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.

2001
Zhuohua Zhang, Ph.D.
APC Signaling in tumorigenesis
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2000
Victoria Seewaldt, M.D.
Tamoxifen-mediated apoptosis: a model of chemoprevention
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1996
Powel Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Role of the AP-1 transcription factor in regulating breast cell growth, invasion,...
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2022
Daniel Lee, MD
Development of a self-regulating feedback system of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell...
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2022
Stephanie Sullivan, MD
Exploration of candidate biomarkers of allostatic load, microbiome, and cytokine expression as...
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2022
Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD
Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions to Enhance Equity in Oncology Genomic Testing
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2022
Carrie Lee, MD & Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD
Mechanisms to Enhance Our Workforce and Accrual of BIPOC Individuals into Clinical...
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2022
Deepali Sachdev, PhD
Novel Immunotherapy Targeting IGF1R/IR in TNBC
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2022
Sameer Agnihotri, PhD
Leveraging novel epigenetic and metabolic based therapies for children with incurable brain...
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2022
Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD
Selective expansion of neoantigen-specific T cells targeting medulloblastoma
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2022
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH; Ronny Antonio Bell, PhD; Omotomilayo (Tomi) Feyisayo Akinyemiju, PhD
Understanding Cancer Health Disparities Among American Indians in North Carolina
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2022
Katie Campbell, PhD
Delineating T cell-tumor cell interactions mediated by somatic alterations in antigen presentation...
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2022
Coral Omene, MD, PhD
Enhancing Awareness and Participation of Black Breast Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials:...
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2022
Leo Wang, MD, PhD & Nicholas Banovich, PhD
Patient-driven improvement of CAR T cell therapy for pediatric brain tumors
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2022
Evan Weber, PhD
Reprogramming CAR-T cells with enhanced stemness for pediatric cancer
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2022
Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco, PhD
Uncovering the mechanisms facilitating pediatric brain tumor relapse
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