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.

2021
Jasmine McDonald, PhD
The Tumor Microenvironment and Lymphatic Remodeling in Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer
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2021
Catherine Marshall, MD
Clonal hematopoiesis on outcomes in men with advanced prostate cancer
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2021
Avery Posey, Jr., PhD
Dual CAR-T and CAR-NK cell therapy for multiple myeloma
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2020
Stephen Mack, PhD
Perturbation of Metabolic and Epigenetic Programs to Treat H3K27M Pediatric Glioma
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2020
Michael Verneris, MD & Steven Dow, DVM, PhD
Tumor Microenvironment Disruption to Augment CAR T Therapy in Dog Osteosarcoma Model
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2020
Sascha Tuchman, MD, MHS
Enhancing underrepresented minority recruitment to clinical trials in multiple myeloma through augmentation...
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2020
Linda Sutton, MD
Advancing Cancer Care in the Rural Southeast: Enhancing Precision Medicine and Institutional...
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2020
Manali Bhave, MD
Increasing Clinical Trial Accrual Through Improving Patient Education on Next-Generation Sequencing
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2020
Ronny Bell, PhD
Population Health Navigation: A Comprehensive Intervention to Increase Clinical Trial Participation
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2020
Kristen Whitaker, MD
Utilizing Optimized Patient Education Tools to Support Clinical Trial Enrollment of African...
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2020
Angelique Richardson, MD, PhD
A Clinical Trial Education Program Aimed at Increasing the Enrollment of African-American...
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2020
Hatem Soliman, MD
Implementation of a tailored mobile application to improve clinical trial engagement in...
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2020
G. Elizabeth Pluhar, DVM, PhD & Michael Graner, PhD
Elucidating the immunosuppressive mechanism(s) of tumor vascular endothelial cells to develop immunotherapy...
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2020
John Perry, PhD
Harnessing anti-cancer immunity to vaccinate against treatment failure and relapse
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2020
Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP
Exploiting KMT2 as a Predictive Marker and Therapeutic Target in Advanced Gastric...
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2020
Jessica Lawrence, DVM & Daniel Vallera, PhD
Development of novel radiotherapy-immunotherapy approaches to target sarcomas
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