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.

2022
Debattama Sen, PhD
Engineering exhaustion-proof CAR T cells through epigenome editing *The research project that...
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2021
Valentina Hoyos, MD
Selectively targeting myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) through TRAIL receptor 2 to...
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2021
Gregory Friedman, MD
Overcoming Immunotherapy Challenges in Pediatric Brain Tumors
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2021
Margaret Callahan, MD, PhD
Immunotype Identifies Immune Checkpoint Blockade Responders: dissecting the mechanism and understanding the...
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2021
Melody Smith, MD
Donor CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells as a Strategy to Prevent...
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2021
Verline Justilien, PhD
RAB27B-Dependent Mechanisms in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stem Cells
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2020
Shannon Stott, PhD
Microfluidics for circulating biomarker detection in pediatric brain tumors *The Translational research...
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2020
Tuoqi Wu, PhD
Adopting stem-like T cell program to enhance long-term antitumor immunity of CAR...
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2020
Ramon Sun, PhD
Novel Antibody-Enzyme Fusion Therapy Targeting Ewing’s Sarcoma
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2019
Zuzana Tothova, M.D., Ph.D.
Role of phase separated condensates in cohesin-mutant myeloid disease progression *The research...
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2019
Uri Tabori, M.D.
Biological and pre-clinical studies to enable TIL therapy clinical trial in pediatric...
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2019
Weixing Zhao, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Genome Maintenance and Therapeutic Resistance via the BRCA Axis
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2018
In-Kwon Kim, Ph.D.
Mechanism and pharmacological control of human ADP-ribosyl-acceptor hydrolase 3
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2017
Vernon Sondak, M.D.
Improving Our Understanding of Pediatric Melanoma and Atypical melanocytic Neoplasms
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2017
Victoria Bae-Jump, Ph.D., M.D.
Metabolic and Molecular Biomarkers of Metformin Response in Obesity-driven Endometrial Cancer
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2017
Valsamo Anagnostou, Ph.D., M.D.
Genomic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Response and Resistance to Epigenetic Treatment and...
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