid leukemia
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