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.

2019
Stephanie Correa, Ph.D.
Understanding the effects of tamoxifen on temperature regulation
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2019
Francine Garrett-Bakelman, M.D., Ph.D.
Determination of RBM47’s role in the pathogenesis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in...
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2019
Janet Patterson-Kane, BVSc, Ph.D., FRCVS
Golden Retriever Lifetime Study - Genomics
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2019
Michael Cinkoskey
Golden Retriever Lifetime Study - Data Commons
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2019
Marjory Charlot, M.D.
Use of Artificial Intelligence and the Electronic Health Record to Enhance Enrollment...
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2019
Anne Avery, VMD, Ph.D.
Assessing the canine model of acute leukemia
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2019
Jihye Yun, Ph.D.
Role of sugary drinks and gut microbiota in colon cancer development
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2019
Vivian Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.
Wnt Signaling in Pediatric Thyroid Carcinoma
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2019
Tuomas Tammela, M.D., Ph.D.
Identifying and targeting determinants of lung cancer initiation
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2019
David Soto-Pantoja, Ph.D.
Metabolic & Immune Endpoints as Biomarkers of Immune Checkpoint Therapy Response
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2019
Zachary Schug, Ph.D.
Targeting tumor metabolism to improve precision medicine
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2019
Viviana Risca, Ph.D.
The Chromatin Accessibility Landscape of Therapy-Induced Senescence
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2019
Ferdinando Pucci, Ph.D.
Toward therapeutic cancer vaccines: understanding humoral immunity in cancer
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2019
Yanxin Pei, Ph.D.
The role of lactate dehydrogenase A in the development of metastasis in...
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2019
Christopher Ott, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of response and resistance to enhancer-targeted therapeutics
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2019
Shruti Naik, Ph.D.
Uncovering the role of inflammatory memory in tumorigenesis
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